St. Michael’s Hospital

St. Michael’s Hospital is the only level 1 Trauma Centre in downtown Toronto. It also houses the multidisciplinary Martin Family Centre for Arthritis Care and Research. With a team of nurses, physical/occupational therapists and research staff, the St. Michael’s orthopaedic surgeons provide comprehensive care for patients suffering from arthritis, osteoporosis, deformity, joint instability and traumatic […]

Orthopaedic Trauma

University of Toronto Orthopaedic Trauma Fellowship St. Michael’s Hospital Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre Fellowship Supervisors Dr. Aaron Nauth Orthopaedic Trauma and Arthroscopy, St. Michael’s Hospital, Trauma Fellowship Coordinator Dr. Jeremy Hall Orthopaedic Trauma and Upper Extremity, St. Michael’s Hospital Dr. Markku Nousiainen Orthopaedic Trauma and Arthroplasty, Sunnybrook Hospital Dr. Richard Jenkinson Orthopaedic Trauma and Arthroplasty, […]

Arthroplasty

The number of individuals requiring hip or knee arthroplasty due to osteoarthritis continues to rise. Annually, Canadian surgeons perform more than 110,000 primary joint replacements and approximately 8,500 revision surgeries. This represents a significant proportion of the total number of Orthopaedic procedures performed. Arthroplasty is an integral part of the Division of Orthopaedic Surgery at […]

What is Orthopaedic Surgery?

The word Orthopaedic is derived from the Greek words orthos, meaning “straight” and paidos, meaning “child”. Quite literally, the early use of the word applied to the practice of fixing deformity in children including scoliosis, club feet, torticollis and post-traumatic limb deformity. Therefore, early orthopaedists exclusively treated children. Orthopaedics today has a much broader application. […]

PROCEDURE CHANGES: International Travel for Medical Learners

Dear MD/PGME Faculty and Learners, With the increasing number of countries affected by COVID-19, the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Toronto is adopting the following procedure changes. For incoming learners: International medical students coming from anywhere outside Canada will have their electives cancelled going forward; Residents and Fellows from outside Canada coming for […]

Shoulder & Upper Extremity

Number of Positions 2 per year Duration Minimum 6 months, Maximum 1 year Sites St. Joseph’s Health Centre (Unity Health) Supervisors Dr. Amr Elmaraghy Dr. Patrick Carroll This fellowship represents the opportunity for wide exposure to a subspecialty shoulder and upper extremity surgical practice, allowing the fellow to become familiar with both arthroscopic and open […]

Professional Associations

Canadian Orthopaedic Association (COA) http://coa-aco.org/ Canadian Orthopaedic Foundation http://whenithurtstomove.org/ Ontario Orthopaedic Association (OOA) http://www.ooa.ca/ American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) https://www.aaos.org/ American Society for Surgery of the Hand http://www.assh.org/ American Association for Hand Surgery (AAHS) http://www.handsurgery.org/ Canadian Spine Society (CSS) http://spinecanada.ca/ North American Spine Society (NASS) https://www.spine.org/ EUROSPINE http://www.eurospine.org/ The Arthritis Society https://arthritis.ca/ American Society […]

Toronto Western Hospital (UHN)

The Division of Orthopaedic Surgery at UHN has a long history of excellence and innovation in surgical and non-surgical care for patients with musculoskeletal conditions and injuries. Our staff provide expert and patient-centered approaches to bone and joint problems that cause pain and limit the function of thousands of individuals each year. As part of […]

Competency-Based Medical Education

In July of 2009, the Division of Orthopaedic Surgery at the University of Toronto implemented a pilot program for a subset of trainees in the residency training program that used a competency-based framework. This was done as a pilot project in anticipation of an emerging movement to restructure postgraduate training across specialty education in Canada. […]

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 […]

Sinai Health Opportunity: Assistant Professor – Orthopaedic Arthroplasty Surgeon

The Department of Surgery, Division of Orthopaedics at Sinai Health is inviting applications for the position of full-time Academic Orthopaedic Arthroplasty Surgeon. The effective date of this appointment is August 1, 2025. The successful candidate will have an active staff appointment with clinical activities in the Division of Orthopaedics, Department of Surgery, at Mount Sinai […]

The Dr. James Waddell Surgeon Scientist Trainee Award at the University of Toronto

Thanks to a generous gift from Julie Di Lorenzo, GPLLM ‘20, President, Diamante Urban Corporation, I am delighted to announce the creation of the Dr. James Waddell Surgeon Scientist Trainee Award. This is a gift that will impact generations of surgeon-scientist trainees and I would like to thank her for honouring Dr. Waddell with this […]

2023 CaRMS Match Result

Dear Colleagues, I am delighted to once again report our success in the CaRMS match. We have been able to recruit a group of highly ranked and extremely talented new residents from across Canada and from abroad. These individuals represent a diverse set of backgrounds and are well poised to transition into our outstanding resident […]

2023 Gordon Hunter Lecture Photo Gallery

This year’s Gordon Hunter Lecture was held in a hybrid format, attendees could participate in-person and over a video connection. Here are some photos of the event.