Sandy Widder

Associate Professor, Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry - Surgery Dept
Associate Dean/Professionalism, Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry - Faculty Affairs Office

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Associate Professor, Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry - Surgery Dept
Email
widder@ualberta.ca
Phone
(780) 407-2005
Address
2D4 WMC Mackenzie Health Science Centre
8440 - 112 St
Edmonton AB
T6G 2B7

Associate Dean/Professionalism, Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry - Faculty Affairs Office
Email
widder@ualberta.ca

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About

Dr Widder is an Associate Professor in the Department of Surgery and Critical Care.  Dr Widder is a trauma/ acute care surgeon and Intensivist who completed her subspecialty training in Calgary and Miami (visiting fellowship).

Dr. Widder possesses a Masters in Health Administration (University British Columbia, Sauder School of Business), and also completed her Masters in Quality Improvement and Patient Safety from the University of Toronto in 2014. Dr. Widder has held several leadership positions including former Facility Site Chief for Trauma (UAH) and Provincial Medical Co-Chair for Trauma Services, as well as Associate Zone Medical Director, Integrated Quality Management (AHS).  Dr. Widder has a passion for quality improvement and safety, including a focus on patient family centered care.

Featured Publications

Bradley N.L., Leeper W.R., Roberts D., Ball C.G., Beckett A., Engels P., Joos E., Khwaja K., Kirkpatrick A., Lampron J., Minor S., Parry N., Rezende J.N., Widder S., Ahmed N., Gillman L., Gomez D., Hameed M., Kim M., Murphy P., Nenshi R., Rice T., Vogt K.

Canadian Journal of Surgery. 2022 June; 65 (4):E310-E316 10.1503/cjs.015319


Smith S., Allen L., Khwaja K., Joos E., Ball C.G., Engels P.T., Naji F., Lampron J., Widder S., Minor S., Jessula S., Parry N.G., Vogt K.N.

Injury. 2022 May; 53 (5):1662-1666 10.1016/j.injury.2021.12.052


Lai K., Anantha R.V., Fawcett V., Tsang B., Kim M., Widder S.

Trauma (United Kingdom). 2022 April; 24 (2):154-163 10.1177/1460408620982261


Minor S., Allen L., Meschino M.T., Nenshi R., Van Heest R., Saleh F., Widder S., Engels P.T., Joos E., Parry N.G., Murphy P.B., Ball C.G., Hameed M., Vogt K.N.

Canadian Journal of Surgery. 2022 April; 65 (2):E215-E220 10.1503/cjs.008820


Johnson G.G.R.J., Beaumont J., Paton-Gay J.D., Widder S., Gillman L.M.

Canadian Journal of Surgery. 2021 November; 64 (6):E609-E612 10.1503/cjs.009921


Alcohol use and trauma in Alberta after COVID-19 lockdown: overrepresentation and undertreatment are opportunities for improvement

Trauma Association of Canada. 2021 October;


Geriatric Recovery and Enhancement Alliance in Trauma (GREAT) multidisciplinary quality improvement initiative: improving rates of successful resuscitation, rehabilitation and reintegration of geriatric trauma patients across the trauma spectrum of care

Trauma Association of Canada. 2021 October;


Mental health and addiction diagnose are linked to increased violent injuries and gaps in provision of resources during the COVID-19 pandemic

Trauma Association of Canada. 2021 October;


When low complication rates are a bad sign: the negative impact of introducing and electronic medical record on TQIP data completeness

Trauma Association of Canada. 2021 October;


Canadian Journal of Emergency Nursing. 2021 July; 10.29173/cjen129


Joos E., de Jong N., Ball C.G., Quigley S., Trottier V., Massé M., Engels P.T., Rao J., Gillman L.M., Visser R., Widder S., Hameed M.S., Vogt K.N.

Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery. 2021 March; 90 (3):434-440 10.1097/TA.0000000000003025


Allen L., Vogt K., Joos E., van Heest R., Saleh F., Widder S., Hameed M., Parry N.G., Minor S., Murphy P.

SURGERY. 2021 February; 169 (2):455-459 10.1016/j.surg.2020.08.032


Coccolini F., Kluger Y., Moore E.E., Maier R.V., Coimbra R., Ordoñez C., Ivatury R., Kirkpatrick A.W., Biffl W., Sartelli M., Hecker A., Ansaloni L., Leppaniemi A., Reva V., Civil I., Vega F., Chiarugi M., Chichom-Mefire A., Sakakushev B., Peitzman A., Chiara O., Abu-Zidan F., Maegele M., Miccoli M., Chirica M., Khokha V., Sugrue M., Fraga G.P., Otomo Y., Baiocchi G.L., Catena F., Kuliesius Z., Conti L., Dogjani A., Lee J.G., Consani H., Russello D., Bortul M., Maurel T.G., Kaf H.S., Adamou H., Alin V., Robustelli U., Sato N., Seretis C., Quiodettis M., Gomes C.A., Kong V., Zakaria A.D., Guner A., Gachabayov M., Chowdhury S., Pata F., Garcia A., Rems M., Das K., Riedel J.G., Lasithiotakis K., Sydorchuk R., Sydorchuk L., Lostoridis E., Buia A., McFarlane M., Ciani R., Muñoz-Cruzado V.M.D., Tartaglia D., Ioannidis O., Muhrbeck M., Reicher M., Roscio F., Ceresoli M., Tsiftsis D., Kavalakat A., Pintar T., Georgiou G., Ricci G., Mohan R., Saar S., Di Carlo I., Isik A., Ahmed A.Y.Y.M., Gonsaga R.A.T., Sammartano F., Tallon-Aguilar L., Shoko T., Hsu J., Kobe Y., Romeo C.G.L., Podda M., Mingoli A., Delgado R.C., Ekwen G., Aude V., Olona C., Boati P., Magnone S., Capaldi M., Bala M., Picetti E., Negoi I., Kok K.Y.Y., Jusoh A.C., Amato B., Nita G.E., de Beaux A., Demetrashvili Z., Davies R.J., Kim J.I., Pereira A., Fattori L., Paolillo C., Ghannam W., Rodriguez F.M., Berardi L., Florio M.G., Hecker M., Dubuisson V., O’Connor D.B., De’Angelis N., Dobric I., Massalou D., Örtenwall P., Pikoulis E., Ugarte-Sierra B., Zuidema W.P., Kechagias A., Marwah S., Litvin A., Nikolopoulos I., Pesce A., Uranues S., Luppi D., Flohe S., Martínez-Pérez A., Lorenzo M., Vergano L.B., Manca M., Malacarne P., Kurihara H., Widder S., Pucciarelli M., Monzani F., Brambillasca P., Corbella D., Agresta F., Moore L., Buonomo L.A., Adeleye A.O., Kim D., Veroux M., Hardcastle T.C., Di Saverio S., Recordare A., Rubio-Perez I., Shlyapnikov S., Rahim R., Vega G.M.M., Boris K., Sawyer R., Baraket O., Soreide K., Weber C., Seak C.J., Herman S., Gamberini E., Costa S., Mazzocconi G., Lozada E., Manatakis D., Lohsiriwat V., Ahmed A., Elbery B., Tiberio G.A.M., Santini M., Mellace L., Enoksen C.H., Major P., Parini D., Improta M., Fugazzola P., Pini S., Liberti G., Martino C., Cobianchi L., Canzi G., Cicuttin E., Kenig J., Zago M., Giannessi S., Scaglione M., Orsitto E., Cioni R., Ghiadoni L., Menichetti F., Agnoletti V., Sganga G., Prosperi P., Roviello F., De Paolis P., Gordini G., Forfori F., Ruscelli P., Gabrielli F., Puglisi A., Bertolucci A., Marchi S., Bellini M., Casagli S., De Simone B., Carmassi F., Marchetti S., Accorsini M., Cremonini C., Morelli F., Romeo L.

World Journal of Emergency Surgery. 2021 February; 16 (1) 10.1186/s13017-021-00350-7


Eksteen A., O’Dochartaigh D., Odenbach J., Douma M.J., O’Neill K., Anantha R., Bradley N.L., Gauri A., Widder S.

Canadian Journal of Emergency Medicine. 2021 January; 23 (1):36-44 10.1007/s43678-020-00007-5


Lai K., Anantha R.V., Fawcett V., Tsang B., Kim M., Widder S.

Trauma. 2021 January; 10.1177/1460408620982261


Lester ELW, Dvorak JE, Maluso PJ, Tatebe LC, Widder S, Bokhari F.

ANNALS OF SURGERY. 2020 November; Epub ahead of print 10.1097/SLA.0000000000004635