Royal College Subspecialty Programs

Subspecialty residencies

As a Dalhousie Medical School resident, you can experience a variety of subspecialty residency opportunities. Our program directors work hard to ensure their training programs are approved by the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, and to ensure that, when you're finished training, you're well-prepared to successfully complete the Royal College Certification Examination.

For information about training programs and requirements for entry, please contact the appropriate program director from the options below:

Cardiology (Adult)

Dr. A. Moeller, 
Program Director

Phone: 902-473-7044
Fax: 902-473-2434
Email:
breanna.simmons@nshealth.ca

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Department of Medicine
QEII Health Sciences Centre
HI Site, 2 Fl, Rm 2134
1796 Summer Street
Halifax, NS  B3H 3A7

Cardiology (Pediatric)

Dr. S. Dhillon,
Program Director
Phone: 902-470-8699
Fax: 902-470-6616
Email: pedcard-dal@iwk.nshealth.ca

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Children's Heart Centre
IWK Health Centre
Children's Site, 3 Fl Link
5850/5980 University Avenue
Halifax, NS  B3K 6R8

Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

Dr. C. Robichaud
Program Director

Phone: 902-470-8376
Fax: 902-470-7893
Email:
adrienne.mccarthy@iwk.nshealth.ca


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Department of Psychiatry
IWK Health  Centre
4 Fl Link
5850/5980 University Avenue
Halifax NS B3K 6R8

Critical Care Medicine (Adult)

Dr. S. McMullen,
Program Director

Phone: 902-473-4555
Fax: 902-473-3610
Email:
leigh.purcell@nshealth.ca

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Department of Critical Care
Nova Scotia Health Authority
Rm 377, Bethune Bldg
1276 South Park Street
Halifax, NS  B3H 2Y9

Endocrinology & Metabolism

Dr. C.E. Yip,
Program Director
Phone: 902-473-3712
Fax: 902-473-3726
Email: tracy.smardon@nshealth.ca

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Department of Medicine
QEII Health Sciences Centre
Victoria Bldg, VG Site
7 North, Rm 053
1276 South Park Street
Halifax, NS  B3H 2Y9

Gastroenterology (Adult)

Dr. S. Williams,
Program Director

Phone: 902-473-1493
Fax: 833-888-0810
Email: meghan.patterson@nshealth.ca

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Department of Medicine
QEII Health Sciences Centre
Victoria Bldg
VG Site, 9th floor, Rm 913
1276 South Park Street
Halifax, NS  B3H 2Y9

 

General Medicine

Dr. A. Tran,
Program Director

Phone: 902-473-3246
Fax: 902-473-8430
Email:
haley.lively@nshealth.ca

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Department of Medicine
QEII Health Sciences Centre
Bethune Bldg, VG Site, Rm 409
1276 South Park Street
Halifax, NS  B3H 2Y9

 

Geriatric Medicine

Dr. M. Von Maltzahn,
Program Director

Phone: 902-473-4995
Fax: 902-473-7133
Email:
geriatriceducation@nshealth.ca

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Division of Geriatric Medicine
QEII Health Sciences Centre
Veterans' Memorial Bldg
Camp Hill Site, Rm 1310
5955 Veterans' Memorial Lane
Halifax, NS  B3H 2E1

Geriatric Psychiatry

Dr. K. Singh,
Program Director
Phone: 902-473-2470
Fax: 902-473-4887
Email: jana.tamm@dal.ca


Department of Psychiatry
QEII Health Sciences Centre
Abbie Lane Bldg, 8 Fl
5909 Veterans Memorial Lane
Halifax, NS  B3H 2E2

Gynaecologic Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility

Dr. M. Ripley,
Program Director

Phone: 902-470-6905
Fax: 902-425-1125
Email:
michelle.pineau@iwk.nshealth.ca

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Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology
IWK Health Centre
Women's & Maternity Site
5850/5980 University Ave, Box 9700
Halifax, NS  B3K 6R8

Hematology (Adult)

Dr. M-M. Keating,
Program Director
Phone: 902-473-1928
Fax: 902-473-4600
Email: kunal.joshi@nshealth.ca

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Division of Hematology
QEII Health Sciences Centre
Bethune Bldg, VG Site, Rm 417
1276 South Park Street
Halifax, NS  B3H 2Y9

Hematology/Oncology (Pediatric)

Dr. B. Crooks,
Program Director

Phone: 902-470-8048
Fax: 902-470-7216
Email: jennifer.curran@iwk.nshealth.ca

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Division of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology
IWK Health Centre
Children's Site, Rm 2915
5850/5980 University Ave, Box 9700
Halifax, NS  B3H 4H7

Infectious Disease (Adult)

Dr. I. Davis,
Program Director
Phone: 902-473-2174
Fax: 902-473-7038
Email: susan.brushett@nshealth.ca

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Department of Microbiology
QEII Health Science Centre
MacKenzie Bldg, VG site
5th floor, rm 514
1276 South Park Street
Halifax, NS  B3H 2Y9

Infectious Disease (Pediatric)

Dr. J. Comeau,
Program Director
Phone: 902-470-8141
Fax: 902-470-7232
Email: pidsed@iwk.nshealth.ca

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IWK Health Centre
Goldbloom Pavilion, Children's site
5850/5980 University Ave, 4th Floor Box 9700
Halifax, NS  B3K 6R8

Maternal-Fetal Medicine

Dr. S. Lalani,
Program Director

Phone: 902-470-6905
Fax: 902-425-1125
Email: michelle.pineau@iwk.nshealth.ca

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Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology
IWK Health Centre
Women's & Maternity site, rm 2114
5850/5980 University Ave, Box 9700
Halifax, NS  B3K 6R8

Medical Oncology

 

Dr. R. MacFarlane,
Program Director

Phone: 902-473-3447
Fax: 902-473-6818
Email: amandad.collins@nshealth.ca

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Division of Medical Oncology
QEII Health Sciences Centre
Bethune Bldg, VG site, rm 463
1276 South Park Street
Hailfax, NS  B3H 2Y9

Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine

Dr. D. Styranko,
Program Director

Phone: 902-470-6466
Fax: 902-470-6469
Email: wendy.mitchell@iwk.nshealth.ca

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Division of Neonatal Perinatal Medicine
IWK Health Centre
Women's & Maternity Site
5850/5980 University Ave
Box 9700
Halifax, NS  B3K 6R8

Nephrology (Adult)

Dr. K. More,
Program Director

Phone: 902-473-4612
Fax: 902-473-2675
Email: rodp.macLaggan@nshealth.ca

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Department of Medicine
QEII Health Sciences Centre
Dickson Bldg, VG site, rm 5092
1276 South Park Street
Halifax, NS  B3H 2Y9

Neuroradiology

Dr. D. Volders,
Program Director

Phone: 902-473-5453
Fax: 902-473-2018
Email: melissa.macleod@dal.ca

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Department of Radiology
QEII Health Sciences Centre
VG Site, 3rd Fl, Rm 319N 
1276 South Park Street
Halifax, NS  B3H 2Y9

Adult Palliative Care

Dr. A.M. Krueger-Naug,
Program Director

Phone: 902-473-4356
Fax: 902-473-6602
Email: jo-ann.clarke@nshealth.ca

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Division of Palliative Medicine
QEII - Bethune Building
1276 South Park Street
Suite 309 Bethune
Halifax, NS B3H 2Y9

Pediatric Emergency Medicine

Dr. E. R. MacIntosh,
Program Director

Phone: 902-470-7842
Fax: 902-473-3617
Email: leigh.thibideau@iwk.nshealth.ca

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Department of Pediatric Emergency Medicine
IWK Health Centre
Children's Site
5850/5980 University Ave, Box 9700
Halifax, NS  B3K 6R8

Pediatric General Surgery

Dr. C. Blackmore,
Program Director

Phone: 902-470-8113
Fax: 902-470-7260
Email: christopher.blackmore@iwk.nshealth.ca

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Department of Surgery               
IWK Health Centre
7th Floor South
Children's Site
5850/5980 University Ave
P.O. Box 9700
Halifax, NS  B3K 6R8

Pediatric Clinical Immunology & Allergy

Dr. M. McHenry,  
Program Director     

Phone: 902-470-6554
Fax: 902-470-7308
Email:
sarah.keddy@iwk.nshealth.ca

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Department of Pediatrics/Division of Allergy
IWK Health Centre
Children's site, main floor
5850/5980 University Ave, Box 9700
Halifax, NS  B3K 6R8

Pediatric Radiology

Dr. K. O'Brien
Program Director

Phone: 902-470-8139
Fax:902-470-7463
Email: karley.gilbert@iwk.nshealth.ca

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Department of Radiology 
IWK Health Centre
Children's Site, 1st Floor
5850/5980 University Avenue
Halifax, NS  B3K 6R8

Respirology (Adult)

Dr. S. Houston,
Program Director

Phone: 902-473-3698
Fax: 902-473-6202
Email: allysa.robinson@nshealth.ca

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Division of Respirology
QEII Health Sciences Centre
HI site, level 4, rm 4479
1796 Summer Street
Halifax, NS  B3H 3A7

Rheumatology

Dr. E. Murphy,
Program Director

Phone: 902-473-3818
Fax: 902-473-7019
rheumatologyeducation@nshealth.ca

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Division of Rheumatology
QEII Health Sciences Centre
NS Rehabilitation site, rm 245
1341 Summer Street
Halifax, NS  B3H 4K4