Dr. Laura Giron Arango

Assistant Professor

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Biography

Dr. Laura Giron Arango is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine at the University of Toronto. She completed her medical degree and anesthesiology residency at Universidad CES Medellín in Colombia and has undertaken fellowships in regional anesthesia and acute pain management, as well as point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) at the University of Toronto. Dr. Giron Arango is currently the Co-Director of the Point Care Ultrasound Fellowship at Toronto Western Hospital. Her academic and clinical work centers on regional anesthesia and perioperative ultrasound. She has published on nerve-sparing techniques in hip and knee surgery, including the PENG block, iPACK block, and adductor canal block, and is leading research at Women’s College Hospital that aims to improve perioperative care for patients undergoing Penile Inversion Vaginoplasty with regional anesthesia techniques. Her additional research interests include the perioperative assessment of the diaphragm using gastric ultrasound for patients at high risk of aspiration, particularly those on GLP-1 receptor agonists. Through her work, Dr. Giron Arango seeks to advance perioperative safety, enhance individualized pain control, and integrate ultrasound into routine anesthetic practice.

Research Interests

Experience

Assistant Professor

— Present

University of Toronto • Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Teaching and conducting research in anesthesiology.

Staff Anesthesiologist

— Present

Toronto Western Hospital / Women’s College Hospital • Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Providing anesthesia care with a focus on regional techniques.

Requirements for University of Toronto

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3.3
IELTS
Listening
Required:6.5
Reading
Required:6.5
Writing
Required:6.5
Speaking
Required:6.5
Overall
Required:7
TOEFL
Listening
Required:22
Reading
Required:22
Writing
Required:22
Speaking
Required:22
Total
Required:93
Prerequisites
Appropriate four-year bachelor's degree Background in sociological theory and statistics preferred
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Specialization Notes

Department of Sociology