Carolyn Best BSc MD FRCSC
Following the completion of my undergraduate medical degree at the University of Toronto, I completed my residency training at McMaster University in 2009. I went on to do a two year Fellowship in Urogynecology and reconstructive pelvic surgery at the University of Toronto, Mount Sinai Hospital. I then returned to McMaster University and joined the Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology in 2012, with a clinical practice focused on pelvic organ prolapse and urinary incontinence. At the same time I developed a keen interest in surgical education.
In January 2016, I moved my clinical practice to the community of Halton and began work as a Urogynecologist at the new Oakville Trafalgar Memorial Hospital. My practice is dedicated entirely to Urogynecology with an interest in, and a focus on, minimally invasive surgical techniques.
Surgical teaching has also remained a priority in my daily practice. After relocating to OTMH I created a new community site for the McMaster Obstetrics and Gynecology residents during their Urogynecology rotation.
Awards
John Mazurka Surgical Teaching Award 2020
APOG Carl Nimrod Educator Award 2015
HR Morgan Surgical Teaching Award 2015
AAGL Resident Award for Excellence in Laparoscopy – 2009
R. T. Weaver Resident Research Award – 2008
Interests
Conservative management for prolapse and incontinence
Surgical education
Public education in Women’s Health
Minimally invasive surgery
Evidence-based birth practices
Plant-based nutrition @bestbuddingchef
Publications
Lovatsis D, Best C, Diamond P. (2017). Short-term Uresta efficacy (SURE) study: a randomized controlled trial of the Uresta continence device. International Urogynecology Journal. January 2017 28(1). pp147
Leong Y, Kotani S, Best C, Diamond P, Lovatsis D, Drutz HP. (2017). A comparison of health-related quality of life of women awaiting pelvic organ prolapse surgery versus hip or knee replacement. JOGC May 2017, 39 (5)
Singh, S., Best, C., Dunn, S., Leyland, N., Wolfman, W.L., Wolfman, W., Allaire, C., Awadalla, A., Heywood, M., Lemyre, M. and Marcoux, V., 2013. Abnormal uterine bleeding in pre-menopausal women. Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Canada, 35(5), pp.47
Best, C., Drutz, H.P. and Alarab, M., 2012. Obstetric anal sphincter injuries: a survey of clinical practice among Canadian obstetricians. Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Canada, 34(8), pp.747-754.
Reid, R., Leyland, N., Wolfman, W., Allaire, C., Awadalla, A., Best, C., Dunn, S., Lemyre, M., Marcoux, V., Menard, C. and Potestio, F., 2011. Oral contraceptives and the risk of venous thromboembolism: an update. International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics, 112(3), pp.252-256.
Robertson, D., Lefebvre, G., Leyland, N., Wolfman, W., Allaire, C., Awadalla, A., Best, C., Contestabile, E., Dunn, S., Heywood, M. and Leroux, N., 2010. Adhesion prevention in gynaecological surgery. International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics, 111(2), pp193-7.
Wolfman, W., Leyland, N., Heywood, M., Singh, S.S., Rittenberg, D.A., Soucy, R., Allaire, C., Awadalla, A., Best, C., Dunn, S. and Leroux, N., 2010. Asymptomatic endometrial thickening. Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Canada, 32(10), pp.990-999.
Leyland, N., Casper, R., Laberge, P., Singh, S.S., Allen, L., Arendas, K., Allaire, C., Awadalla, A., Best, C., Contestabile, E. and Dunn, S., 2010. Endometriosis: diagnosis and management. Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Canada, 32(7), pp.S1-S3.
Kives, S., Lefebvre, G., Wolfman, W., Leyland, N., Allaire, C., Awadalla, A., Best, C., Leroux, N., Potestio, F., Rittenberg, D. and Soucy, R., 2010. Supracervical hysterectomy. Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Canada, 32(1), pp.62-68.
McDonald, S., Best, C. and Lam, K., 2010. P13 The recurrence risk of severe de novo preeclampsia in singleton pregnancies: a population-based cohort. Pregnancy Hypertension: An International Journal of Women’s Cardiovascular Health, 1, p.S46.
Reid, R., Leyland, N., Wolfman, W., Allaire, C., Awadalla, A., Best, C., Dunn, S., Lemyre, M., Marcoux, V., Menard, C. and Potestio, F., 2010. Oral contraceptives and the risk of venous thromboembolism: an update. Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Canada, 32(12), pp.1192-1197.