Biography
Dr. Bibianna Purgina, MD, FRCPC, is an Associate Professor in the Faculty of Medicine and Director of Residency Training Program for Anatomical Pathology for the Royal College of Physicians and Surgoens of Canada (RCPSC) at the University of Ottawa (2021- ) and Staff Pathologist at the Ottawa Hospital. Dr. Purgina is a specialist in head and neck, endocrine, bone and soft tissue pathology. After a residency at the University of Ottawa, Canada, she completed fellowships in bone and soft tissue pathology and head and neck/endocrine pathology, both at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, PA. She is a member of several committees at Cancer Care Ontario, is a member of the board of the Ontario Association of Pathologists, a council member of the Ontario Medical Association Laboratory Medicine Section and a member of the editorial board of MyPathologyReport.ca. Dr. Purgina is also actively involved in anatomical pathology residency education and quality and patient safety initiatives in anatomical pathology.