Dear Colleagues,
Please join me in welcoming Dr. Norah Matthies to our faculty at Toronto Western Hospital.

Dr. Matthies joins the Toronto Western Hospital Orthopaedic Division as an Assistant Professor. Prior to this, she has worked for the past 3 and a half years as a staff surgeon at Oakville Trafalgar Memorial Hospital. She specializes in sports medicine and arthroscopy of the knee and shoulder with particular interest in patellar instability and knee ligament reconstruction, including pediatric and adolescent patients. Her research interests include surgical quality improvement & OR sustainability, qualitative research, and diversity in orthopedics.

Dr. Matthies completed her residency from the University of Toronto in 2018 and subsequently completed two subspeciality fellowships in sports medicine & arthroscopy (University of Toronto Orthopaedic Sports Medicine) and lower limb reconstruction & trauma (St. Michaels Hospital). She is the current head orthopaedic surgeon for the National Ballet of Canada.

Welcome back to the University of Toronto, Norah! We look forward to your success!

All the best,

Peter C. Ferguson MD MSc FRCSC FAOA
Albert and Temmy Latner Chair,
Division of Orthopaedics, Department of Surgery
University of Toronto