Dr. Mary Anne Aarts

Assistant Professor

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Biography

Mary-Anne Aarts graduated from Queen’s University Faculty of Medicine in 1998. She completed her General Surgery training at the University of Toronto. As a resident, she participated in the Surgeon Scientist program, obtaining a Master's in Clinical Epidemiology, where she studied the utility of broad spectrum empiric antibiotics in critically ill patients suspected of nosocomial infections. Dr. Aarts completed post-graduate fellowship training in Critical Care Medicine and Minimally Invasive Surgery at the University of Toronto. Currently, she is cross-appointed in the Division of General Surgery, Department of Medicine at Toronto East General Hospital. Her clinical interests include laparoscopic gastrointestinal surgery, intra-abdominal bariatric surgery, and medical surgical critical care. Dr. Aarts is actively involved in the University of Toronto’s initiative Practices in General Surgery (BPIGS) and has a research interest in Enhanced Recovery Surgery (ERAS). Her work is supported by a research grant from Colon Cancer Canada, and she is involved in establishing a research program and database for the University of Toronto’s Collaborative Bariatric Surgery program. Outside of her professional life, Dr. Aarts enjoys hiking, windsurfing, and traveling with her family.

Research Interests

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