
Dr. Anu Ghuman is a specialist in colon and rectal surgery at St. Paul’s Hospital and a Clinical Assistant Professor at the University of British Columbia, Department of Surgery.
Dr. Ghuman graduated from medical school at the University of British Columbia (UBC) and finished her residency in General Surgery at UBC. During her surgical training Dr. Ghuman completed a Masters in Public Health in Clinical Effectiveness with an interdisciplinary concentration in Public Health Leadership at Harvard University. She subsequently went on to complete subspecialty fellowship training in Colon & Rectal surgery at Cleveland Clinic Florida under the tutelage of Dr. Steven Wexner.
Within the field of colorectal surgery, Dr. Ghuman has a particular interest in minimally invasive/laparoscopic surgery, colorectal cancer, inflammatory bowel disease, including pelvic pouch procedures, colonoscopy and anorectal diseases.
Her research interest is surgical quality improvement. Among other efforts, her early career work has included the study of surgical site infections and urinary retention after colorectal surgery. Her goal is to build a broad collaborative network of surgeons to continue identifying areas where surgical patient safety and care can be improved. She is the current surgical champion for the Enhanced Recovery after Surgery (ERAS) committee and the colorectal surgery representative on the Surgical Quality Committee.
Dr. Ghuman also enjoys teaching and mentoring medical students, residents and fellows.
Selected publications from PubMed
Circular powered staplers versus manual staplers in left-sided colorectal anastomoses: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Samarasinghe N, Lin W, Karimuddin AA, Brown CJ, Phang PT, Raval MJ, MacDonell K, Ghuman A
Surg Endosc. 2026 May;40(5):4286-4293 doi: 10.1007/s00464-026-12711-x.
2025 Canadian Surgery Forum: Sept. 17-20, 2025.
Russell B, Stewart D, Devon K, Mallette K, Ehlebracht A, Mimeault R, Savoy T, Garber G, Yan Q, MacIntyre A, Liu R, Mostafapour M, Balaa F, Klapman S, Yacob M, Guo M, Rebello L, Karimuddin A, Sutherland J, Mamalchi SA, Choi D, Ivankovic V, Cornacchia M, Shorr R, Glen P, Matar M, Balaa F, Ammeter D, Johnson G, Askin N, Helewa R, Hyun E, Hochman D, Anant S, Wadhwa A, Lee J, Auer R, Fallavollita P, Shanahan J, Evans B, Follett A, MacDonald M, McGrath A, Hartwig K, Farrell T, Courage E, LeBlanc D, Borgaonkar M, Pace D, Trinh F, Fujita K, Ahmed H, Kung J, Jogiat U, Jatana S, Karmali S, Switzer N, Mocanu V, Lalande A, Eppler E, Gadhari N, Zhao J, MacNeill AJ, Hilzenrat R, Livergant R, Binda C, Adams J, Joos E, Joharifard S, Chin E, Haji F, Pook M, Najafi T, Wong S, Boutros M, Fried G, Lee L, Feldman LS, Fiore J Jr, Nair AG, Giannakeas V, Lim D, Li C, Litvinchuk S, Saleh A, Bondzi-Simpson A, Ribeiro T, Covelli A, Lofters A, Sutradhar R, Snyder RA, Clarke CN, Coburn N, Hallet J, Macdonald L, Montgomery-Song A, Li T, Hannedige D, Neumann K, Knapp G, Drohan A, Spence R, Alibhai K, McFadgen H, Brar S, Ott M, Hamstra S, Louridas M, McLennan S, Forrester E, Kung JY, Switzer N, Habash A, Lee J, Park Y, Al-Zoubi F, Gilbert S, Fallavollita P, Zhao J, Dono A, Jung C, Salvemini J, Sheridan B, Zhao C, Valaulikar G, Ng T, Griffiths C, Patel Y, Nocula A, Haider E, Agzarian J, Hanna W, Brar K, Xiao K, Wong R, Elimova E, Jang R, Ma L, Darling G, Wakeam E, Yan M, Barron C, Mesci A, Yeung J, Lukovic J, Rioux A, Provencher S, Simard S, Bussières J, Couture É, Grégoire J, Conti M, Laliberté AS, French D, Abdul SA, Anstee C, Jones D, Taljaard M, Seely A, Philpott H, Murphy R, McCausland C, Gao Y, Gingrich M, Anstee C, Seely A, Wallace A, Sticca G, Zamani E, Selb J, Gagnon-Konamna M, Sebajang H, Schwenter F, De Broux E, Chartrand G, Wassef R, Ratelle R, Loungnarath R, Ember K, Dagbert F, Leblond F, Richard C, Brennan K, Ricci A, Knight K, McKechnie T, Bennett S, Patel S, Wu S, Maalouf CM, Lougnarath R, Dagbert F, Ratelle R, Gagnon-Konamna M, Schwenter F, Sebajang H, Wassef R, DeBroux É, Richard C, Muncner S, Dosanjh J, Dykstra M, Snelgrove R, Wang H, Ahn HS, Williams A, Kelly K, Moloo H, Sticca G, Abou-Khalil M, Soucisse M, Tremblay JF, Gervais MK, Sideris L, Hu R, McIsaac D, Musselman R, van Walraven C, Garfinkle R, Demian M, Sabboobeh S, Bhatnagar S, Savard J, Drolet S, Liberman S, Brown C, Park J, Moon J, Loiselle C, Wexner S, Bordeianou L, Ghitulescu G, Faria J, Morin N, Vasilevsky CA, Boutros M, Wang C, MacLean A, Buie D, Gimon T, Pereira A, Kuforiji O, Dalgarno N, Pereira J, Farooq A, Patel S, Monton O, DiVenti C, Sabboobeh S, Emile SH, Wexner SD, Fiore JF Jr, Bordeianou LG, Cornish J, Christensen P, Emmertsen KJ, Oliveira L, Marinello F, Dulskas A, Wilson K, Knowles CH, Burch J, Boutros M, Bondzi-Simpson A, Sutradhar R, Zhu A, Lofters A, Covelli A, Snyder RA, Clarke CN, Coburn N, Hallet J, Muncner S, Dosanjh J, Lin A, Ng C, Dykstra M, Snelgrove R, Jaremko J, Wang H, Baig Z, Karimuddin A, Phang T, Ghuman A, Raval M, Kennedy E, Brown C, Ahn HS, Hu R, Chahrour M, Williams L, Raiche I, Boushey R, Friedlich M, Moloo H, Musselman R, Aggarwal I, Taqi K, Ichhpuniani S, Stockley C, Assadzadeh G, Dixon E, Mack L, Bouchard-Fortier A, Rouhi A, Verhoeff K, Parente A, Sutcliffe R, Downey J, Raheel R, Tsang R, Lupichuk S, Quan ML, Laws A, Ng D, Babichev Y, Nash J, Gladdy R, Varvaris L, Shlien A, Campbell K, Swallow C, Pillar M, Flor L, Trasolini R, Hamilton T, Ribeiro T, Bondzi-Simpson A, Chan W, Mahar A, Jerath A, Coburn N, Hallet J, Lafortune R, Bénard F, Mercier F, Colivas J, Noyon B, Gervais C, Osman Y, Sticca G, Schaulin M, Huang TY, Elkouri S, Caron M, Bénard F, Dumas LM, Abdelli R, Soleimani Y, Kaviani A, Boulva K, Younan R, Hassan S, Khoury ME, Patocskai E, Alshammari R, Youn S, Flor L, Smrke A, Hamilton T, Zhu A, Bondzi-Simpson A, Mahar A, Hsu A, James P, Ante Z, Ip KI, Kosyachkova E, Hallet J, Coburn N, Rao A, Kalyvas M, Wilson B, Patel S, Farooq A, Bennett S, Samarasinghe N, Cusano AD, Kessler V, Townsend J, Joarder I, Stewart M, Oldani G, Segedi M, Chartier-Plante S, Bleszynski M, Pang E, Kim PTW, Ivankovic V, Mallette K, Carrier FM, Wherrett C, Vanterpool Z, Brousseau K, Monette L, Workneh A, Ruel M, Sabri E, Maddison H, Tokessy M, Wong PBY, McGinn R, Vandenbroucke-Menu F, Massicotte L, Chassé M, Collin Y, Perrault MA, Hamel-Perreault É, Park J, Lim S, Maltais V, Leung P, Gilbert RWD, Segedi M, Abou-Khalil J, Bertens KA, Balaa FK, Ramsay T, Tinmouth A, Fergusson D, Martel G, Czarnecka Z, Verhoeff K, Carr ALJ, Lam A, Senior P, Lucciantonio R, Kin T, Pepper AR, Bigam DL, Dajani K, Anderson B, Shapiro AMJ, Khalid MU, Aldekhayel M, Kwon M, Cino S, Kim DH, Gilbert R, Bleszynski M, Oldani G, Segedi M, Chartier-Plante S, Kim PTW, Liang H, AlQatan A, Ball CG, Ahmed S, Macmillan J, Matic J, Moser M, Marritt K, Mainprize M, Svendrovski A, Smith D, Simmons C, Henao-Florez O, Hennessey RL, Smith L, Melland-Smith M, Yilbas A, Mainprize M, Svendrovski A, Paasch C, Katz J, Karmustaji A, Alahmed S, Yang Y, Chiu CJ, Meneghetti A, Hennessey RL, Abbas U, Srikrishnaraj D, Safar A, Hawel J, Schlachta C, Elnahas A, Rajkumar G, Chiu CJ, Chartier-Plante S, Buczkowski A, Meneghetti A, Hennessey RL, El-Kefraoui C, Walker M, Yang Y, Chiu CJ, Meneghetti A, Hennessey RL, Connell M, He W, Prior H, Vergis A, Hardy K, Mackenzie D, Hopman W, Zevin B, Robertson D, Szasz P, Osman H, Gill R, Karmali S, Marcil G, Elkassem S, Debru E, Solomon J, Switzer N, Gill R, Hossain I, Okrainec A, Jackson T, Scott L, Warwick K, Chen K, Whitehead L, Fecso A, Park LJ, Polley H, Poole M, Brar K, McKechnie T, Nenshi R, Borges FK, Ofori S, Marcucci M, Conen D, Eskicioglu C, Hong D, Devereaux PJ, Sagorin Z, Dominguez G, Sampath S, Brar K, Lee YR, Dekirmendjian A, Deng J, Ma O, Okrainec A, Adekoya P, Fabien L, Barlow K, Ramji K, Anvari M, Khamar J, Kazi T, Khan M, Acharya S, Lee Y, Huo B, Ramji K, Boudreau V, Doumouras A, Hong D, Keshavjee S, McKechnie T, Shi V, Kuszaj O, Rattansi S, Brennan K, Patel S, Forbes S, Doumouras A, Parpia S, Bhandari M, Eskicioglu C, Momic J, Allen L, Hilsden R, Rashid S, Brackstone M, Moffat B, Leslie K, Vogt K, DiMatteo B, Allen L, Iansavitchene A, Vogt K, Ehlebracht A, Glen P, Cornacchia M, Balmes P, Kudryk A, Tam W, Rosenkrantz L, Moffat B, Lund M, Rashid S, Allen L, Hilsden R, Parry N, Gray D, Leslie K, Leeper R, Vogt K, Lee A, Narayanan D, Staudenmayer K, Hameed M, Lee A, Chan M, Narayanan D, Hameed M
Can J Surg. 2025 Nov-Dec;68(6suppl2):S27-S57 doi: 10.1503/cjs.019325.
Harnessing the power of nature in surgery: A systematic scoping review of nature prescribing and measures of benefit.
Nguyen M, Liu E, Karimuddin AA, Ghuman A, Conklin AI
Surgery. 2025 Nov;187:109657 doi: 10.1016/j.surg.2025.109657.
The Impact of Multidisciplinary Conference on Clinicians.
Clement E, Alam A, Lange C, Lin W, Ghuman A, Karimuddin AA, Phang PT, Raval MJ, Brown C
Ann Surg Oncol. 2025 Oct;32(10):7344-7350 doi: 10.1245/s10434-025-17979-2.
Impact of rectal cancer multidisciplinary conferences on patient care plans.
Clement EA, Lin W, Liu J, Raval M, Karimuddin A, Phang T, Ghuman A, Brown C
Colorectal Dis. 2025 Jul;27(7):e70150 doi: 10.1111/codi.70150.

Recent advances in technology and techniques have significantly improved outcomes for patients with rectal cancer. This event will spotlight two of the most groundbreaking innovations in the field. Our expert panel will present data on lateral pelvic node dissection and the use of indocyanine green (ICG), along with the integration of these methods. The program will emphasize the cost-effective laparoscopic approach to lateral pelvic node dissection and demonstrate how ICG enhances the safety and precision of pelvic dissection. Internationally renowned faculty will share valuable insights, including data, surgical videos, and practical tips for adopting these laparoscopic techniques globally.
With Medtronic
Published
Aug 2024

Anal fistulas can be notoriously difficult to treat due to the goals of fistula eradication and maintenance of continence. This program is the first one in a four-part series which will address these challenges and pose potential solutions. In this first episode, internationally renowned experts from around the world will share information on this theme. Specifically, the first program will begin by explaining why the anatomy of fistulas makes their treatment so potentially problematic. The esteemed faculty will then review the specific challenges of rectovaginal and rectourethral fistulas as well as the problem of fecal incontinence following fistula surgery. Several of the relatively newer treatments of collagen plugs, fibrin glue and the LIFT procedure are evaluated. Ultimately a surgical demonstration of the LIFT procedure will be presented.
With Takeda
Published
Apr 2023
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