Sarah Appleton
Position: Assistant Professor
Degree: MD MSc FRCSC
Fellowship: Oncologic and Microsurgical Reconstruction (Toronto)
Areas of clinical interest: Breast reconstruction, reconstructive microsurgery, melanoma and non-melanoma skin cancer, complex wounds including burns
Research interests: Breast reconstruction, patient reported outcomes, health related quality of life
Office: LHSC - University Hospital Campus, Room C8-118
Phone: 519.685.8500 ext. 37916
Fax: 519.663.3529
Administrative assistant: Belinda Amato-Marziali
Dr. Appleton is originally from Fredericton New Brunswick. Prior to her medical training, Dr. Appleton acquired a BSc(Hons) in Biochemistry from Mount Allison University (2005) and a MSc in Microbiology and Immunology from Dalhousie University (2007). After graduating from Queen’s Medicine in 2011 and completing her Plastic Surgery Residency training at Dalhousie University (2016), she obtained an Oncologic and Microsurgical Reconstruction Fellowship from the University of Toronto. Dr. Appleton was previously appointed an Assistant Professor in the Division of Plastic Surgery at McMaster University and was the Medical Director of the Hamilton General Hospital Burn Trauma Unit. During her time at McMaster University she obtained a Graduate Diploma in Health Research Methodology. Areas of research interest include breast reconstruction, patient reported outcomes and health related quality of life.
