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Colorectal Cancer Surgery

Service/Procedure Summary

Colorectal Cancer Surgery is surgery for proven or suspected cancer including bowel resection or repair, colectomy, colostomy, ileostomy, perineal resection and removal of rectal tumours.

Consult Nova Scotia 50% of people served within? 21days
Surgery Nova Scotia 50% of people served within? 30days

Wait times

50th

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Dartmouth Dartmouth General Hospital 15
days
 		26
days
Bridgewater South Shore Regional Hospital 14
days
 		29
days
Sydney Cape Breton Regional Hospital 28
days
 		18
days
Halifax QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites) 21
days
 		29
days
Antigonish St. Martha's Regional Hospital 55
days
 		33
days
Kentville Valley Regional Hospital 60
days
 		43
days
Amherst Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre --- ---
New Glasgow Aberdeen Hospital --- ---
Truro Colchester East Hants Health Centre --- 22
days
Yarmouth Yarmouth Regional Hospital --- 33
days
Data Source: Patient Access Registry Nova Scotia (PAR NS) Data Period: July 1 - September 30 2025 Next Update: November 2025

90th

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Bridgewater South Shore Regional Hospital 17
days
 		41
days
Dartmouth Dartmouth General Hospital 43
days
 		37
days
Sydney Cape Breton Regional Hospital 54
days
 		33
days
Antigonish St. Martha's Regional Hospital 92
days
 		43
days
Kentville Valley Regional Hospital 153
days
 		63
days
Halifax QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites) 178
days
 		91
days
Amherst Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre --- ---
New Glasgow Aberdeen Hospital --- ---
Truro Colchester East Hants Health Centre --- 26
days
Yarmouth Yarmouth Regional Hospital --- 61
days
Data Source: Patient Access Registry Nova Scotia (PAR NS) Data Period: July 1 - September 30 2025 Next Update: November 2025

Wait Times by Surgeon

50th

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Eileen Roach Sydney 10
days
 		12
days
Colin McWilliams Amherst 8
days
 		20
days
Stephanie Lapierre Sydney 15
days
 		14
days
Nabil Nader Amherst 11
days
 		20
days
Chakshu Sahi New Glasgow 12
days
 		22
days
Lucy K Helyer Halifax 11
days
 		25
days
Jonathan Boyde Enright Dartmouth 12
days
 		27
days
C Marius Hoogerboord Halifax 19
days
 		22
days
Riley Stewart Dartmouth 13
days
 		28
days
Mark J Walsh Halifax 8
days
 		36
days
Warren W Shih Dartmouth 18
days
 		27
days
Alicia Lamey Sydney 23
days
 		23
days
Edward Joy Bridgewater 17
days
 		29
days
Gregory Knapp Halifax 19
days
 		29
days
Christopher Murphy Yarmouth 21
days
 		29
days
Victoria Smith Bridgewater 14
days
 		38
days
Todd Stoddart Bridgewater 26
days
 		27
days
Rhys Kavanagh Dartmouth 21
days
 		33
days
Benjamin Heisler Kentville 20
days
 		35
days
Richard Spence Halifax 23
days
 		33
days
Chris Kenyon Halifax 20
days
 		38
days
Paul M Johnson Halifax 21
days
 		37
days
Ryan Patrick Kelly Kentville 31
days
 		38
days
Farisa Hossain Antigonish 54
days
 		23
days
Katerina Neumann Halifax 51
days
 		28
days
Lukas Wasserman Antigonish 52
days
 		33
days
Ashley Drohan Halifax 45
days
 		49
days
Paul Yaffe Kentville 60
days
 		46
days
Adam Southcott Truro --- ---
Ahmed Jad Truro --- 18
days
Alison Archibald Sydney --- 12
days
Andrea Marie Faryniuk Amherst --- ---
Blair MacDonald Yarmouth --- 25
days
Carman Anthony Giacomantonio Halifax --- ---
Colleen M O'Sullivan New Glasgow --- ---
David MacFarlane Kentville --- 46
days
F Donald Clark Kentville --- 41
days
Heather Poushay Sydney 19
days
 		---
Jenelle King Yarmouth --- 11
days
John Booth Truro --- 21
days
John L Murdoch Dartmouth --- ---
Kevin Johnson Bridgewater --- ---
Kieron McGibney Truro --- 43
days
Krista de Boer Antigonish --- ---
Martin Dzierzanowski Truro --- ---
Data Source: Patient Access Registry Nova Scotia (PAR NS) Data Period: October 1 2024 - September 30 2025 Next Update: November 2025

90th

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Colin McWilliams Amherst 29
days
 		28
days
Chakshu Sahi New Glasgow 23
days
 		39
days
Nabil Nader Amherst 30
days
 		33
days
Stephanie Lapierre Sydney 30
days
 		33
days
Todd Stoddart Bridgewater 30
days
 		33
days
Victoria Smith Bridgewater 17
days
 		47
days
Warren W Shih Dartmouth 30
days
 		36
days
Lucy K Helyer Halifax 36
days
 		40
days
Jonathan Boyde Enright Dartmouth 49
days
 		37
days
C Marius Hoogerboord Halifax 55
days
 		34
days
Gregory Knapp Halifax 38
days
 		59
days
Alicia Lamey Sydney 54
days
 		46
days
Mark J Walsh Halifax 24
days
 		84
days
Farisa Hossain Antigonish 79
days
 		37
days
Rhys Kavanagh Dartmouth 80
days
 		37
days
Christopher Murphy Yarmouth 57
days
 		61
days
Benjamin Heisler Kentville 66
days
 		63
days
Paul M Johnson Halifax 79
days
 		54
days
Riley Stewart Dartmouth 50
days
 		87
days
Chris Kenyon Halifax 55
days
 		83
days
Lukas Wasserman Antigonish 93
days
 		47
days
Richard Spence Halifax 44
days
 		98
days
Eileen Roach Sydney 146
days
 		23
days
Edward Joy Bridgewater 244
days
 		41
days
Paul Yaffe Kentville 260
days
 		61
days
Katerina Neumann Halifax 300
days
 		61
days
Ashley Drohan Halifax 267
days
 		108
days
Ryan Patrick Kelly Kentville 288
days
 		109
days
Adam Southcott Truro --- ---
Ahmed Jad Truro --- 28
days
Alison Archibald Sydney --- 35
days
Andrea Marie Faryniuk Amherst --- ---
Blair MacDonald Yarmouth --- 37
days
Carman Anthony Giacomantonio Halifax --- ---
Colleen M O'Sullivan New Glasgow --- ---
David MacFarlane Kentville --- 82
days
F Donald Clark Kentville --- 51
days
Heather Poushay Sydney 24
days
 		---
Jenelle King Yarmouth --- 24
days
John Booth Truro --- 34
days
John L Murdoch Dartmouth --- ---
Kevin Johnson Bridgewater --- ---
Kieron McGibney Truro --- 47
days
Krista de Boer Antigonish --- ---
Martin Dzierzanowski Truro --- ---
Data Source: Patient Access Registry Nova Scotia (PAR NS) Data Period: October 1 2024 - September 30 2025 Next Update: November 2025

Disclaimer: Hospitals, long-term care facilities, and clinics across the province provide all wait time information displayed on this website. Wait times are based on historical data and do not include emergency/priority cases.

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