Department of Surgery | School of Medicine

Dr. Oluwadamilola Fayanju appointed Head of Surgery at QHS and KHSC

- 3 March 2026

On the recommendation of Dean Lisa Tannock, Matthew Evans, Provost and Vice-Principal (Academic), has appointed Oluwadamilola “Lola” Fayanju, MD, MA, MPHS, FACS, as professor and head of the Department of Surgery, for a five year term effective July 15, 2026. Dr. Fayanju will also serve as Head, Department of Surgery at Kingston Health Sciences Centre, and hold the Britton Smith Chair in Surgery during this time.

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Canadian neurosurgeon-scientists develop new tool to advance brain cancer research

- 17 November 2025

First of its kind 3D-printed surgical biopsy tool allows Canadian research teams to more accurately study glioblastoma.

A global-first innovation, developed by a research team at Kingston Health Sciences Centre (KHSC) and Queen’s University, is changing the way scientists study glioblastoma, the most aggressive form of brain cancer.

Closer to the heart

- 28 October 2025

Doctors had to perform open-heart surgery on Julia Morris after she had a heart attack while 23 weeks pregnant. The procedure is believed to be the first of its kind in Canada at the second trimester.

The Morrises are finding a new rhythm as a family of four at their sun-drenched country home in the Eastern Ontario rural town of Inverary.

Mapping the hidden edges of glioblastoma to shape precision surgery

- 28 October 2025

Glioblastoma (GBM) is an extremely aggressive form of brain cancer with a dismal five-year survival rate of just 5 per cent. Even after aggressive treatment—including surgery, radiation and chemotherapy—the cancer always returns, meaning that patients typically survive just 12 to 18 months past their initial diagnosis.

Twice the robots, twice the care

- 8 October 2025

In the operating rooms at Kingston Health Sciences Centre, surgery is starting to look more like science fiction.

From behind the console of the new Da Vinci Xi robotic surgery system, surgeons can perform minimally invasive procedures with precision, ease and accuracy, doubling the capacity of a program already transforming hundreds of lives across Southeastern Ontario each year.

Network names three outstanding early-career clinician-scientists as recipients of its 2025 Clinician-Scientist Awards

- 23 September 2025

"By investing in their ideas and training, we are not only advancing discoveries in lung cancer, melanoma and glioblastoma, but also building the expertise needed to position Canada as a global leader in precision oncology." - Dr. André Veillette, MOHCCN executive director

A life saved: KHSC cardiac program performs first emergency mitral clip repair

- 19 September 2025

"I honestly thought I wasn’t going to survive” - Diane Smith-Merrill

In a life-or-death moment, cardiac experts at Kingston Health Sciences Centre (KHSC) came together to perform a procedure that would save Diane Smith-Merrill’s life—and mark a huge milestone in the evolution of cardiac care right here in southeastern Ontario.

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