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 surgeonscientist trainees and I would like to thank her for honouring Dr. Waddell with this […]

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 […]

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. […]

2022 Graduation Day

Dear Colleagues, On Friday June 17 we finally held our first inperson academic event since the start of the pandemic. The 2nd Dan Stojimirovic Graduation Day allowed us to celebrate the successes and achievements of our graduating class of 2022. The event was held at the University Club and featured a combination of research paper […]

Contact

Please direct all patient inquiries to the doctors’ offices. You can find our faculty contact information in the Directory. Division Chair Office Dr. Peter Ferguson Chair, Division of Orthopaedics Department of Surgery University of Toronto 149 College Street, Room 508A Toronto, ON M5T 1P5 Phone: (416) 9467957 Fax: (416) 9783928 Program Director Dr. Jeremy Hall […]

2019 Fellowship Research Day

On behalf of Dr. Johnny Lau, Divisional Clinical Fellowship Director, Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Toronto Dear orthopaedic faculty, residents, and fellows, The Annual Fellowship Research day was successfully completed on May 23, 2019. The format of the Fellowship research day was changed to a dinner meeting event occurring after the clinical activities. The change in format […]

How to Apply for Electives

The Division of Orthopaedic Surgery offers numerous elective opportunities. These electives provide broad exposure to aspects of Orthopaedic surgery and can be pursued at most of the UofT affiliated teaching hospitals. Elective Training for Residents Elective Training for Visiting Students – Canada & USA Schools Elective Training for Visiting Students – International: MD Program at […]

Michael Garron Hospital (TEGH)

The vision of the Division of Orthopaedic Surgery at Michael Garron Hospital is to strive provide exemplary management of wide variety of diseases of the Musculoskeletal System for our surrounding community. We aim to provide excellent patient care in a community based hospital participating in the training or future Orthopaedic Surgeons within the University of […]

2020 Fellowship Research Day

On behalf of Dr. Johnny Lau, Divisional Clinical Fellowship Director, Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Toronto Dear colleagues, The Annual Fellowship Research day was successfully completed on May 28, 2020. COVID has made a significant impact on all of our personal and professional lives. The format of the Fellowship Research moved to a virtual platform. We […]

Women of the World Gala with Dr. Borna Meisami Commemorative Foundation

On behalf of Peter Ferguson, Chair Division of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Toronto Celebrate International Women’s Day with Us on March 5, 2020 at Aga Khan Museum and Help Women Rebuild Their Lives After Domestic Violence Join us for the WOMEN OF THE WORLD GALA, as we celebrate Restoring Smiles’ 10th anniversary with an exquisite […]

Welcome to Ryan Paul

Dear Colleagues, Please join me in welcoming Ryan Paul to our faculty at Toronto Western Hospital. Ryan is being cross appointed in the Divisions of Orthopaedic and Plastic Surgery. He is being appointed as a Surgeon Investigator and Assistant Professor. Ryan is from Mississauga, Ontario. He attended undergraduate training at McMaster University, obtaining a Bachelor […]

Toronto PM&R Conferences on Spine, Peripheral Nerve and Sports

The Toronto Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Conference (TPMRC) will bring together superb experts to give high impact interactive lectures and to disseminate cuttingedge information on topics pertinent to the field of PM&R. 3DAY VIRTUAL CONFERENCE: November 6, 13, 20 12001400 EDT CoChairs: Dr. Hossein Amani & Dr. Larry Robinson At the end of this conference, […]

Orthopedic Surgery Opening at Guelph General Hospital

The Division of Orthopedics at Guelph General Hospital is seeking to add an orthopedic surgeon to complement our team. We are looking for someone to join our hospital and community to provide excellence in orthopedic care. They will have fellowship training in Total Joint Arthroplasty of Hip and Knee including primary and revision surgery. Interest […]

Trauma

The University of Toronto Orthopaedic Trauma Program is divided between the two Level 1 trauma centres in Toronto: St. Michael’s Hospital and Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre. Both of these centres are highvolume, Level 1 trauma hospitals with daily orthopaedic trauma and over 800 trauma team activations on an annual basis. Medical students, residents, and fellows participating […]

2022 Fellows Research Day Abstracts

This year’s Fellows Research Day abstracts (in presentation order): Carlo Iorio Utility of Intraoperative Neurophysiological Monitoring in Detecting Motor and Sensory Nerve Injuries in Pediatric HighGrade Spondylolisthesis Amna Baljoun Intraoperative 3D Fluoroscopy in DDH: Effective, Efficient and ALARA compliant Deeptiman James Does Concurrent glenoid anteversion osteotomy affect the efficacy of tendon transfers for internal rotation […]

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 posttraumatic limb deformity. Therefore, early orthopaedists exclusively treated children. Orthopaedics today has a much broader application. […]

Message from Vice Chair of Research

The Division of Orthopaedic Surgery at the University of Toronto has a longstanding and rich history in academic orthopaedic research. Our surgical residents have a unique opportunity to participate in the Surgeon Scientist Training Program (SSTP), and this website contains links to this program as well as recent resident experience through the program. The longstanding […]

Lower Extremity & Trauma

Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre Number of Positions 2 per year Duration 1 year Site Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Bayview Campus Supervisors Dr. Hans Kreder Dr. David Stephen This is a one year Fellowship Program devoted to the educational activities related to the care of the critically injured patient, the integration of the orthopaedic care of […]

Block 2, Week 1-2

ANNOUNCEMENTS Wellness Week 2022 was a success! We appreciate all of the help and generosity from any administration/faculty who helped with scheduling to make this week possible. Extra special thanks to all of the staff who joined a resident group for a team meal! PGY2s and PGY4s pictured below with Drs. Bouchard, Halai, Larouche and […]

October 30th University Rounds – Drs. MacDonald and Litchfield

Dear Colleagues, Please plan to join University Wide Orthopaedic Rounds on Friday, October 30th 7:30 to 8:30am, to hear our guest speakers, Drs. MacDonald and Litchfield virtually via Zoom (login information will be emailed separately and posted in the Divisional Calendar). Drs. MacDonald and Litchfield are both world renowned surgeons specializing in upper extremity, knee, […]

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, […]

PROCEDURE CHANGES: International Travel for Medical Learners

Dear MD/PGME Faculty and Learners, With the increasing number of countries affected by COVID19, 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 […]

Professional Associations

Canadian Orthopaedic Association (COA) http://coaaco.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 […]

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 competencybased framework. This was done as a pilot project in anticipation of an emerging movement to restructure postgraduate training across specialty education in Canada. […]

Position: Academic Orthopaedic Trauma Surgeon, McMaster University

McMaster University, in conjunction with St. Joseph’s Hospital is seeking a full time academic Orthopedic Trauma Surgeon. The Ontario West region Orthopedic Surgery Program serves a catchment area of more than 2.5 million residents. The service provides tertiary and quaternary level care to patients within the catchment area and plays an important role in the […]

Upper Extremity & Trauma

Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre Number of Positions 3 per year Duration 1 year Site Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre (Bayview Campus and Holland Orthopaedic and Arthritic Centre) Supervisors Dr. Terry Axelrod Dr. Patrick Henry Dr. Diane Nam Dr. Ujash Sheth This is a comprehensive Upper Extremity Fellowship with both Level 1 and Community Trauma experience. During […]