Speaker Profile

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Biography
Dr. R Douglas Wilson is a Professor / Emeritus in the Department Obstetrics and Gynaecology and the Department of Medical Genetics, Cumming School of Medicine University of Calgary 2008 to present and is the past Head of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology for CSoM and Alberta Health Services Calgary Zone (December 2008- November 2018). He was previously a Professor at the University of BC (Obstet Gynecol / Medical Genetics) 1985-2001 and the University of Pennsylvania (Surgery / Obstet Gynecol) 2001-2008. He is a member of SOGC, a member of the SOGC Board and Executive (Board VP /Alberta rep), SOGC President-elect 2022-2023, and Co -Chair of the SOGC Guideline Management Oversight Committee. He is a Core Member of the Alberta Strategic Clinical Network MNCY (Maternal Newborn Child and Youth). His research interests include Rural Obstetrics and Surgery, quality improvement , maternal morbidity and mortality, ERAS – Cesarean Delivery, VBAC, PTB screening, congenital anomalies, prenatal diagnosis (screening, non-invasive imaging (ultrasound, MRI, low radiation CT), invasive prenatal diagnosis (chorionic villus sampling, amniocentesis, cordocentesis, fetoscopy), fetal therapy (closed shunts (chest, bladder); open maternal-fetal surgery, fetoscopic laser TTTS , TRAP, other monochorionic pathology), RCT for fetal diagnosis and therapy, maternal serum DNA/RNA fetal analysis; prenatal maternal counselling re fetal anomalies. He has over 325 peer-reviewed publications and > 10 book chapters.
Disclosure
1. I have a relationship with a for-profit and/or a not-for-profit organization to disclose. a) Direct financial payments including receipt of honoraria: SOGC President 2022-2023 2. I do not intend to make therapeutic recommendations for medications that have not received regulatory approval (i.e. “off-label” use of medication).