Registration OPEN for AOA’s New APEX Leadership Program

The American Orthopaedic Association (AOA) and the University of Southern California (USC) Marshall School of Business Executive Education invite you to a new leadership certificate offering for orthopaedic leaders: AOA/USC APEX Leadership Program. APEX is a tenmonth “deep dive” leadership development program designed for the specific needs of orthopaedic surgeon leaders. Following in the tradition […]

International Medical Graduates

International medical graduates seeking observerships or other opportunities should contact our program administrator and/or specific surgeon to enquire about availability. Space is limited and arrangements can take time, so seek advice early.

2nd Innovation in Education Competition

Dear Colleagues, The Division of Orthopaedic Surgery, Temerty Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto is inviting applications for funding for projects through the Innovation in Orthopaedic Surgery Education Fund. A total of $100,000 is available to support projects of high potential impact in orthopaedic surgery education on an annual basis. This fund will support investigation […]

Young Investigator Initiative Grant Mentoring and Career Development Program

DEADLINE FOR APPLICATION SUBMISSIONS: JULY 15, 2018 Fall Workshop – November 911, 2018 Toronto, ON The United States Bone and Joint Initiative (USBJI) and Bone and Joint Canada are dedicated to increasing research of musculoskeletal diseases. To keep pace with the high and increasing burden of these diseases, a higher level of research performed by […]

Introducing COSMEC: The Canadian Orthopaedic Surgery Medical Education Course

With limited exposure to Orthopaedics in core medical school curricula, COSMEC is designed to offer an immersive glimpse into the world of Orthopaedics through live virtual seminars. COSMEC is an exciting new course designed for medical students interested in Orthopaedic Surgery – or those interested in any specialty, wishing to review highyield musculoskeletal knowledge for […]

Sports Medicine & Arthroscopy

University of Toronto Orthopaedic Sports Medicine Fellowship Overview The University of Toronto Orthopaedic Sports Medicine (UTOSM) Program is comprised of a core group of teaching hospitals that are fully affiliated with the University of Toronto. All attending staff have an official appointment in the Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine. The home base for the […]

First Outpatient Knee Replacement Operations in Canada

On March 16, 2018 the first two outpatient knee replacement operations were successfully conducted at Women’s College Hospital. This is the first exclusively outpatient joint replacement program that we are aware of in Canada. Both patients underwent full knee replacement and ambulated out of the hospital, under their own power, in less than 5 hours […]

2020 Orthopaedic Fellowship Research Day – Save the Date

Dear Orthopaedic Faculty and Fellows, Please note that the 2019 Division of Orthopaedic Surgery Fellows Research Day will be held on Thursday, May 28th. Kindly mark this on your calendars. If you sync with the Divisional Calendar, this event is preentered and there’s nothing further for you to do. Please, also, ensure you mark 5 […]

Faculty Dragon’s Den Research Competition – Call for Proposals

Dear faculty members, Please, see the attached call for proposals for our upcoming Faculty Research Evening. Submit your abstracts by email to Associate Program Administrator by June 1st, 2021. Thank you, Peter C. Ferguson MD MSc FRCSC FAOA Albert and Temmy Latner Chair, Division of Orthopaedics, Department of Surgery University of Toronto Faculty Dragon’s Den […]

Position Advertisement: Division Head, Orthopaedic Surgery, Western University

The Department of Surgery at the Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, Western University, is seeking an academic Chair/Division Head/Chief for the Division of Orthopaedic Surgery with a vision to shape the Division for a fiveyear appointment, renewable once. This role is a fulltime, limited term, clinical academic appointment at the rank of Associate Professor, […]

Change in 2021/22 Promotion Application Deadline

Dear Colleagues, Please note, the 2021/2022 promotions application deadline for the Department of Surgery has changed to September 1, 2021. Please feel free to contact me or Earl Bogoch, Chair of the Departmental Promotions Committee, if you have any questions or if you intend to apply for promotion. Best regards, Peter C. Ferguson MD MSc […]

Infrastructure of the Division

Chair Dr. Peter Ferguson Program Administrator Joanna Ascenzi EXECUTIVE Chair Dr. Peter Ferguson Program Director Dr. Jeremy Hall Associate Program Director Dr. Maryse Bouchard Associate Program Director Dr. Sarah Ward Associate Program Director Dr. Jeremie Larouche Undergraduate Coordinator Dr. Jesse Wolfstadt Vice Chair of Research Dr. Albert Yee Fellowship Director Johnny Lau RESIDENT PROGRAM COMMITTEE […]

2020 Graduation Day – Save the Date

Dear orthopaedic faculty, residents and fellows, Please note that the 2020 Division of Orthopaedics Graduation Day will be held on Friday, May 29th with Dr. David Helfet Professor of Orthopedic Surgery at Weill Cornell Medical College and Director Emeritus of the Orthopedic Trauma Service at both Hospital for Special Surgery and New YorkPresbyterian Hospital as […]

Orthopedic Surgery Opening at Bluewater Health, Sarnia, Ontario

Orthopaedic Surgeon, Full Time at Bluewater Health in Sarnia, Ontario Why Bluewater Health An orthopaedic surgeon interested in practicing at Bluewater Health, will find: Eight state of the art Operating Rooms at the Sarnia Site Active Ambulatory Care service in both Sarnia and Petrolia Reasonable oncall schedule, with flexible vacation time Remuneration is fee for […]

New: Joint Preservation Fellowship at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre

Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre and the University of Toronto are pleased to announce a Joint Preservation Fellowship! Joint preservation encompasses a variety of nonsurgical treatments and surgical procedures designed to reverse or slow the degenerative disease process and prevent or delay the need for joint replacement. The goal is to alleviate pain and optimize function, […]

Success on Royal College Exam

Dear Colleagues, Despite the difficulties of the past year, our trainees continue to persevere and have repeatedly met success in the face of adversity. I am delighted to inform you that our trainees have had 100% success in passing the Royal College Exam. Please join me in congratulating our newest Fellows of the Royal College […]

2024 CaRMS Match Results

Dear Colleagues, I love Match Day! I must admit it is absolutely one of my favourite days of the year – the day we get to see the outstanding young surgeons we welcome to our Toronto Orthopaedic family and who we will call a colleague for the next 5 years and beyond. We have always […]

Salter Cup 2020 Info and Registration

On behalf of Lawrence Wengle, Residents Social Rep, Division of Orthopaedic Surgery University of Toronto Dear faculty, fellows and residents, I’m excited to announce that the 9th Annual 2020 Salter Cup Golf Tournament has been scheduled for Sunday September 20th at Eagles Nest Golf Club! As with previous years, the tournament will include an 18hole bestball style shotgun start followed by a […]

End of 2017-2018 Academic Year Party

On behalf of our Chair I wish to invite you to a Division of Orthopaedic Surgery End of Academic Year Party. The party will be held in a familyfriendly mode (guests, spouses and kids are welcome) on Monday, June 25th at 5:30 PM, at Hart House, University of Toronto 7 Hart House Circle. Please join […]

Search for Division Head of Orthopaedic Surgery, Sinai Health

Dear Colleagues, We are currently soliciting applications for Division Head of Orthopaedic Surgery, Sinai Health. Please find attached the job advertisement. If you are interested in applying for this position, please submit your application to Dr. Ian Witterick, SurgeoninChief. Please feel free to reach out to me if you need more information of it you […]

Medical Students

Undergraduate Medical Training The Division of Orthopedic Surgery at the University of Toronto takes pride in its role in undergraduate medical education. The University of Toronto clerkship is divided into a number of medical and specialty rotations such as medicine, obstetrics and gynecology, and surgery. The surgical module of clerkship is currently 8 weeks. It […]

2024 Resident-Selected University Wide Rounds

We have reached the end of the academic year and in keeping with tradition, the theme of our final University Wide Rounds – Friday June 28th at Women’s College Hospital Auditorium (70 Grenville St.), will be selected by our resident body. This year, our residents have invited Dr. Ed Harvey, Inaugural Michal and Renata Hornstein, […]

Congratulations to Joel Finkelstein

Dear Colleagues, Please join us in congratulating Dr. Joel Finkelstein in his recent appointment as the Chair holder of Sunnybrook’s Feldberg Chair in Spinal Research. This Term Chair is a terrific opportunity for Joel and his colleagues to enhance multidisciplinary academia relating to spinal research within the hospital’s clinical musculoskeletal program and beyond, synergizing efforts […]

Results from CaRMS 2021 Match

Dear Colleagues, This has been an exceedingly difficult year for all of us, for many reasons. I am delighted to share with you some good news for a change. We have recently received the results from the 2021 CaRMS match and we have successfully matched all of our positions with high quality candidates. There was […]

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 […]