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Brenna Swift
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Association of body mass index and length of stay in patients undergoing minimally invasive surgery for uterine cancer: a National Surgical Quality Improvement Program (NSQIP) study.
International journal of gynecological cancer : official journal of the International Gynecological Cancer Society · 2026
Feasibility and recurrence risk of sentinel lymph node biopsy in large vulvar tumors (≥4 cm).
International journal of gynecological cancer : official journal of the International Gynecological Cancer Society · 2026
C-CASE 2024: Surgical Education Through Innovation01. A 25-year retrospective of Canadian plastic surgery research and its influence: a thorough bibliometric study02. Evaluating knowledge translation applications of a Canadian surgical education app among Saudi Arabian medical trainees03. An educational podcast for trainees to learn about plastic surgery training in Canada — “Doctority Canada: Plastic Surgery.”04. Educational landscape and perspectives on interventional neuroradiology training in residency: a scoping review05. Moving toward collaboration: introducing a pan-Canadian virtual patient initiative06. From classroom to the operating room: equipping medical students for surgical clerkship success through a skills-based workshop07. Participants’ initial reactions and appreciation of ExploreMD, a medical career exploration event in the region of Outaouais, Quebec08. Shoulder dislocation: Health care professionals produce higher-quality content on TikTok09. Weaving our narrative: perspectives from hijab-wearing learners in the operating room10. The impact of extended reality simulators on ophthalmic surgical training and performance: a systematic review and meta-analysis of 17 623 eyes11. Impact of a new bilingual online career orientation tool on medical students12. Examining the utility of LearnENT in undergraduate medical education13. Evaluating the current teaching practices for robotic-assisted surgery training during residency in different surgical programs across Canada14. Early exposure to neurosurgery: assessment of perceptions, expectations, mentorship, representation, and competence on medical student interest in neurosurgery15. Digital scribes in medical education: balancing innovation with skill development across educational levels16. A blueprint for near-peer medical student anatomy tutoring17. Enhancing productivity in medical education research groups: a scoping review18. Generative artificial intelligence in plastic surgery medical education: a quality improvement scoping review19. An in-depth exploration of the entrustable professional activity (EPA) assessment–related emotions of residents and faculty across specialties20. Outcomes of a competency-based microlearning mobile application for surgical residents21. Enhancing clinical clerk surgical preparedness using microlearning modules22. From model to mastery: a randomized study on the effect of anatomic model building on medical students’ surgical skills23. From textbooks to headsets: the role of virtual reality in improving medical students’ understanding of liver anatomy24. The Symposium of Medical Student Leadership Development: an initiative to develop future surgical and health care leaders25. Effectiveness of near-peer teaching and experiential learning of casting and splinting: a medical student’s perspective26. Development of a novel simulation-based mastery learning course for extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) cannulation27. Barriers to Black medical students and residents pursuing and completing surgical residency in Canada: a qualitative analysis28. Introduction of an academic half-day teaching for clinical clerks in surgery: a pilot study29. Efficiency of verbal intelligent tutor instruction in neurosurgical simulation: a randomized controlled trial30. Creation of a novel mindfulness-based cognitive therapy curriculum for surgical trainees: Mindfulness Integration in Surgical Training (MIST) 231. Comparison of ChatGPT and Gemini in responding to pediatric surgery clinical scenarios32. Examining the quality and quantity of verbal feedback in the operating room: a multispecialty study33. Influence of pig eye suturing on medical students’ perception of ophthalmic surgery in community medicine34. The use of different peer feedback frequencies in the acquisition of surgical skills using a decentralized model of simulation
Canadian Journal of Surgery · 2025
4 publications.
Association of body mass index and length of stay in patients undergoing minimally invasive surgery for uterine cancer: a National Surgical Quality Improvement Program (NSQIP) study.
Benseler A, Gien LT, Swift B, Covens A, Vicus D
Feasibility and recurrence risk of sentinel lymph node biopsy in large vulvar tumors (≥4 cm).
Gill SJ, Cornel K, Aversa I, Swift B, Covens AL, Vicus D, Kupets R, Gien LT
C-CASE 2024: Surgical Education Through Innovation01. A 25-year retrospective of Canadian plastic surgery research and its influence: a thorough bibliometric study02. Evaluating knowledge translation applications of a Canadian surgical education app among Saudi Arabian medical trainees03. An educational podcast for trainees to learn about plastic surgery training in Canada — “Doctority Canada: Plastic Surgery.”04. Educational landscape and perspectives on interventional neuroradiology training in residency: a scoping review05. Moving toward collaboration: introducing a pan-Canadian virtual patient initiative06. From classroom to the operating room: equipping medical students for surgical clerkship success through a skills-based workshop07. Participants’ initial reactions and appreciation of ExploreMD, a medical career exploration event in the region of Outaouais, Quebec08. Shoulder dislocation: Health care professionals produce higher-quality content on TikTok09. Weaving our narrative: perspectives from hijab-wearing learners in the operating room10. The impact of extended reality simulators on ophthalmic surgical training and performance: a systematic review and meta-analysis of 17 623 eyes11. Impact of a new bilingual online career orientation tool on medical students12. Examining the utility of LearnENT in undergraduate medical education13. Evaluating the current teaching practices for robotic-assisted surgery training during residency in different surgical programs across Canada14. Early exposure to neurosurgery: assessment of perceptions, expectations, mentorship, representation, and competence on medical student interest in neurosurgery15. Digital scribes in medical education: balancing innovation with skill development across educational levels16. A blueprint for near-peer medical student anatomy tutoring17. Enhancing productivity in medical education research groups: a scoping review18. Generative artificial intelligence in plastic surgery medical education: a quality improvement scoping review19. An in-depth exploration of the entrustable professional activity (EPA) assessment–related emotions of residents and faculty across specialties20. Outcomes of a competency-based microlearning mobile application for surgical residents21. Enhancing clinical clerk surgical preparedness using microlearning modules22. From model to mastery: a randomized study on the effect of anatomic model building on medical students’ surgical skills23. From textbooks to headsets: the role of virtual reality in improving medical students’ understanding of liver anatomy24. The Symposium of Medical Student Leadership Development: an initiative to develop future surgical and health care leaders25. Effectiveness of near-peer teaching and experiential learning of casting and splinting: a medical student’s perspective26. Development of a novel simulation-based mastery learning course for extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) cannulation27. Barriers to Black medical students and residents pursuing and completing surgical residency in Canada: a qualitative analysis28. Introduction of an academic half-day teaching for clinical clerks in surgery: a pilot study29. Efficiency of verbal intelligent tutor instruction in neurosurgical simulation: a randomized controlled trial30. Creation of a novel mindfulness-based cognitive therapy curriculum for surgical trainees: Mindfulness Integration in Surgical Training (MIST) 231. Comparison of ChatGPT and Gemini in responding to pediatric surgery clinical scenarios32. Examining the quality and quantity of verbal feedback in the operating room: a multispecialty study33. Influence of pig eye suturing on medical students’ perception of ophthalmic surgery in community medicine34. The use of different peer feedback frequencies in the acquisition of surgical skills using a decentralized model of simulation
Ordaz DJG, Cordoba M, Delisle É, Branes R, Nguyen S, Daghistani WA, Mozafarinia M, Cordoba C, Maher J, Dorling M
Small Cell and Other Rare Histologic Types of Cervical Cancer.
Marchocki Z, Swift B, Covens A
Frequent collaborators
- Allan Covens and Danielle Vicus: 22 shared papers
- Jonathan Sherbino and Matthew Sibbald: 20 shared papers
- Gabor Fichtinger and Boris Zevin: 17 shared papers
- Elif Bilgic and Jason Harley: 13 shared papers
- Jonathan Sherbino and Anita Acai: 9 shared papers
- Matthew Sibbald and Iqbal Jaffer: 7 shared papers
- Matthew Sibbald and Elif Bilgic: 6 shared papers
- Ereny Bassilious and Elif Bilgic: 6 shared papers
- Jonathan Sherbino and Ereny Bassilious: 5 shared papers
- Ereny Bassilious and Adam Dubrowski: 4 shared papers
- Elif Bilgic and Iqbal Jaffer: 4 shared papers
- Adam Dubrowski and Boris Zevin: 4 shared papers
- Jason Harley and Boris Zevin: 4 shared papers
- Jonathan Sherbino and Jason Harley: 3 shared papers
- Matthew Sibbald and Giuseppe Retrosi: 3 shared papers
- Elif Bilgic and Giuseppe Retrosi: 3 shared papers
- Iqbal Jaffer and Giuseppe Retrosi: 3 shared papers
- Adam Dubrowski and Jason Harley: 3 shared papers
- Faizan Amin and Matthew Sibbald: 2 shared papers
- Faizan Amin and Elif Bilgic: 2 shared papers
- Faizan Amin and Iqbal Jaffer: 2 shared papers
- Ereny Bassilious and Anita Acai: 2 shared papers
- Elif Bilgic and Anita Acai: 2 shared papers
- Gabor Fichtinger and Adam Dubrowski: 2 shared papers
- Gabor Fichtinger and Jason Harley: 2 shared papers
- Andrea Simpson and Dana Soroka: 2 shared papers
- Brenna Swift and Danielle Vicus: 2 shared papers
- Jonathan Sherbino and Andrea Simpson: 1 shared paper
- Jonathan Sherbino and Marie-Lyne Nault: 1 shared paper
- Jonathan Sherbino and Ashish Kumar: 1 shared paper
- Jonathan Sherbino and Kyle Wanzel: 1 shared paper
- Jonathan Sherbino and Chaya Shwaartz: 1 shared paper
- Jonathan Sherbino and Jory Simpson: 1 shared paper
- Jonathan Sherbino and Dana Soroka: 1 shared paper
- Jonathan Sherbino and Brenna Swift: 1 shared paper
- Jonathan Sherbino and Clara Juando-Prats: 1 shared paper
- Jonathan Sherbino and Jean-François Tremblay: 1 shared paper
- Faizan Amin and Andrea Simpson: 1 shared paper
- Faizan Amin and Marie-Lyne Nault: 1 shared paper
- Faizan Amin and Ashish Kumar: 1 shared paper
- Faizan Amin and Kyle Wanzel: 1 shared paper
- Faizan Amin and Chaya Shwaartz: 1 shared paper
- Faizan Amin and Jory Simpson: 1 shared paper
- Faizan Amin and Dana Soroka: 1 shared paper
- Faizan Amin and Brenna Swift: 1 shared paper
- Faizan Amin and Clara Juando-Prats: 1 shared paper
- Faizan Amin and Jean-François Tremblay: 1 shared paper
- Matthew Sibbald and Marie-Lyne Nault: 1 shared paper
- Matthew Sibbald and Ashish Kumar: 1 shared paper
- Matthew Sibbald and Kyle Wanzel: 1 shared paper
- Matthew Sibbald and Chaya Shwaartz: 1 shared paper
- Matthew Sibbald and Jory Simpson: 1 shared paper
- Matthew Sibbald and Brenna Swift: 1 shared paper
- Matthew Sibbald and Clara Juando-Prats: 1 shared paper
- Matthew Sibbald and Jean-François Tremblay: 1 shared paper
- Ereny Bassilious and Brenna Swift: 1 shared paper
- Elif Bilgic and Brenna Swift: 1 shared paper
- Iqbal Jaffer and Brenna Swift: 1 shared paper
- Anita Acai and Brenna Swift: 1 shared paper
- Gabor Fichtinger and Brenna Swift: 1 shared paper
- Adam Dubrowski and Brenna Swift: 1 shared paper
- Andrea Simpson and Brenna Swift: 1 shared paper
- Marie-Lyne Nault and Brenna Swift: 1 shared paper
- Allan Covens and Brenna Swift: 1 shared paper
- Jason Harley and Brenna Swift: 1 shared paper
- Giuseppe Retrosi and Brenna Swift: 1 shared paper
- Boris Zevin and Brenna Swift: 1 shared paper
- Ashish Kumar and Brenna Swift: 1 shared paper
- Kyle Wanzel and Brenna Swift: 1 shared paper
- Chaya Shwaartz and Brenna Swift: 1 shared paper
- Jory Simpson and Brenna Swift: 1 shared paper
- Karlijn Cornel and Brenna Swift: 1 shared paper
- Karlijn Cornel and Danielle Vicus: 1 shared paper
- Dana Soroka and Brenna Swift: 1 shared paper
- Brenna Swift and Clara Juando-Prats: 1 shared paper
- Brenna Swift and Jean-François Tremblay: 1 shared paper
- Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology
- Department of Surgery
- Department of Medicine
- Department of Pediatrics
- Department of OB/GYN
- Psychiatry & Behavioural Neurosciences
- Institute of Health Policy, Management, and Evaluation
- Other
Co-authors at University of Toronto, colored by department. Thicker lines mean more shared papers; select anyone to open their profile and their own map.
Danielle Vicus
Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology
2 shared papers, latest 2026
Rachel Kupets
Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology
1 shared papers, latest 2026
Clara Juando-Prats
Nursing
1 shared papers, latest 2025
Jean-François Tremblay
Bottin
1 shared papers, latest 2025
Jonathan Sherbino
Department of Medicine
1 shared papers, latest 2025
Faizan Amin
Department of Medicine
1 shared papers, latest 2025
Quang Ngo
Department of Pediatrics
1 shared papers, latest 2025
Matthew Sibbald
Department of Medicine
1 shared papers, latest 2025
Ereny Bassilious
Department of Pediatrics
1 shared papers, latest 2025
Elif Bilgic
Department of Pediatrics
1 shared papers, latest 2025
Iqbal Jaffer
Department of Surgery
1 shared papers, latest 2025
Anita Acai
Psychiatry & Behavioural Neurosciences
1 shared papers, latest 2025
Gabor Fichtinger
Gabor
1 shared papers, latest 2025
Mojgan Hodaie
Department of Surgery
1 shared papers, latest 2025
Adam Dubrowski
Faculty
1 shared papers, latest 2025
Andrea Simpson
Department of OB/GYN
1 shared papers, latest 2025
Marie-Lyne Nault
Orthopédie
1 shared papers, latest 2025
Allan Covens
Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology
1 shared papers, latest 2026
Stephen Mann
Cheriton School of Computer Science
1 shared papers, latest 2025
Jason Harley
Department of Surgery
1 shared papers, latest 2025
Giuseppe Retrosi
Faculty
1 shared papers, latest 2025
Boris Zevin
Faculty
1 shared papers, latest 2025
Wiley Chung
Department of Surgery
1 shared papers, latest 2025
Peter Szasz
Department of Surgery
1 shared papers, latest 2025
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