Calvin H.L. Law
Clinical Assistant:
Dr. Law holds the rank of full professor at U of T in the department of surgery, and is cross-appointed to the Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation. He also serves as an adjunct scientist at the Institute of Clinical Evaluative Sciences. His broader academic work includes being a graduate student supervisor within the surgeon scientist training program at U of T.
Dr. Law was the inaugural holder of the Sherif and Mary-Lou Hanna Research Chair in Surgical Oncology at U of T. He has also completed a term as a career scientist for the Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care.
His research is focused on health services and population studies, especially in the delivery of care and outcomes in patients with surgically treatable cancer.
Education
- B.Sc., 1990, biology, University of Ottawa, Canada
- MD, 1994, University of Toronto, Canada
- Master of public health, 2002, Harvard University, U.S.
Appointments and Affiliations
- Affiliate scientist, Evaluative Clinical Sciences, Odette Cancer Research Program, Sunnybrook Research Institute
- Chief, Odette Cancer Centre, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
- Surgical oncologist, Sunnybrook
- Professor, department of surgery and Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, U of T
- Regional vice-president, Cancer Care Ontario
- Adjunct scientist, Institute of Clinical Evaluative Sciences
Research Foci
- Health services research
- Image-guided cancer surgery
- Neuroendocrine cancer
- Population outcomes
Publications
Affiliated Labs & Programs
Selected Publications
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Strickland M, Tremaine J, Brigley G, Law CHL. Using a depth-sensing camera system to access and manipulate medical imaging from within the sterile operating field. Can J Surg. 2013 Jun;56(3):E1–6.
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Milot L, Ma K, Efford E, Sela G, Coburn N, Haider M, Piron C, Plewes D, Law C. Evaluation of a multimodality MR/US coregistration system for investigation of hepatic metastases from colorectal cancer. J Vasc Interv Radiol. 2013 Mar;24(3):357–62.
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Milot L, Haider M, Foster L, McGregor C, Law C. Gadofosveset trisodium in the investigation of focal liver lesions in noncirrhotic liver: Early experience. J Magn Reson Imaging. 2012 Sep 5;36(3):738–42.
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Yang S, Hongjinda S, Hanna SS, Gallinger S, Wei AC, Kiss A, Law CHL. Utility of preoperative imaging in evaluating colorectal liver metastases declines over time. HPB. 2010 Nov;12(9):605–9.
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Govindarajan A, Tan JCC, Baxter NN, Coburn NG, Law CHL. Variations in surgical treatment and outcomes of patients with pancreatic cancer: a population-based study. Ann Surg Oncol. 2008 Jan;15(1):175–85.