Fariba Mohtashami

Advanced Laparoscopic Gynecologic Surgery & Pelvic Floor Reconstruction.

Dr. Fariba Mohtashami completed medical school and was a fully trained obstetrician and gynecologist in Tehran, Iran where she practiced as a consultant for five years before immigrating to Canada in 2002. At the University of British Columbia, she gained her Canadian credentials after a 5-year residency, which she completed in 2009. She then completed a one-year formal Fellowship in Minimally Invasive Gynecologic Surgery to achieve her professional goal of being an advanced pelvic surgeon.

Dr. Fariba Mohtashami continues learning new techniques and improving her own skills in various subspecialties of gynecologic surgery by working with some of the best surgeons from all subspecialties in the Vancouver lower mainland on a regular basis. Likewise, she mentors, trains and assists her OB/GYN colleagues in the Fraser Health Authority and Vancouver Coastal Health in advanced gynecologic surgery techniques.

In her academic role Dr. Mohtashami is highly awarded and a regular Chair Person, Speaker and Faculty at a variety of international and national conferences and post-graduate courses. In Vancouver and throughout the lower mainland, Dr. Fariba Mohtashami also instructs UBC OB/GYN Residents and UBC Medical Students in gynecology and gynecological surgery.