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Togas Tulandi, MD, MHCM, FRCS(C), FACOG - Canada Professor and Chief of Obstetrics and Gynecology, JGH Milton Leong Chair in Reproductive Medicine McGill University Articles and Interviews on OBGYN.net by Dr. Tulandi

Togas Tulandi MD, MHCM, FRCSC, FACOG is Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Milton Leong Chair in Reproductive Medicine, Director of the Division of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility, McGill University, and Chief of Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, the Sir Mortimer B. Davis, Jewish General Hospital

He became a Full Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, McGill University in 1991 (with tenure), and on November 6, 2000, he received an endowed chair, Milton Chair in Reproductive Medicine from McGill University. This is the first Canadian Chair in Reproductive Medicine. Besides medical degrees, Dr. Tulandi also has a degree of Master of Science in Health Care Management from Harvard University (2005). He is the first Canadian gynecologist to graduate from this program.

The author or coauthor of more than 200 journal articles, over 250 scientific presentations, over 50 book chapters, and 8 books, he is the President of the Society of Reproductive Surgeons, Quebec Section Chair of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, and Past-President of The Canadian Fertility and Andrology Society. He is an internationally known reproductive/endoscopic surgeon and he has received many awards and prize papers.

He sits in the editorial board of 12 medical journals including Fertility and Sterility, Journal of Minimally Invasive Surgery and Reproductive Biology Medicine On-Line. He is a recipient of the IFFS Anniversary Recognition Award for significant contributions in Infertility and Reproductive Medicine, at the 16th World Congress on Fertility and Sterility, 54th Annual Meeting of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine, October 3-9, 1998, San Francisco, California. On September 27, 2002, he received the Award of Excellence in Reproductive Medicine from the Canadian Fertility and Andrology Society. He is married with two children.

Summary

• Board Certified Obstetrician and Gynecologist, Reproductive Endocrinologist, Minimally Invasive Gynecologic Surgeon
• 25 years experience as an academician, a clinician, a researcher
• Graduate of Harvard School of Public Health and experience as a physician-leader
• Administration and leadership experience as Division Chief since 1990 and Chief of Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology since 2002
• Full Professor in 1991 (one of the youngest full professors at McGill University)
• Milton Leong Chair in Reproductive Medicine (the first Canadian Chair in Reproductive Medicine)
• Track record as a leader, administrator, organizer, and fund-raiser
• Track record as a teacher (program director of fellowship in Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility,  1990-2006, and Advanced Gynecologic Endoscopy, 2006-)
• Track record as a clinical-researcher; over 250 publications, 300 abstracts, over 60 book-chapters, 11 books
• Listed in Best Doctors in Canada 2007-2008
• Contributor to UpToDate
• Editorial board member of 10 journals, including Obstetrics and Gynecology, Gynecologic and Obstetrics Investigation (Associate Editor), Seminars in Reproductive Medicine, and Reproductive BioMedicine (Associate Editor)
• Regular reviewer for several journals including the New England Journal of Medicine, Lancet, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Fertility Sterility, and American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology
• Recipient of several awards including the International Federation of Fertility Society (IFFS) Anniversary Recognition Award (1998), Award of Excellence in Reproductive Medicine (2002), and Carl Nimrod Educator Award (2008).
• Pioneer in advanced endoscopic operations at McGill University including laparoscopic hysterectomy and tubal anastomosis, and in microwave endometrial ablation in North America.
• Vice Chair of the Specialty Committee in Gynecologic Endocrinology and Infertility, the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada (2007-) and Vice Chair of the Examination Board (2008-).
• Internationally known and active in several societies (President of the Society of Reproductive Surgeons, 2005; President of the Council for Gynecologic Endoscopy, 2007-2009, President of International Society for Emerging Technology and Treatment in Women’s Health, 2009-).