Obstetrics & Gynaecology (OBGYN)
The ByWard Family Health Team (BWFHT) is proud to offer obstetrical and gynaecological care. Our specialists provide patient-centered care to women with gynaecological concerns. We deliver a full range of services.
Important Information
All labour and births will occur at The Ottawa Hospital – General Campus and will be attended by an obstetrician.
The following is a list of obstetrical and gynaecological services offered. Please note this list is non-exhaustive.
Obstetric services
- Preconception care
- First trimester clinic
- Prenatal and postnatal care
Gynecologic services
- Colposcopy
- Contraceptive management
- IUD insertion
- Endometriosis
- Abnormal uterine bleeding
- Menopause
- Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
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Uterine fibroids
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Pelvic Masses
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Complex hysteroscopy
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Post menopausal bleeding
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Gender Affirming Gynecology
Patients can be referred by their family physician or primary care provider for obstetrical and gynaecological consultation. Referrals can be sent to our clinic by physicians by fax at 613-564-6627.
Quebec patients referred for an obstetric consultation or colposcopy are accepted. Quebec patients are required to pay a fee at each visit. Consult our Fees page for more information. For further information you can call the clinic at 613-564-3950.
Fees
Dr. Karen Wolfish is a Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons, in the field of Obstetrics and Gynecology. She completed extra training in colposcopy and hysteroscopy at the Sunnybrook Health Science Center, in Toronto. She graduated from the University of Ottawa with her Medical degree. Internship and residency were completed at the University of Toronto. She is an Assistant Professor at the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Ottawa, helping to train the next generation of doctors. She has an interest in colposcopy, hysteroscopy, menstrual disorders, contraception and postmenopausal bleeding.
Dr. Catherine Attié is a member of the General Obstetrics and Gynecology division at the Ottawa Hospital.
She completed her medical degree and Obstetrics and Gynecology specialty at the University of Montreal and became a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada in 1996. She started her practice in Quebec for a few years before moving to Ottawa in 1999 and has been a member of the Obstetrics and Gynaecology department at The Ottawa Hospital since. Dr Attié is an assistant professor at the University of Ottawa and is actively involved in undergraduate and post-graduate clinical teaching. Her clinical interests include general obstetrics, gynecology and colposcopy. Her hospital practice is based at the General Campus of The Ottawa Hospital for obstetrics and Riverside campus for surgeries. Dr Attié is also actively involved in international health care. She directed a 3 year maternal and infant care project in Tanzania funded by Global Affairs Canada in 2015 and participated in teaching projects abroad.
Dr. Emily Delpero completed her medical training at the University of Toronto including medical school, residency in OBGYN and fellowship in vulvovaginal health. In 2022, she joined the OBGYN generalist group at the Ottawa General Hospital, where she maintains a general obstetrics practice and is focusing her gynecologic practice on vulvar skin disorders, colposcopy and menopause management.
Dr. Geneviève Horwood is a Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of Canada. She completed her residency in Obstetrics and Gynecology at the University of Ottawa in 2021. She later completed a two year AAGL (American Association of Gynecologic Laparoscopy) accredited fellowship in Minimally Invasive Surgery. She holds a masters in epidemiology from the University of Oxford. For the last two years, she has completed training in gender affirming care, focusing on gender affirming gynecology and hormone therapy through various clinical placements and surgical internships. She is now an assistant professor at the University of Ottawa.
Ministry of Health – COVID-19 Vaccination
Ottawa Public Health – Prenatal Classes
Ottawa Childbirth Education Association – Prenatal Classes
Mothercraft – Prenatal Classes
Healthy Babies, Healthy Children – Ottawa Public Health
The Ontario Early Years Centres
