Dr.  Ashley Cox

Associate Professor

Dr. Ashley Cox

Phone: 902-425-3940
Fax: 902-422-0033
Mailing Address: 
Urology Consultants
Suite 620, 5991 Spring Garden Rd.
Halifax, NS, B3H 1Y6
 
Research & Clinical Interests:
  • Functional urology
  • Incontinence
  • Voiding dysfunction
  • Overactive bladder

Recent Publications

Google Scholar

Bitcon, Christopher, Stewart Whalen, Jenna Coleman, Ricardo Rendon, Greg Bailly, David Bell, Ashley Cox, Jon Duplisea, Karthik Tenankore, and Ross Mason. “Utility of Postoperative Serial Renal Function Monitoring in Patients Undergoing Radical Cystectomy for Urothelial Carcinoma.” Annals of Surgical Oncology 29, no. 8 (August 1, 2022): 5333–37. https://doi.org/10.1245/s10434-022-11667-1.

MacNevin, Wyatt, Christopher Bitcon, and Ashley Cox. “Social Disparities in the Diagnosis and Care of Lower Urinary Tract Dysfunction.” Current Bladder Dysfunction Reports 17, no. 4 (December 1, 2022): 271–78. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11884-022-00673-4.

Whalen, Stewart, Ricardo A. Rendon, David Bell, Morgan Macdonald, Jon Duplisea, Ashley Cox, Greg Bailly, and Ross Mason. “Clinical Utility of Routine Postoperative Serial Hemoglobin Measurements in Patients Undergoing Radical Cystectomy for Urothelial Carcinoma.” Canadian Urological Association Journal 17, no. 2 (2023): 34–38. https://doi.org/10.5489/cuaj.8012.

Education

  • BSc (McMaster University)
  • MD (University of Western Ontario)
  • Urology Residency (Dalhousie University)
  • Fellowship in Female and Reconstructive Urology (Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, University of Toronto)
  • MSc Clinical Epidemiology & Health Care Research (University of Toronto)

Current Department Roles

  • Member, Competence Committee, Surgical Foundations, Department of Surgery, Dalhousie University
  • Member, Competence Committee, Department of Urology, Dalhousie University
  • Committee Chair, Shared Care in Urology, CME for Family Physicians, Department of Urology, Dalhousie University
  • Journal Club Co-ordinator, Department of Urology, Dalhousie Univesity

Designations

  • FRCSC

Awards

  • 2021   Program Director of the Year, Dalhousie University Faculty of Medicine
  • 2018 - Robert D. Schwarz Faculty Teaching Award
  • 2017 - Robert D. Schwarz Faculty Teaching Award
  • 2014 - CUA Moderated Poster Award
  • 2012 - Robson Research Day, Fellow Research Award, Second Prize, University of Toronto
  • 2011 - Department of Urology Teaching Award, Dalhousie University
  • 2011 - Dr. R.W. Norman Clinical Award, Dalhousie University 
  • 2010 - Professional Association of Residents in the Maritime Provinces Well Being Award
  • 2010 - Dr. R.W. Norman Clinical Award, Dalhousie University   

Biography

Originally from Toronto, Dr. Cox completed her undergraduate degree at McMaster University in 2001. She attended medical school at the University of Western Ontario before completing urology residency training at Dalhousie University. Dr. Cox then returned to Ontario for two years to complete her fellowship training in Reconstructive and Female Urology.  In addition to joining Dalhousie Urology in 2013, she also obtained a Masters degree in Clinical Epidemiology and Health Care Research at the University of Toronto.