Shunaha Kim-Fine, MD, MSc, FRCSC

Dr. Shunaha Kim-Fine hails from Southwestern Ontario where she started her education in Nursing. After completing Medical School at Queen’s University and OBGYN residency at Western Ontario University, she trained at Mayo Clinic, Rochester in the Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery Fellowship program. She also received a Masters of Science and a Certificate in Clinical and Translational Sciences. She has since settled in Calgary, joining four other academic urogynecologists.

Dr. Kim-Fine started clinical practice in 2014, and joined the Cumming School of Medicine faculty as a Clinical Assistant Professor. She strives to achieve excellence in patient care, mentor trainees in urogynecology and help build the research productivity of the Section of Pelvic Medicine. She remains an active member of the Society of Gynecologic Surgeons Consortium of Research in Pelvic Surgery.

Publications

  1. Intervention Counseling for Return to Sex After Urogynecologic Surgery: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Kim-Fine S, Caldwell L, Long J, Meriwether KV, Iyer S, Heisler CA, Hudson P, Husk K, Lozo S, Demtchouk V, Huang B, Antosh DD, Rogers RG; Society of Gynecologic Surgeons Consortium of Research in Pelvic Surgery.Obstet Gynecol. 2025 Sep 11. doi: 10.1097/AOG.0000000000006064.
  2. Standardized Counseling Tool for Returning to Sexual Activity After Pelvic Reconstructive Surgery. Caldwell L, Kim-Fine S, Antosh DD, Husk K, Meriwether KV, Long JB, Heisler CA, Hudson PL, Lozo S, Iyer S, Weber LeBrun EE, Rogers RG.Obstet Gynecol. 2025 Jun 13. doi: 10.1097/AOG.0000000000005938.
  3. Obstetrics and Gynecology Trainee Insights Regarding the Effect of the Dobbs Supreme Court Decision. Meriwether KV, Beckham AJ, Kim-Fine S, Ablove T, Ollendorff A, Dale LE, Krashin JW, Orejuela F, Mazloomdoost D, Grimes CL, Winkelman WD, Propst K, Florian-Rodriguez ME, Turk JK, Chang OH, Horvath S, Ros ST, Crisp CC, Petersen TR, Iglesia CB.J Womens Health (Larchmt). 2025 Jun;34(6):823-834. doi: 10.1089/jwh.2024.0095.
  4. Impact of Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization on Obstetrics and Gynecology Training One Year Later: Qualitative Analysis of Physician Perspectives. Andiman SE, Beckham AJ, Halder GE, DiCarlo-Meacham A, Winkelman WD, Kim-Fine S, Rogers R, Iglesia C, Grimes CL; Society of Gynecologic Surgeons Collaborative Research in Pelvic Surgery Consortium (SGS CoRPS).Womens Health Issues. 2025 Jul-Aug;35(4):253-260. doi: 10.1016/j.whi.2025.04.005. Epub 2025 Jun 6.
  5. Not here, not now: a mystery caller study of availability of mifepristone in community pharmacies in Alberta, Canada. Brennand EA, Scime NV, Huang B, Randhawa A, Kim-Fine S, Aziza O, Paw J, Nelson EL.Contraception. 2025 Sep;149:110945. doi: 10.1016/j.contraception.2025.110945. Epub 2025 May 9.
  6. Hysterectomy versus uterine preservation for pelvic organ prolapse surgery: a prospective cohort study. Brennand EA, Scime NV, Huang B, Edwards AD, Kim-Fine S, Hall J, Birch C, Robert M, Carter Ramirez A; Calgary Women’s Pelvic Health Research Group.Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2025 May;232(5):461.e1-461.e20. doi: 10.1016/j.ajog.2024.10.021. Epub 2024 Oct 18.
  7. Hysterectomy Techniques and Outcomes for Benign Large Uteri: A Systematic Review. Mamik MM, Kim-Fine S, Yang L, Sharma V, Gala R, Aschkenazi S, Sheyn D, Howard D, Walter AJ, Kudish B, Balk EM, Antosh DD.Obstet Gynecol. 2024 Jul 1;144(1):40-52. doi: 10.1097/AOG.0000000000005607. Epub 2024 May 15.
  8. Sexual Harassment, Abuse, and Discrimination in Obstetrics and Gynecology: A Systematic Review. Gupta A, Thompson JC, Ringel NE, Kim-Fine S, Ferguson LA, Blank SV, Iglesia CB, Balk EM, Secord AA, Hines JF, Brown J, Grimes CL.JAMA Netw Open. 2024 May 1;7(5):e2410706. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.10706.
  9. Trainee Perspectives Regarding the Effect of the Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization Supreme Court Decision on Obstetrics and Gynecology Training. Meriwether KV, Kim-Fine S, Ablove T, Ollendorff A, Dale LE, Krashin JW, Winkelman WD, Orejuela F, Mazloomdoost D, Grimes CL, Beckham AJ, Propst K, Florian-Rodriguez ME, Turk JK, Chang OH, Horvath S, Ros ST, Crisp CC, Petersen TR, Iglesia CB.J Womens Health (Larchmt). 2024 Jul;33(7):908-915. doi: 10.1089/jwh.2023.0960. Epub 2024 Apr 17.
  10. Prediction of Postoperative Urinary Tract Infection Following Benign Gynecologic Surgery. Yurick S, Ray S, El-Nashar S, Brennand E, Kim-Fine S, Sanaee M, Regan S, Geoffrion R, Occhino J, Hijaz A, Sheyn D.Int Urogynecol J. 2024 May;35(5):1035-1043. doi: 10.1007/s00192-024-05773-9. Epub 2024 Apr 16.

A full list of Dr. Shunaha Kim-Fine’s publications can be read on PubMed

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