Vanesa Tapias Pedraza
Position: Assistant ProfessorDegree: MD
Fellowship: Oncologic and Microvascular Reconstruction and Breast Reconstruction (Univerisy of Toronto), Microsurgery (Ghent University)
Areas of Clinical Interest: Breast reconstruction, microvascular reconstruction, gender-affirming top surgery and lower extremity reconstruction.
Research Interests: Quality improvement initiatives aimed at enhancing the safety and delivery of patient care and in integrating patient-reported outcomes into surgical practice to support patient-centered care.
Office: LHSC-University Hospital, Room B8-003
Phone: 519-663-3321
Fax: 519-663-3289
Administrative Assistant: Sonya Przewieda
Dr. Tapias Pedraza completed her medical degree and residency in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery at Pontificia Universidad Javeriana in Bogota, Colombia, graduating with academic distinction and receiving the Javeriana Merit Award for excellence in residency. She went on to complete an International Microsurgery Fellowship at Ghent University Hospital in Belgium, followed by two fellowships at the University of Toronto in Oncologic and Microvascular Reconstruction and in Breast Reconstruction. She also completed the Postgraduate Medicine Leadership Certificate Program at the University of Toronto, focussed on leadership in healthcare.
