Dr. Maurice Anidjar, Chief of the Department of Urology, destroys prostate cancer cells by performing a minimally invasive procedure known as irreversible electroporation (IRE). Irreparable holes are created in the cells by an electrical field that is created by encircling the tumour with electrodes. (Click on this or any photo to enlarge it.)
May 2024Spotlight feature

Improved surgical procedures offer new hope in treating prostate cancer

Henry Mietkiewicz — May 7, 2024
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Minimally invasive procedures—one new, one upgraded—are viable alternatives to radical surgery and radiation therapy.

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Dr. Roderick McInnes
MilestonesSeptember 2015

Research roundup

Henry Mietkiewicz — September 2, 2015
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Dr. Roderick McInnes, Director of the Lady Davis Institute at the JGH, has received the 2015 Award for Excellence in Human Genetics Education from the American Society of Human Genetics.

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