CARMS Profile - Dr. Lara Williams

Where did you train?
Dalhousie University General Surgery, University of Ottawa MIS and Colorectal Surgery

What do you like about general surgery?
The variety in the patient population and the breadth of complexity of different cases

What is your sub-specialty?
Colorectal Surgery

What is your research interest?
Quality improvement and health services-related research, resident education

What do you like about this program?
The dedication of our faculty to training excellent future colleagues

What is your hope for this program?
To be the best general surgery training program in Canada!

Do you have a special role in the residency program? What do you do?
Program Director

What do you like about training residents?
Watching them grow and mature into amazing surgeons over time

What is your favourite thing to teach?
Pretty much anything in the OR

What is the thing you're the most proud of in your professional life?
I would say my contribution to the residency training program over the past 4 years

What do you do outside of work?
Spend quality time with my 4 kids, play golf and hockey, workout

Tell us something people should know about you?
I am a straight shooter - what you see is what you get!