Dr. Robert Turnbull is soft spoken with a dry sense of humour. Underneath this is a deep concern and compassion for his patients. Dr. Turnbull has a knack for putting patients at ease, in both the operating room and the in-patient ward.
Education
MD, University of Alberta
Edmonton, Alberta, 1989
Rotating Internship, Royal Alexandria Hospital
Edmonton, Alberta, 1989-1990
Residency, General Surgery, University of Alberta
Edmonton, Alberta, 1990-1995
Msc (Experimental Surgery), University of Alberta
Edmonton, Alberta, 1992-1993
Fellowship, Vascular and Endovascular Surgery,
University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, 1996-1998
Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons Canada (FRCSC)
Licentiate – Medical Council of Canada
Licentiate – Alberta College of Physicians and Surgeons
Diplomat of the American Board of Surgery – Vascular Surgery
Past and Current Appointments
- ‍Assistant Clinical Professor – University of Alberta
- Medical Staff – Vascular Surgeon – Capital Health Region
- Capital Health Regional Wound Care Committee
- Grey Nuns Hospital Surgery Management Committee
Clinical Interests
All aspects of Vascular Surgery
- Aortic, Carotid, Peripheral arterial surgery
- Endovascular therapeutics
- Thoracic outlet syndrome
- Dialysis access surgery
- Venous surgery, Sclerotherapy, Laser therapy
- Resident and Medical Student education in vascular Surgery
- Re-structuring and unification of Vascular Surgical Services in Edmonton
- Evolution of endovascular surgery in Edmonton