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Dr. Gordon Buduhan | MD | MSc | FRCSC
UBC Clinical Associate Professor, Division of Thoracic Surgery
Dr. Buduhan joined the Division of Thoracic Surgery at Kelowna General Hospital August 2021. Prior to moving to Kelowna, he was staff thoracic surgeon at Health Sciences Centre, Winnipeg, Associate Professor of Surgery and former Program Director of the Thoracic Surgery Residency Program at the University of Manitoba.
Dr. Buduhan was born and raised in Winnipeg Manitoba. He completed medical school at the University of Toronto. Dr. Buduhan completed general surgery residency at the University of Manitoba, and during residency also obtained his Masters of Science in Surgery in pulmonary physiology. He finished his thoracic surgery fellowship training at the University of British Columbia.
Dr. Buduhan also obtained additional fellowship training in minimally invasive thoracic and foregut surgery at Swedish Medical Center in Seattle, Washington.
Dr. Buduhan’s clinical focus is on all aspects of thoracic oncology, minimally invasive thoracic and esophageal surgery. His research interests include clinical trials in thoracic oncology, clinical outcomes in lung and esophageal cancer, minimally invasive thoracic surgery and patient engagement research.
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Dr. Maurice Blitz | MD
Dr. Maurice Blitz completed his Bachelor of Science at the University of British Columbia. He continued onto medical school there graduating from UBC in 1999. He then proceeded to Edmonton and the University of Alberta where he completed his general surgery residency. Within this program he was also able to complete a Masters of Science in Epidemiology. Staying in Alberta, thoracic surgery residency was completed at Foothill’s Hospital at the University of Calgary. This was followed by a fellowship at Swedish Medical Centre in Seattle focusing on advanced thoracic oncology, minimally invasive thoracic surgery as well as benign and malignant diseases of the esophagus.
After the first 9 years of practice in Toronto at St. Josephs Health Centre Dr. Blitz Moved back home to BC and has been working at Kelowna General Hospital.
Dr. Blitz has won numerous awards in the fields of surgery and teaching. He continues to work locally as well as nationally and internationally on educational programs. He has published in peer reviewed scientific and clinical journals. He has also presented his work at international conferences in the Canada and the US.
Dr. Blitz’s clinical interests include both open and minimally invasive approaches to malignant and benign diseases of the chest and esophagus. Focusing on minimally invasive thoracic oncology (lung ,esophageal, and mediastinal disease) as well as chest wall deformities and hyperhidrosis.
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Dr. Anand Jugnauth | MD, FRCSC, BSc.
UBC Clinical Instructor, Division of Thoracic Surgery
Please let me introduce myself as a proud member of the Thoracic surgical team here at Kelowna General Hospital. I grew up in small town Saskatchewan, and after graduation moved on to the University of Saskatchewan where I earned a BSc. (’92), M.D. (‘96), and completed a General surgery residency with an F.R.C.S.C. (2001).
Upon completion of my training in Saskatoon, I moved on to the University of Toronto where I completed my Thoracic surgery training with an extra year of Cardiac surgery, obtaining my F.R.C.S.C. in 2004. I then returned back to Saskatoon to begin a combined General and Thoracic surgical practice for 5 years.
In 2009 we had the opportunity to relocate to the Okanagan and join an exceptional team at KGH. My wife currently practices as a Pediatric Nephrologist, as we happily raise our 5 children in this wonderful community. I look forward to continue to grow and develop our Thoracic surgical service within Interior and Northern Health.
Dr. Shaun Deen | BMSc | MD | MEd | FRCS(C)
UBC Clinical Instructor, Division of Thoracic Surgery
Upper GI MIS/Robotic fellowship
Dr. Deen attended medical school at the University of Alberta. He then moved to Vancouver to complete a general surgery residency and masters degree in adult education, and finished his thoracic surgery fellowship in Calgary. He spent an extra year in Seattle at Swedish Hospital learning more about robotic and minimally invasive surgery. His thoracic surgical interests include medical education, thymus and esophageal surgery, and robotic surgery.
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Dr. Rene Rezzak | MD