Dr. Akira Sugimoto

  • Assistant Professor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
  • Member of the American College of Surgeons
  • Director, Royal College Fellowship Training Program in Gynecologic Oncology

Education:

  • Medical School: University of Western Ontario, graduated 1990
  • Residency in Obstetrics and Gynecology: University of Western Ontario,completed 1995
  • Fellowship in Gynecologic Oncology: University of Toronto, completed 1997

Work History:

  • Gynecologic Oncologist, London Health Sciences Centre and the Verspeeten Family Cancer Centre.

Additional Training and Interests:

Dr. Sugimoto has an interest in improving patient care processes.  He lead the design of a comprehensive care pathway for ovarian cancer patients and participates in the Communities of Practice Initiative with Cancer Care Ontario.

He is interested in the use of medical teleconferencing, laparoscopic cancer surgery, surgical training, and surgical principles in gynecologic oncology. 

Dr. Sugimoto is teaches medical students and specialists in training.  He is the director of the Fellowship Training Program in Gynecologic Oncology in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the University of Western Ontario.