Kristin Black

Dr. Kristin Black

BSc MD FRCSC
Pronouns: she/her

Positions

Assistant Professor

Cumming School of Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology | Gynaecologic Oncology

Assistant Professor

Cumming School of Medicine, Department of Oncology

Member

O'Brien Institute for Public Health

Contact information

Background

Educational Background

BSc. Biochemistry University of Saskatchewan, 2012

Doctor of Medicine University of Saskatchewan, 2016

FRCSC Obstetrics & Gynecology, Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, 2021

FRCSC Gynecologic Oncology, Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, 2024

Biography

Kristin Black (she/her) is a Gynecologic Oncologist and Assistant Professor at the University of Calgary in the Departments of Obstetrics & Gynecology and Oncology. Kristin is Métis, with both Métis and Cree ancestry on her mother’s side, and mixed settler ancestry on her father’s side, with kinship ties in Treaty 6 territory. She is a proud member of the Otipemisiwak Métis Nation within Alberta. 

Kristin completed her bachelor of science and medical school at the University of Saskatchewan, followed by Obstetrics & Gynecology residency at the University of Alberta, and fellowship in Gynecologic Oncology at the University of Calgary. She is currently completing a Master of Public Health through the University of Victoria with a focus in Indigenous Health Studies. She is a health services researcher with interests in Indigenous health, patient reported outcomes, and perioperative care/Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) for patients with gynecologic malignancies.