Katerina Neumann, MSc MD/PhD FRCSC
Assistant Professor and Director of Research
Phone: 902-473-3937
Administrative assistant : Amruta.Salunke@nshealth.ca
Fax: 902-428-4176
Mailing Address:
Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Centre, Victoria General Site,
8-819 Victoria Building, 1276 South Park Street,
Halifax, NS B3H 2Y9 Canada
Research Topics:- Colorectal cancer
- TEM
- Outcomes research in general surgery
- Quality improvement
- Pan-Canadian collaborative research
Education
- Colorectal Surgery Fellowship (University of Manitoba)
- General Surgery Residency (University of Manitoba)
- MD/PhD (Ruprecht-Karls University of Heidelberg)
- MSc (Queen’s University)
- BScH (Queen’s University)
Research interests
Dr. Neumann’s research interests include colorectal cancer and evaluating modalities of cancer diagnosis and treatment. She is interested in outcomes research and quality improvement in the management of colorectal cancer. Dr. Neumann is part of the Rectal Cancer Alliance of Canada (RCAC), collaborating with reserachers across the country on numerous multi-center rectal cancer trials. She founded the General Surgery Research Collaborative at Dalhousie University in 2021. She has spearheaded a local randomized controlled trial and is working on provincial-level robust data collection for colon and rectal surgery with the hopes of improving cancer outcomes for Nova Scotians.
Memberships and Committees
- Colorectal Community of Care Quality Improvement Project
- Department of Surgery Research Committee
- Robotics Development Council, QEII HSC
- Women in Surgrery, Dalhousie University
- American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons
- Canadian Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons
- Canadian Assoication of General Surgeons
- Fellow of Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons
Other Leadership Roles
- Chair, General Surgery Research Collaborative