Topics menu

Email
Print

Male Circumcision (Adult)

Service/Procedure Summary

Adult patients are 16 years old or older. This procedure removes the foreskin of the penis.

Consult
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
171 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
289 days
Instructions - Instructional text.

Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
197 days
110 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
184 days
277 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
104 days
494 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
123 days
---
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
---
---
North Sydney
Northside General Hospital
---
53 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
---
119 days

Sometimes data is unavailable when it is not submitted to the Department of Health and Wellness, or there were a very small number of patients who recently received the procedure or service.

50%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
28 days
77 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
69 days
120 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
72 days
136 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
105 days
---
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
---
---
North Sydney
Northside General Hospital
---
24 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
---
105 days

Sometimes data is unavailable when it is not submitted to the Department of Health and Wellness, or there were a very small number of patients who recently received the procedure or service.

Data Source: 
Patient Access Registry Nova Scotia (PAR NS)
Data Period: 
November 1 - January 31 2020
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
March 2020

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeonsort descending Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Ashley Cox
Halifax
---
---
Dave Padmore
Truro
51 days
59 days
David G Bell
Halifax
122 days
268 days
Hammad Asim
Sydney
145 days
161 days
Jacob Puthenparumpil
Truro
85 days
117 days
Jeffrey George Himmelman
Kentville
141 days
85 days
John E Grantmyre
Halifax
390 days
58 days
John Paul McCarthy
Kentville
---
---
Jonathan Duplisea
Dartmouth
40 days
---
Joseph G Lawen
Halifax
---
---
Kenneth Rent
Kentville
117 days
---
M Dale Miller
Sydney
106 days
358 days
Neelakantan G. Pillai
Inverness
---
---
Peter A Anderson
Halifax
139 days
215 days
Peter Massaro
Truro
171 days
229 days
Ross Mason
Halifax
193 days
364 days
Thomas Skinner
Halifax
118 days
241 days
Trevor Butler
Kentville
---
---
Wallace T'ien
Dartmouth
123 days
289 days

Sometimes data is unavailable when it is not submitted to the Department of Health and Wellness, or there were a very small number of patients who recently received the procedure or service.

50%

Surgeonsort descending Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Ashley Cox
Halifax
---
---
Dave Padmore
Truro
28 days
31 days
David G Bell
Halifax
46 days
132 days
Hammad Asim
Sydney
73 days
88 days
Jacob Puthenparumpil
Truro
23 days
99 days
Jeffrey George Himmelman
Kentville
69 days
79 days
John E Grantmyre
Halifax
258 days
40 days
John Paul McCarthy
Kentville
---
---
Jonathan Duplisea
Dartmouth
13 days
---
Joseph G Lawen
Halifax
---
---
Kenneth Rent
Kentville
34 days
---
M Dale Miller
Sydney
55 days
55 days
Neelakantan G. Pillai
Inverness
---
---
Peter A Anderson
Halifax
103 days
62 days
Peter Massaro
Truro
84 days
141 days
Ross Mason
Halifax
58 days
181 days
Thomas Skinner
Halifax
42 days
173 days
Trevor Butler
Kentville
---
---
Wallace T'ien
Dartmouth
92 days
149 days

Sometimes data is unavailable when it is not submitted to the Department of Health and Wellness, or there were a very small number of patients who recently received the procedure or service.

Data Source: 
Patient Access Registry Nova Scotia (PAR NS)
Data Period: 
February 1 2019 - January 31 2020
Next Update: 
March 2020
Disclaimer: Hospitals 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. Current wait times experienced by some patients may be different.

Wait Times

Reduce your wait time

Not all wait times are the same, and you may reduce your wait time for health care services. Explore options and talk to your doctor or nurse practitioner.

Find out more

Talk to your doctor

Wait time information can help you and your doctor make informed decisions. Find wait times and share the numbers with your healthcare provider.

Talking tips