John A. Thiel BSc, MSc, MD, FRCSC

Dr. Thiel is a Clinical Professor and the Unified Head of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the University of Saskatchewan. He received his BSc (1983), MSc (1986) and MD (1991) the University of Saskatchewan and received his Royal College Fellowship in Obstetrics and Gynecology in 1996.

He is the director of the postgraduate fellowship program in Minimally Invasive Gynecology for the University of Saskatchewan. He has been awarded both the CREOG and APGO Excellence in Teaching Awards for resident teaching and the 2010 Golden Hysteroscope award for best hystereoscopy paper at the 39th Global Congress of Minimally Invasive Surgery.

His clinical and research interests include intra-operative evaluation, hysteroscopic tubal sterilization, alternatives for fibroid management, endometrial ablation and chronic pelvic pain. Dr. Thiel is the President of the Canadian Society for the Advancement of Gynecologic Excellence (CanSAGE).