Dr. Leyland is a nationally and internationally recognized leader in gynaecological surgery. He has contributed academically to the advancement of women’s health in the development and provision of the least invasive surgical options for a variety of surgical conditions. He is an award-winning teacher and researcher and a sought-after speaker on a variety of issues in women’s health, patient safety and quality in medicine. He has developed many innovative laparoscopic techniques including a laparoscopic operation to correct cervical incompetence in pregnant patients, an operation that he has trained surgeons to perform across Canada and in many other countries including the U.K., Israel, the Middle East, Africa, and China. Dr. Leyland is a professor of Obstetrics and Gynaecology at McMaster University. Prior to this, he was an Associate Professor in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology at the University of Toronto and Chief of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology and the Medical Director of the Women’s, Children’s and Family Health Program at St. Joseph’s Health Centre in Toronto. Dr. Leyland received his Bachelor of Applied Science degree with distinction from the University of Guelph (1979) and his MD with honours from the University of Toronto where he graduated as the Cody Silver Medalist (1983). In 2006, Dr. Leyland also completed a Master of Science in Health Care Management from Harvard University.