2025 Prairie Urological Association Annual Meeting

Robert Siemens, MD, FRCSC

Dr. Siemens is Professor and former Chair of the Department of Urology at Queen’s University and is cross-appointed to the Departments of Oncology as well as Biomedical and Molecular Sciences. He is a member of the Cancer Care and Epidemiology research unit and is Director of the Centre of Applied Urological Research. He served as editor of the Canadian Urological Association Journal until 2020 and is now the editor of the Journal of Urology. His research is focused on urological oncology, and he has initiated and directed basic and translational investigations as well as health services and clinical trial studies. Dr. Siemens serves as the immediate past president of the Canadian Urological Association.

Dr. Kishore Visvanathan, MD, FRCPC

Kishore is a graduate of the College of Medicine at University of Saskatchewan, where he is now Clinical Professor of Surgery. Since 1992, he has practiced urology in Saskatoon. Kishore’s interests are quality improvement and clinical practice redesign. He leads Saskatoon Urology Associates’ Advanced Access project – an initiative to improve access to specialist consultation.

Kishore chairs Saskatchewan’s Prostate Assessment Pathway, which expedites diagnosis and treatment for men suspected of having prostate cancer. He is clinical lead for Saskatchewan’s Improving Access to Specialist and Diagnostic care, a provincial initiative reducing wait times for specialty care. As a faculty member of the CMA’s Physician Leadership Institute, Kishore teaches the principles and application of health care quality improvement to health care students and professionals across Canada.