Patrick McCrea

Use tab to navigate through the menu items. Dr. Patrick McCrea is an Endoscopist and General Surgeon working at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital (QEH) in Charlottetown, PEI. The QEH is a cancer care and regional trauma center. Dr. McCrea has a broad community general surgical practice and does all procedures using minimally invasive surgical techniques... when possible. Dr. McCrea completed Bachelor of Applied Science in Engineering Physics at the University of British Columbia (UBC) in 1997. He then went on to work in Biomedical engineering, including obtaining a Masters degree from UBC in 2003. Inspired by surgery and medicine, Dr. McCrea returned to school and obtained his Medical Doctorate at UBC in 2008. Dr. McCrea completed his general surgery residency program at Dalhousie University in Nova Scotia and became a Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of Canada (FRCSC) 2013. In 2009 he won an award for best clinical research by a Canadian General surgery resident (CAGS). During his residency, Dr. McCrea rotated through a variety of hospitals in the Maritime provinces, allowing him to take care of patients in many different practice settings. He developed expertise in endoscopy, breast surgery, abdominal surgery, and laparoscopic techniques. Dr. McCrea relocated to Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island and joined the Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Division of General Surgery as a practicing general surgeon in August 2013. He enjoys serving this community in which he now resides. Dr. McCrea has a broad based general surgery practice with use of minimally invasive surgery techniques when possible. Dr. McCrea currently has short waitlists for endoscopy (colonoscopy and gastroscopy) and elective surgery. All patients with cancer are fast tracked.Read More