Dr. Peters is full Professor of Plastic Surgery at the University of Toronto. He has been a consultant/expert witness for six major corporations in the U.S. regarding breast implants. He has also been a consultant/expert witness in over 35 breast implant litigation cases in Canada and the U.S.		 Dr. Walter Peters, PhD, MD, FRCSC

Dr. Peters has received numerous awards, both nationally and internationally. He was awarded the Mentor prize in 2000, for the most outstanding publication and presentation at the Canadian Society of Plastic Surgery annual meeting. This presentation was entitled “Management of the woman with silicone gel breast implants”. In 2003, he was again awarded the Mentor Prize for the most outstanding publication and presentation at the Canadian Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery annual meeting. This presentation was entitled “The evolution of breast implants”.

In 2008, Dr. Peters was again awarded the Mentor Prize for the most outstanding publication and presentation at the Canadian Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery annual meeting.  This presentation was entitled "Autoinflation of saline-filled inflatable breast implants".

In 2010, Dr. Peters was again awarded the Mentor Prize for the most oustanding publication and presentation at the Canadian Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery annual meeting. This presenation was entitled "Complications from injectable material used for breast augmentation"

Dr. Peters has been awarded over $5 million in research funding. He has published over 160 papers and book chapters, and has presented papers at over 300 national and international meetings.

He is a consultant/advisor to the FDA, the Institute of Medicine, the National Academy of Science, the National Cancer Institute, and the FDA Public Education Project in Washington, D.C. He is also a member of Health Canada's Expert Panel on Breast Implants and Health Canada's Scientific Advisory Board.

In 2010, he was awarded the University of Toronto Crystal Award, for being the Course Director and Coordinator of the University of Toronto Annual Symposium on Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, for the past 20 years. This is the largest aesthetic Plastic Surgery Symposium in Canada. The University of Toronto has also dedicated the annual Dr. Walter Peters Visiting Professor Lecture in Aesthetic Plastic Surgery.

Biography

Professional Qualifications

  • MD (Honors) University of Toronto
  • Fellow, Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada (Plastic Surgery) (FRCSC)
  • 1981 McLaughlin Travelling Fellow, Boston
  • 1986 Fellow, Canadian Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery
  • 1988 Fellow, American Society of Plastic Surgeons
  • 1993 Fellow, American Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery
  • 1993 Fellow, International Society of Aesthetic Surgery
  • 2001 Fellow, American Association of Plastic Surgeons

Professional Appointments

  • Professor of Plastic Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto
  • Hospital privileges Mount Sinai and St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto
  • 2000-present - Founder and Medical Director, Rosedale Centre for Plastic Surgery.

Plastic Surgery Experience

  • 1977-1984 Staff Plastic Surgeon, Toronto General Hospital
  • 1977-present Staff Plastic Surgeon, Mount Sinai Hospital
  • 1984-2000 Director, Toronto Adult Burn Centre, Wellesley Hospital. Supervised the treatment of over 2,000 patients with major burns
  • 1984-2000 Chief of Plastic Surgery, Wellesley Hospital
  • 1990-1994 Co-Director, Plastic Surgery Linkage Project, Ganzu Provincial People's Hospital, China
  • As the CIDA visiting professor, performed numerous surgical demonstrations in China
  • Designed the burn unit in Lanzhou, China
  • Trained numerous Plastic Surgeons from China, at the University of Toronto

Honors and Awards

  • 1977 Mead-Johnson Excellence of Research Award, University of Texas, Galveston
  • 1977 Gallie-Bateman Research Award, University of Toronto
  • 1978 Plastic Surgery Assembly Research Award, University of Toronto
  • 1981 McLaughlin Traveling Fellowship (Boston)
  • 1987 Award for Excellence, Scholarly Presentations, University of Toronto
  • 1989 Visiting Professor, Surgeon General’s Conference, Ottawa, Ontario
  • 1990 CIDA Visiting Professor, Gansu Provincial People's Hospital, Lanzhou, China
  • 1993 Ralph Millard Award for the most outstanding presentation, Canadian Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, Quebec City
  • 1994 Tiffany Award of Excellence for the most outstanding presentation, American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, Boston
  • 1994-2000 Expert Witness breast implant litigation, representing 6 major U.S. Corporations
  • 1994 Legislative Conference on Breast Implants, Washington, D.C., Invited Participant
  • 1994-1997 Breast Committee, American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery
  • 1995 FDA Closed Session on Breast Implants, Washington, D.C., Invited Participant
  • 1995 National Institutes of Health Workshop on the Immunology of Silicones, Bethesda, Maryland, Invited participant
  • 1995 Visiting Professor, Atlantic Plastic Surgery Society, Fredericton, New Brunswick
  • 1996 Visiting Professor, Northwest Society of Plastic Surgeons, Whistler, B.C.
  • 1996 Expert Panel, Public Health Issues of Breast Implants, Washington, D.C.
  • 1997 Lister Prize, University of Toronto, for long-term research of international status
  • 1997 Chair, Ethics Committee, American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery
  • 1998 Advisor, National Academy of Sciences, Washington, D.C.
  • 1999 Institute of Medicine, Safety Breast implants, Washington, D.C. Advisory Board and Reviewer
  • 1999 Award for Advanced Education in Cosmetic Surgery, American
    Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery
  • 2000 Mentor Prize, Canadian Society of Plastic Surgeons, for the most outstanding presentation: "Management of the woman with silicone gel breast implants"
  • 2000 Co-chair, Sixth World Biomaterials Congress, Kamuela, Hawaii
  • 2000 Visiting Professor, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba
  • 2000-2003 Breast Committee, American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery
  • 2001 Health Canada, Expert Panel on Breast Implants and Health Canada Scientific Advisory Board, Ottawa, Ontario
  • 2002 Consultant for the Canadian Department of Justice, Ottawa
  • 2003 Mentor Prize, for the most outstanding presentation and publication, Canadian Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons – "The evolution of breast implants"
  • 2007 Facility Inspector, Canadian Association for Accreditation of Ambulatory Care Facilities
  • 2008 College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario, Task Force, Plastic Surgery IHF Guidelines
  • 2008 Mentor Prize for the most outstanding presentation and publication, Canadian Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, Calgary, Alberta "Autoinflation of saline-filled inflatable breast implants"
  • 2010 Mentor Prize for the most oustanding presentation and publication, Canadian Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, Vancouver, B.C. "Complications from injectable material used for breast augmentation"
  • 2010 University of Toronto Crystal Award, for being Course Director and Coordinator of the University of Toronto Annual Symposium on Aesthetic Plastic Surgery for the past 20 years (The largest aesthetic plastic surgery symposium in Canada)
  • 2010 Awarded the University of Toronto annual Dr. Walter Peters Visiting Professor Lecture, Aesthetic Plastic Surgery
  • 2010 Invited Visiting Professor, representing Canada, 20th Biennial Congress of the International Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, San Francisco, "The history of breast augmentation during the past century"

Scholarly Work

  • Over $5M in research funding
  • Over 160 publications and book chapters
  • Over 300 scientific presentations nationally and internationally
  • Over 40 courses directed or invited as faculty nationally & internationally

Teaching

  • 11 Clinical Fellows supervised
  • 28 Plastic Surgery Residents supervised
  • Over 300 teaching presentations
  • Over 50 elective medical students supervised

 

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