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Dr. Rafael Sanchez-Salas

Academic title(s): 
  • Associate Professor
  • Stephen Jarislowsky Chair of Urology
Dr. Rafael Sanchez-Salas
Contact Information
Email address: 
rafael.sanchez-salas [at] mcgill.ca
Department: 
Surgery
Division: 
Urology
Hospital title: 
Attending Surgeon
Degree(s): 

MD

Graduate supervision: 

Currently supervising students

Group: 
Currently Recruiting
M.Sc. Students
M.Sc. Non-Thesis projects
Ph.D. Students
Research areas: 
Surgical Outcomes and Quality
Surgical Oncology
Translation and Innovation
Current research: 

Localized Prostate Cancer : Diagnosis and Focal Therapy

Clinical Interests: 

Loclaized Prostate Cancer

Areas of interest: 

Diagnosis and treatment of localized Prostate cancer

Biography: 

Rafael Sanchez-Salas is a surgeon and clinician scientist interested in minimally invasive treatments in Urological Oncology. He is an established leader in the emerging field of Focal Therapy for treating Localized Prostate Cancer. Dr. Sanchez-Salas earned his Medical degree from the Universidad de los Andes in Mérida, Venezuela; He was Valedictorian of the Class of 1998. He completed his basic Surgical and Urological training at Universidad Central de Venezuela in 2005.

He was awarded Scholarships from Confederation Americana de Urologia and The European Association of Urology to pursue fellowship training in urological oncology and minimally invasive urological surgery at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in the United States, Clinica Santa Maria in Chile and L'Institut Mutualiste Montsouris in France, where after his training he joined their Faculty in 2008 and until 2021. Dr. Sanchez Salas currently works at the Division of Urology at McGill University, focusing mainly on Localized Prostate Cancer and minimally invasive surgery research. He is a Reviewer for major Urological and Oncological journals.

Selected publications: 

Google Scholar

Research Gate

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