The Dr Andrew and Margaret Bruce Endowment for Visiting Scholars in Surgical Innovation | Department of Surgery | School of Medicine

Dr. Andrew Bruce is an alumnus of Queen’s University and as an entrepreneur he is a strong proponent of surgeons and their innovations. He approached the Faculty of Health Sciences and the Department of Surgery with a goal to translate innovation in Surgery by helping bring scholarly surgical expertise to Queen’s. This is now possible thanks to his generous endowed donation that was matched by the Department of Surgery. We are very fortunate to have Dr. Bruce back at Queen’s as a member of the Faculty of Health Sciences Dean's Advancement Cabinet and we are honored that Dr. Bruce and his late wife Margaret have made it their wish to make a major investment in Queen’s. With the establishment of the Dr. Andrew and Margaret Bruce Endowment for Visiting Scholars in Surgical Innovation, the Department of Surgery is able to host an annual lectureship for both the medical community as well as the general public.

The 11th Annual Dr. Andrew and Margaret Bruce Visiting Scholar in Surgical Innovation was held on Wednesday, April 15, 2026. This year's guest scholar was Dr. Alison Noble, Technikos Professor of Biomedical Engineering in the Department of Engineering Science and Professorial Fellow of St Hilda’s College at the University of Oxford.

In her public lecture entitled "The Evolving Role of AI in Ultrasound" Dr. Noble explored how artificial intelligence (AI) is transforming medical ultrasound. Her talk highlighted new technologies that help clinicians interpret images and improve patient care.

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Image left to right: Dr. John Rudan, Dr. Robert Siemens, Professor Alison Noble, Dr. Ross Walker, Dr. Gregor Reid