Researcher profile - Balbina Russillo, MD CCFP FCFP

Current academic and hospital titles

Associate Professor, Department of Family Medicine, McGill University, Montreal.

Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, St. Mary’s Hospital Centre, Montreal.

Obstetrics Coordinator,Family Medicine Unit, St. Mary’s Hospital Centre, Montreal.

Email: b.russillo@sympatico.ca

Current research interests

  • Obstetrical care in family practice
  • Comparing obstetrical intervention rates among different physician groups
  • Pain management in obstetrical care

Current and recent research grants

Principal investigator: Vaginal Birth after Cesarian Section: Evaluating eligibility, Offer Rate and Patient Recall of Consent for trial of labor
Funded by: Competition Attracting Research Excellence (CARE)

Representative recent publications

Russillo B. Comparing Rates of Trial of labour Attempts, VBAC Success, and Fetal and Maternal Complications Among Family Physicians and Obstetricians. Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Canada. 30(2): 123-128, 2008.

Yaffe MJ, Gupta G, Still S, Boillat M, Russillo B, Schiff B, Sproule D. Morbidity and Mortality Audits. “How to” for family practice. Canadian Family Physician. 51: 234-239, 2005.

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