The founder of Surgency, Dr Sean Haffey smiling

Sean Haffey

Surgency Founder

Sean Haffey is the founder and CEO of Surgency, Canada's directory of private surgical providers. He started Surgency in 2025 after watching patients in Ontario wait years for elective procedures, and seeing how difficult it was for Canadians to find information about legal, accredited private surgical options in this country.

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Location:

Kingston, ON

Speaks:

English

About

Sean leads Surgency's strategy, operations, and editorial direction. He is not involved in the clinical care of any patient who uses the platform, and has no clinical relationship with any of the surgeons or clinics listed on Surgency.

Sean studied medicine at Queens and completed training in family medicine. He has been practicing medicine for the past 6 years. He does not practice clinically in connection with Surgency and does not refer, recommend, or direct patients to any listed surgeon. His medical background informs Surgency's editorial standards, but it does not substitute for the clinical judgment of direct medical care. Patients should never rely on informational content, and discuss their personal situation with their doctor and/or surgeon.

Role at Surgency

  • Company strategy and operations
  • Editorial direction and content standards
  • Partnerships with surgical clinics
  • Public communication and media

What Sean does not do

  • Sean does not select, rank, recommend, or prioritize any surgeon or clinic listed on Surgency.
  • Sean does not receive any fee, commission, or benefit tied to patient consultations, surgeries, or outcomes.
  • Sean does not participate in the clinical care of any patient who contacts a surgeon through Surgency.
  • Sean does not mention Surgency in any clinical encounter with his own patients.

Conflict of interest disclosure

Sean is the founder and majority owner of Surgency. Surgency generates revenue from flat-fee listings paid by surgeons and clinics. No portion of Surgency's revenue is tied to patient consultations, procedures, or outcomes.