John Hagen
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John Hagen | |
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| Born | April 7, 1956 Aklavik, Northwest Territories, Canada |
| Occupation | Surgeon |
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| Alma mater | University of Alberta |
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| Discipline | Surgery |
| Sub-discipline | Laparoscopy, bariatrics |
| Institutions | University of Toronto Humber River Regional Hospital |
| Main interests | Laparoscopic surgery and bariatrics |
John Hagen (born April 7, 1956) is a Canadian surgeon who specializes in laparoscopic surgery[1] and bariatrics.[2] He served as the Chief of Surgery at Humber River Regional Hospital (HRH) from 2013 to 2020, then Chief of Staff from 2020 to 2022. Hagen was also an assistant professor and lecturer at the University of Toronto.[3]
John Hagen was born on April 7, 1956, in Aklavik, Northwest Territories, Canada. Both of his parents were physicians.[4] He completed his medical degree at the University of Alberta, Faculty of Medicine, in 1979, earning a Doctor of Medicine (Honours).[5]
After graduating, Hagen pursued a mixed internship in Christchurch, New Zealand, in 1980, gaining valuable international experience in his early medical career. He then proceeded to undertake his general surgery residency at the Department of Surgery, University of Toronto, in 1984, where he specialized in laparoscopic surgery.[6]
Hagen became a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada (FRCS(C)) in 1984.[6]
In 1985, he completed an endoscopy program at the Aichi Cancer Center Hospital in Nagoya, Japan. Subsequently, he enrolled in an endoscopy program at Middlesex Hospital in London the same year.[6]