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Walter H. Gotlieb

Academic title(s): 

Professor of Ob-Gyn & Oncology

Walter H. Gotlieb
Division: 
Oncology
Degree(s): 

MD, PhD

Location: 
Jewish General Hospital
Current research: 

In addition to his clinical responsibilities, he is involved in scientific research in ovarian cancer as a Project Director at the Lady Davis Research Institute. Together with his team, and particularly Dr. Lau, they have pioneered the use of robotic surgery in gynecologic cancer in Canada. He has lectured around the world, and has proctored robotic surgery multiple times in Canada, China, India and Israel. A recipient of thirteen national and international awards in the area of cancer research, Dr. Gotlieb is widely published, with over 200 peer-reviewed manuscripts in international journals and book chapters. 

Selected publications: 

Jeremie Abitbol, Aqsa Munir, Jeffrey How , Susie Lau , Shannon Salvador , Liron Kogan, Roy Kessous , Leslie Breitner , Russell Frank, Beste Kucukyazici, Walter H. Gotlieb. The shifting trends towards a robotically-assisted surgical interface: Clinical and financial implications. Health Policy and Technology 9 (2020) 157–165

Kogan L, Matanes E, Wissing M, Mitric C, How J, Amajoud Z, Abitbol J, Yasmeen A, López-Ozuna V, Eisenberg N, Lau S, Salvador S, Gotlieb WH. The added value of sentinel node mapping in endometrial cancer. Gynecol Oncol. 2020 Jul;158(1):84-91. doi: 10.1016/j.ygyno.2020.04.687. Epub 2020 Apr 27.PMID: 3234987

Piedimonte S, Frank C, Laprise C, Quaiattini A, Gotlieb WH. Occult Tubal Carcinoma After Risk-Reducing Salpingo-oophorectomy: A Systematic Review. Obstet Gynecol. 2020 Mar;135(3):498-508. doi: 10.1097/AOG.0000000000003702.PMID: 32028491

Kessous R, Wissing MD, Piedimonte S, Abitbol J, Kogan L, Laskov I, Yasmeen A, Salvador S, Lau S, Gotlieb WH. CA-125 reduction during neoadjuvant chemotherapy is associated with success of cytoreductive surgery and outcome of patients with advanced high-grade ovarian cancer. Acta Obstet Gynecol Scand. 2020 Jul;99(7):933-940. doi: 10.1111/aogs.13814. Epub 2020 Feb 5.PMID: 31954071

Abitbol J, Gotlieb W, Zeng Z, Ramanakumar A, Kessous R, Kogan L, Pare-Miron V, Rombaldi M, Salvador S, Kucukyazici B, Brin S, How J, Lau S. Incorporating robotic surgery into the management of ovarian cancer after neoadjuvant chemotherapy.
Int J Gynecol Cancer. 2019 Nov;29(9):1341-1347. doi: 10.1136/ijgc-2019-000413. Epub 2019 Oct 9.PMID: 31601648

Octeau D, Kessous R, Klein K, Kogan L, Pelmus M, Ferenczy A, Greenwood CMT, Van Kempen LC, Salvador S, Lau S, Tonin PN, Yasmeen A, Gotlieb WH. Outcome-Related Differences in Gene Expression Profiles of High-Grade Serous Ovarian Cancers Following Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy. .Mol Cancer Res. 2019 Dec;17(12):2422-2431. doi: 10.1158/1541-7786.MCR-19-0398. Epub 2019 Sep 17.PMID: 31530633

Kessous R, How J, Abitbol J, Puzhakkal S, Kogan L, Yasmeen A, Salvador S, Gotlieb WH, Lau S. Triple tracer (blue dye, indocyanine green, and Tc99) compared to double tracer (indocyanine green and Tc99) for sentinel lymph node detection in endometrial cancer: a prospective study with random assignment. Int J Gynecol Cancer. 2019 Sep;29(7):1121-1125. doi: 10.1136/ijgc-2019-000387. Epub 2019 Jul 17.PMID: 31320490

Baloch T, López-Ozuna VM, Wang Q, Matanis E, Kessous R, Kogan L, Yasmeen A, Gotlieb WH. Sequential therapeutic targeting of ovarian Cancer harboring dysfunctional BRCA1. BMC Cancer. 2019 Jan 10;19(1):44. doi: 10.1186/s12885-018-5250-4.PMID: 30630446

Gotlieb R, Abitbol J, How JA, Ben-Brith I, Abenhaim HA, Lau SK, Basik M, Rosberger Z, Geva N, Gotlieb WH, Mintz A. Gender differences in how physicians access and process information. Gynecol Oncol Rep. 2019 Jan 2;27:50-53. doi: 10.1016/j.gore.2018.12.008. eCollection 2019 Feb.PMID: 30662932

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