The University of Saskatchewan and Saskatoon Health Region have hired a new unified Head of Surgery. Dr. Ivar Mendez is a neurosurgeon and researcher currently working at Dalhousie University in Halifax, NS, and will be moving to Saskatoon to take up his new role for June 1, 2013. He is also known for his use of technology. He was part of a team that introduced Rosie the Robot as a way to allow physicians to see patients in remote communities instead of making the patients travel hours for a consultation. He is also testing the Infrascanner, which is a hand-held device that has the potential to detect blood clots in a patient's brain in 10 seconds. Dr. Mendez is also a pioneer in remote surgical procedures. During his tenure as Head of Surgery in Halifax, Dr. Mendez also helped to found the Brain Repair Centre (a health research institute). He also has a passion for global health, having founded the Ivar Mendez International Foundation to help reduce inequality in health care in his home country of Bolivia, which runs school breakfast programs, dental clinics, arts programs, and laptops in classrooms.
So on behalf of tMED, welcome to the University of Saskatchewan Dr. Ivar Mendez!
http://www.thestarphoenix.com/health/surgery+head+bring+novel+medical+technology+Sask/7902111/story.html
http://ivarmendezfoundation.org/
http://announcements.usask.ca/news/archive/2013/01/renowned_neuros.html
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