Dr. Laura Tate MD, FRCSC

Dr. Laura Tate graduated from the University of Toronto with a Bachelor of Science in 1979 and a Doctor of Medicine in 1983. She completed a Rotating Internship at St. Michael’s Hospital, Toronto, in 1984 and then entered the Toronto Gallie Residency Training Program in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, where she graduated in 1988. She completed a Fellowship in Microsurgery back at St. Michael’s Hospital and in Montreal at Maissonneuve Rosemont Hospitals.

Dr. Tate spent four months in Nepal, travelling as an international surgeon with Dr. Norman Merkeley. She is a Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of Canada. Dr. Tate joined the surgical staff of Michael Garron Hospital from 1989 to 2024. She is currently an Assistant Professor in the Department of Surgery at The University of Toronto. She was Chief of Surgery from 2001-2012 at the Michael Garron Hospital, Co-Program Medical Director Surgical Services, Chair of Credentials, and the Surgical Ambulatory Care Redevelopment Co-Chair. Dr. Tate was the past VP and President of the Medical Staff Association in 1994/1995 and past head of the Division of Plastic Surgery 2005- 2011. In 2009, she completed the Rotman School of Management Advanced Health Leadership Program, in Toronto.

She completed the University of Toronto Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Certification Course in 2010. Her clinical interests include Hand Surgery, Peripheral Nerve Surgery, the surgical treatment of Skin Cancer, and the removal of cysts,nevi and lipomas.