AOA 2019 ABC Applications

The deadline to submit applications for the 2019 AmericanBritishCanadian (ABC) Traveling Fellowship is quickly approaching. Please submit all application materials by January 31. Participating in the AOA Traveling Fellowship program provides: unique interactions and experiences with the world’s orthopaedic leaders opportunities to develop your leadership skills and networks We encourage you to apply, or recommend […]

14th Annual Salter Cup Golf Tournament

Welcome new PGY1s and incoming fellows! The 14th Annual Salter Cup Golf Tournament is coming up this September! Be sure to join us for another great outing filled with fun, competition, and prizes. What: 14th Annual Salter Cup Golf Tournament When: Sunday September 8th, 2024 – starts at 9am sharp Where: Eagle’s Nest Golf Club, […]

Vancouver General Hospital Spine Fellowship Program Updates for 2025

Updates to the VGH/UBC Spine Program Our program is currently undergoing significant and exciting change and growth. Dr. Dvorak is unlikely to return to clinical practice and Dr. Fisher is transitioning to retirement over the coming year. Giant shoes to fill for both of them. We have hired one surgeon already with three additional surgeons […]

2020 Education Development Fund (EDF) Application Now Available

The 2020 EDF Application is now available. Applications must be submitted online by 11:59pm on February 10, 2020. Late and incomplete applications will not be accepted. Funded by the Education ViceDeans, the Education Development Fund is intended to support new and innovative projects that align with our Faculty’s strategic directions in education around the core values of innovation, […]

Highlights of Graduation Day 2021

Dear Colleagues, Thanks to the many of you who joined us on Friday, June 4 for our first Dan Stojimirovic Graduation Day. This event was held virtually for the first time, and served to honour our graduates and recipients of our annual awards. The brochure can be downloaded from the passwordprotected section of our website. […]

Career Advancement in Surgery: Focus on Issues of Gender

Dear colleagues, On Thursday October 4, I had the opportunity to attend an important event sponsored by the Department of Surgery entitled “Career Advancement in Surgery: Focus on Issues of Gender”. This event featured several powerful speakers including Dr. Gillian Hawker, Chair of the Department of Medicine and Dr. Nancy Baxter from St. Michael’s Hospital. […]

Mercer Rang Visiting Professor – Dr. Norgrove Penny, May 31, 2019

On behalf of Dr. Andrew Howard You are invited to The Division of Orthopaedics’ Annual Mercer Rang Lecture Friday, May 31st, 2019 YWCA Toronto 87 Elm Street — Nancy’s Auditorium Invited Speaker Dr. Norgrove Penny CM, MD, FRCSC “What I Have Learned Doing Orthopaedics in Africa” Dr. Norgrove Penny CM, MD, FRCSC Paediatric Orthopaedic Surgeon […]

Salter Cup 2019 Event Info and Registration

On behalf of Maegan Shields and Lawrence Wengle, Resident Social Reps Dear faculty, fellows, and residents, We hope everyone is enjoying the final few months of the academic calendar. We have some exciting news to share! The 2019 Salter Cup Golf Tournament has been scheduled for Sunday September 8th at Angus Glen Golf Club Home […]

Important Position Statement on Electives

The following message is sent on behalf of Dr. Patricia Houston, Vice Dean, Medical Education and Dr. Glen Bandiera, Associate Dean, Postgraduate Medical Education Dear Education Leads, The attached statement from the Ontario UG and PG Deans has been approved by all 6 Ontario medical school Deans. It reinforces previous directives around inappropriate clinical experiences […]

2019 SEAC Symposium Registration – Seeking Poster Submissions

On behalf of Dr. Salvatore Spadafora, Dr. Glen Bandiera and Dr. Douglas Campbell, registration is now open for the 2nd Annual Simulation Education Advisory Committee (SEAC) Symposium. Registration is complimentary and required as space is limited. REGISTER NOW Thursday, November 14th, 2019 8:00 am to 1:00 pm Wedgwood Dining Room Faculty Club, 41 Willcocks Street […]

MD Program Visiting Electives Cancellation

On behalf of Dr. Marcus Law, Associate Dean, and Dr. Seetha Radhakrishnan, Director Electives and CoDirector Transition to Residency (Selectives); MD Program, Temerty Faculty of Medicine Dear colleagues, Due to ongoing concerns with the COVID19 pandemic, the Undergraduate Medical Education Deans across Canada have decided to cancel all visiting electives across Canada for the class of 2023. As such, our incoming fourthyear MD […]

Training Content

The training modules within the curriculum are: Prep Camp/Surgical Boot Camp Basic Fractures Emergency Orthopaedics Basic Arthroplasty Basic Sports Basic Pediatrics Spine Foot and Ankle Hand and Upper Extremity MSK Medicine Oncology Advanced Trauma Advanced Arthroplasty Advanced Sports Advanced Pediatrics Research (integrated throughout the clinical training years) Residents spend the first month of PGY1 in […]

University Wide Rounds – October 25, 2024

Please join us for our University Wide Rounds on Friday October 25th which will be Virtual only. Our guest speaker will be, Dr. Erika Rangel, Harvard Medical School Associate Professor and Associate Program Director, General Surgery at Massachusetts General Hospital, who will focus her talk on “The Sisyphean Struggle of Parenthood in Training: Pregnancy Complications, […]

Paediatrics

The Hospital for Sick Children  Number of Positions 5 per year Duration 1 year Site The Hospital for Sick Children Supervisors Dr. Andrew Howard, Head Dr. Maryse Bouchard Dr. Mark Camp Dr. Sevan Hopyan Dr. David Lebel Dr. Stephen Lewis Dr. Unni Narayanan Dr. Reinhard Zeller The Fellowship The Division of Orthopaedic Surgery offers one […]

Foot & Ankle

The following fellowships in Foot & Ankle are available: St. Michael’s Hospital UHN – Toronto Western Hospital Overview The University of Toronto Foot/Ankle Fellowship Program consists of academic hospitals affiliated with the University of Toronto, and a program director at each hospital with a University of Toronto appointment in the Faculty of Medicine. These hospitals include […]

2024-10-25 University Grand Rounds Recording

Dr. Erika Rangel Harvard Medical School Associate Professor Associate Program Director, General Surgery at Massachusetts General Hospital Talk Title: “The Sisyphean Struggle of Parenthood in Training: Pregnancy Complications, Training Challenges, and the Ongoing Quest for Support” With participation of Drs. Maryse Bouchard and Caroline Cristofaro.

Call for Applications: Director, Undergraduate Learner Affairs, Temerty Faculty of Medicine at the University of Toronto

On behalf of Dr. Patricia Houston, Vice Dean Medical Education and Dr. Tony Pignatiello, Associate Dean, Learner Affairs Dear Colleagues, Applications are invited for the position of Director, Undergraduate Learner Affairs, Temerty Faculty of Medicine at the University of Toronto. This position is for a threeyear term contingent upon successful performance and annual review. The […]

Orthopaedic Council

Council Members Peter Ferguson Division Chair Albert Yee Vice Chair Research Jeremy Hall Program Director Maryse Bouchard Associate Program Director Jeremie Larouche Associate Program Director Sarah Ward Associate Program Director Johnny Lau Fellowship Director Harman Chaudhry Undergraduate Education Director Darius Lameire Chief Resident Jas Chahal Site Division Head (WCH) Amir Khoshbin Site Division Head (SMH) […]

Dr. Lucas Murnaghan

Dear Colleagues, I am so saddened to have to share with you the news of the passing of Dr. Lucas Murnaghan. Lucas passed away after a brief illness last night. I will be making a donation on behalf of our Division. Our condolences go out to his partner Antonio and Lucas’ entire family. Dr. Murnaghan’s […]

Annual Mercer Rang Lecture: “What did AO ever do for us?”

On behalf of Dr. Andrew Howard You are invited to The Division of Orthopaedics Annual Mercer Rang Lecture “What did AO ever do for us?” given by Dr. James B. Hunter Consultant Trauma and Paediatric Orthopaedic Surgeon Nottingham University Hospital Queen’s Medical Centre, Nottingham on Friday, June 15th, 2018 @ 7:30am at The Hospital for […]

Residency Program Committee

RPC Members Jeremy Hall Program Director Maryse Bouchard Associate Program Director Sarah Ward Associate Program Director Jeremie Larouche Associate Program Director Peter Ferguson Division Chair Albert Yee Vice Chair Research Johnny Lau Fellowship Director Darius Lamiere Chief Resident Anser Daud Senior Resident Representative Robert Koucheki Junior Resident Representative Jeremie Larouche Site Supervisor (SBK) Paul Kuzyk […]

Application Privacy Statement

This privacy statement (“Privacy Statement”) applies to the treatment of personally identifiable information submitted by, or otherwise obtained from, you in connection with the associated application (“Application”). The Application is provided by UOFT DIVISION OF ORTHOPAEDIC SURGERY (and may be provided by UOFT DIVISION OF ORTHOPAEDIC SURGERY on behalf of a UOFT DIVISION OF ORTHOPAEDIC […]

2021 AOA ABC Applications Open

On behalf of the American Orthopaedic Association 2021 AmericanBritishCanadian (ABC) Traveling Fellowship Applications for the 2021 AmericanBritishCanadian (ABC) Traveling Fellowship are currently open.  In the Spring of 2021 the ABC tour will travel through the United Kingdom and South Africa for fourtofive weeks. The AOA will select five Fellows to participate with two Canadian Fellows in this […]

Sports

Sports injuries, including soft tissue trauma, represent a significant burden to athletes and can predispose to Osteoarthritis. The University of Toronto Orthopedic Sports Medicine Program (UTOSM) was established in 2010 to deal with these problems. There are a total of 14 surgeons in the UTOSM group with staff at Women’s College, Toronto Western, Michael Garron […]

Message from Program Director

Our residency training program is known around the world as being the first successfully implemented competencybased training program. Since 2009, our CompetencyBased Curriculum (CBC) has led the way in postgraduate medical education in the design, implementation, assessment and feedback techniques to determine competence in all the skills and knowledge resident trainees need to acquire and […]

CSS Call for Abstracts – 2020 Whistler BC

Dear CSS Members, Please share our 2020 Call for Abstracts with any of your colleagues that may be interested in submitting for our 20th Annual Scientific Conference of the Canadian Spine Society being held in Whistler, BC. Please see full details below and note that the deadline for all submissions is October 31. Submit an […]

Fellows’ Research Day 2024

Original publication date: March 29, 2024 Edit: May 20, 2024 On behalf of Dr. Lau and Dr. Ferguson Dear Fellows & Faculty, Please note that this year’s Fellows’ Research Day will be held in person on May 23rd, 2024 at 3pm – BMO Education and Conference Centre (60 Leonard Ave). Fellows interested in submitting abstracts […]

University of Toronto Orthopaedics 2020 CaRMS Virtual Session

Dear Class of 2021 medical student, Since all the electives from outside Universities are cancelled due to COVID19 pandemic, the University of Toronto Division of Orthopaedic Surgery will be hosting an interactive virtual session for medical students who have an interest in this discipline and would like to get more information about the Orthopaedic Surgery […]

Registration is open for the inaugural Tanenbaum Institute for Science in Sport Conference

Registration Now Open for Inaugural TISS Conference We’re delighted to share that registration is now open for our inaugural conference taking place September 14 – 15, 2024 and we warmly invite you to join us. REGISTER TODAY Leading experts, scientists, and practitioners in high performance sport research will share interventions that have the potential to […]