Bio:

Dr Kate Anderson will be leading two pillars of urologic care in the M.H. Mohseni Institute of Urologic Sciences. She will serve as the Centre Director for the Functional Urology and Reconstructive Surgery centre and as the Co-director (along with Dr. De Los Reyes) of the Centre for Adolescent and Transitional Urology. She is a urologist with subspecialty fellowship training in female and functional urology, reconstructive pelvic surgery, neuro-urology, and urodynamics. Her clinical and research interests focus on sacral neuromodulation for urinary issues, improving outcomes for adolescents with complex urologic problems, and novel treatments for incontinence.

Originally from the East Coast, she completed her Urology residency at Dalhousie University before being awarded the Harry S. Morton Travelling Fellowship in Surgery. This scholarship from the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada supported her sub-specialty training in Functional Urology at the Bristol Urological Institute in the UK. After completing her two-year fellowship, she was recruited by the UBC Department of Urologic Sciences to help develop an academic program in this field.

Still early in her career, she is already transforming the treatment landscape for British Columbians with severe overactive bladder syndrome and incontinence by introducing sacral neuromodulation (SNM) to the province. As the only healthcare provider offering SNM for this condition in BC, her work has been made possible through philanthropic support. Given the untapped potential of this technology, there is great interest in exploring its application in the neurogenic bladder setting (such as for patients with spinal cord injury). To this end, she is working with spine injury experts at ICORD research foundation on novel translational research projects. The ICORD teams have been successful in winning competitive national research grants via the Department of Defense. She hopes that this work could pave the way to revolutionize neurogenic bladder management worldwide.