Elijah Dixon MD, MSc, FRCSC, FACS

Dr. Elijah Dixon is a Deputy Department Head of Surgery, at the University of Calgary in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Dr. Elijah Dixon attended medical school at the University of Manitoba, and then a surgical residency at the University of Calgary. From there he went to the University of Toronto and did a fellowship in Hepatobiliary/pancreatic surgery and GI transplantation at the Toronto Hospital. He then proceeded to the Harvard School of Public Health and did a Masters's in Epidemiology. In 2004 he returned to the University of Calgary where he is a Professor of Surgery, Oncology, and Community Health Sciences. His practice is focused on Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgical Oncology. His research is focused on health services research, clinical trials, and improving the quality of cancer surgery.

Dr. Dixon was drawn to the field of surgery early on in Medical School. He finds it to be both interesting and challenging. He especially likes to perform complex surgeries which drew him to the area of oncology. Through his research, he is working on identifying improved outcomes for cancer patients.