Specialist Directory - Saskatchewan Surgeons - Health

Saskatchewan's online Specialist Directory is updated and improved to make it easy to find current surgical wait times and information about surgical specialists in Saskatchewan.

Use this Directory to find:

practicing surgeons
procedures they perform

how long you may wait to see a specialist
how long patients usually wait to have surgery

You and your family doctor can use this information to see which surgeons have the shortest wait times and to choose the most appropriate surgeon for you. All appointments with a specialist require a referral from a doctor or a nurse practitioner.

Abdominal Surgery - Other Abdominoplasty (Tummy Tuck) Adrenal Gland Removal Aortic Aneurysm Repair Arthoscopic ACL Repairs Arthroscopy other than Knee Aspiration/Excision Cyst/Haematoma - Other Biopsies other than Breast or Lymph Node Bladder Interventions - Other Bladder Resection Bladder Suspension Bone Graft / Harvest Bone Graft Bone Spur Excision Bowel/Colon/Rectum Resection Brachytherapy Brain/Spinal Cord Interventions - Other Breast Biopsy Breast Enhancement, Reduction or Reconstruction Bunionectomy / Metatarsal Osteotomy Cardiovascular/Thoracic Interventions - Other Carotid Vessel Surgery Carpal Tunnel Release Cataract Surgery Cervix Biopsy/Electro-Excision of Abnormal Cells of the Cervix Chest Incision/Partial Removal of Lung Circumcision Colonoscopy Colostomy/Ileostomy/Pelvic Pouch Interventions Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Craniofacial Bone Interventions - Other Cranium Interventions Cutting of Bone (excluding metatarsal) Cystoscopy with/without Other Procedure Digestive Tract Interventions - Other Ear/Nose/Mouth/Throat Interventions - Other Endometrial Ablation Excision Soft Tissue - Other Eye Surgery (Except Cataract) Fasciotomy (cutting of facia) Finger/Toe Nail Interventions - Other Fusion of Joint Gall Bladder Removal Ganglion Excision Gastric Bypass/Stapling Gastroscopy (inspection of gullet and stomach) Gastrostomy/Jejunostomy Interventions Gynecological Endoscopic Diagnostic & Therapeutic Procedures - Other Gynecological Interventions - Other Hand/Finger Interventions - Other Hernia (Except Diaphragmatic) Hernia Diaphragmatic Hip Replacement Partial Hip Replacement Total Hydrocelectomy (removal of pocket of fluid from testicle) Hysterectomy (removal of uterus) Incision into Joint Incision of Ear Drum with/without Tubes Infrainguinal Bypass Insertion or Removal Catheter - Other Insertion or Removal of Catheter for Dialysis Insertion/Redo/Remove Ventricular/Peritoneal Shunt Interventions on Valves and Septa of Heart Joint Repair (other than Hip/Knee/Shoulder) Kidney Donation Kidney Removal Kidney Transplant Knee Arthroscopy Knee Meniscectomy Knee Replacement (includes total, uni, revisions) Laparoscopic Conservative Surgery for Endometriosis Lengthening Heel Cord Ligament Repair Ligation/Stripping/Sclerotherapy of Veins Lithotripsy (destruction of kidney or gall bladder stones) Liver and Pancreas Surgeries - Other Lumpectomy Lysis Adhesions Male Genital Interventions - Other Mastectomy (except simple) Mastectomy (simple) Musculoskeletal Surgery - Other Naso-Septal Reconstruction Nervous System Interventions - Other Node Dissection/Biopsy Outer Ear Interventions - Other Ovary/Fallopian Tube Interventions (except tubal ligation) Pacemaker/Cardioverter Defibrillator Procedures Palate, Lip, Alveolus Interventions Pelvic Floor Repair Peri-Anal Interventions Plastic Surgery on Head and Face - Other Polypectomy Prostate Removal (except radical) Prostate Removal (radical) Prostate Removal Using Laser Removal of Hardware Removal of Parathyroid Gland(s) Removal of Pharynx / Larynx Removal of Salivary Gland(s) Repair of Ear Drum and/or Inner Ear Bones/Removal of Portion of Mastoid Bone Restoration, Extraction and/or Cleaning of Teeth Scope of Larynx Scope of Larynx, Airways and Esophagus Scope of Rectum and Sigmoid Colon Scope of Upper Urinary Tract Scope of the Airway, Lungs or Chest Cavity Shoulder Surgery Sinus Interventions - Other Skin & Subcutaneous Tissue Interventions Spinal/Back Surgery Spleen Removal Tendon Interventions Thoracic Scope with/wo Intervention Thyroid Gland Removal Tonsillectomy and/or Adenoidectomy Trigger Finger Release Tubal Ligation (sterilization) Urinary System Interventions - Other Vasectomy
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Search Instructions

To find out which surgeons perform your specific procedure, follow these steps:

Click the 'Expanded Search' button
Select a Procedure
All Specialists
All Health Regions
Scroll down to see list of surgeons

"Sort" shows each surgeon's wait times, cases waiting and procedures completed.

To find the surgeon with the shortest wait time for your procedure, follow these steps:

Click the 'Expanded Search' button
Select a Procedure
All Specialists
All Health Regions

Each health region's surgeons will be listed in order of the shortest wait lists to the longest.

Some surgeons do surgery in more than one health region. To find out if your preferred surgeon does, follow these steps:

Click the 'Expanded Search' button
All Procedures
Select your specialist's name
All Health Regions
Results will display all procedures in all Locations for the surgeon you selected.

Note: If your surgeon has privileges in more than one health region, you may have a consultation in one city, and your surgery in another.

Procedure Details

About the directory

You may be able to significantly reduce your wait time by traveling to a smaller center to have surgery. To find out, use the figure above or click on Select Search Criteria to select a procedure and use Location of surgery to check each city you are willing to travel to for surgery. Not all surgeries are performed in all locations; only cities that perform the procedure you have selected will be displayed.

You and your family doctor can use this information to see which surgeons have the shortest wait times and to choose the most appropriate surgeon for you.

About the data

This site uses data from Saskatchewan’s Surgical Patient Registry, which includes all surgeries performed in hospital operating rooms. Emergency surgeries and procedures performed in clinics and ambulatory care units are not included. For some hospitals, endoscopic procedures performed in endoscopy suites are also included.

To protect patient privacy, procedure numbers of less than five are not shown. Because of this privacy measure, the total count of surgeries performed by the surgeon may be higher than the combined totals for each procedure group listed by health region.

Patient pathways

Surgical alternatives are available in Saskatchewan for selected specialties through "patient pathways". These processes can streamline assessment of patients, speed up diagnostic tests or surgical referrals, and sometimes help patients recover without needing surgery.

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