The Department of Surgery is a dynamic, expanding, and diverse academic department within the University of Manitoba. As part of Manitoba’s provincial health authority, Shared Health, we are integrated into a province‑wide network responsible for planning, coordinating, and supporting specialized health services across Manitoba. This connection ensures that our surgical programs benefit from unified clinical planning, consistent standards of care, and collaborative expertise from across the health system.

Shared Health’s province‑wide approach helps us deliver high‑quality, reliable surgical care to patients in communities throughout Manitoba—urban, rural, and northern—by centralizing specialized resources where appropriate and supporting seamless access across regions.

Our department is committed to clinical excellence, innovation, outstanding patient care, and leading‑edge research. With a team of dedicated surgeons, clinicians, researchers, and educators, we provide specialized expertise across a wide range of surgical disciplines. Together, we work to advance surgical practice, train the next generation of health‑care professionals, and improve health outcomes for all Manitobans.

Accessing Surgical Care

Patients are referred to surgical services by their primary care provider or another healthcare professional when a surgical consultation is needed. Referrals are reviewed by the appropriate surgical team and prioritized based on clinical urgency. Once received, patients will be contacted with information about their consultation or next steps in their care.

• Department of Surgery – Surgeon Referral List

Surgery Specialties

Residency & Fellowship Programs

Surgical Residency Programs

More information about surgical fellowship programs can be found on the University of Manitoba’s Surgical Residency Programs webpage.

• Cardiac Surgery
• Colorectal Surgery
• General Surgery
• Neurosurgery
• Orthopedic Surgery
• Plastic Surgery
• Thoracic Surgery
• Urology
• Vascular Surgery

Surgical Fellowship Programs

More information about surgical residency programs can be found on the University of Manitoba’s Surgical Fellowship Programs webpage.

• Adult Hip & Knee Reconstruction Fellowship
• Aesthetic Plastic Surgery Fellowship
• Complex Cardiac Surgery Fellowship
• Head & Neck Surgical Oncology Fellowship
• Male Infertility, Sexual Medicine and Cancer Survivorship Fellowship
• Microsurgery & Reconstructive Surgery Fellowship
• Minimally Invasive and Bariatric Surgery (MIS) Fellowship
• Orthopedic Trauma Fellowship
• Pediatric General Surgery Fellowship
• Pediatric Orthopedic Surgery Fellowship
• Sports Medicine & Upper Extremity Reconstruction Fellowship
• Winnipeg Spine Fellowship

Facilities

With 133 surgeons, 75 surgical residents, an advanced surgical fellowship program, and over 180 staff, the Department performs approximately 30,000 surgeries and facilitates over 170,000 clinic visits annually out of the following facilities: