Administrative Staff

Support staff are the cornerstone of the administrative departmental operations. They provide administrative support to faculty members, students and the academic programs.

Administrative Manager


Sophia Khan
orthopaedics.admin@ubc.ca

Education Manager


Karen Du Plessis
karen.duplessis@ubc.ca

Administrative Coordinator


Patryk Krolikowski
orthopaedics.admin@ubc.ca

Executive Assistant to Dr. Kishore Mulpuri, Department Head


Jennifer Farr
orthopaedics.assistant@ubc.ca


Administrative Assistant


Mona Lavaei
orthopaedics.admin@ubc.ca

Human Resources Coordinator


Jacki Lung
orthopaedics.hr@ubc.ca

Communications Specialist (interim)


Helen McLaughlin
orthopaedics.communications@ubc.ca

Fellowship Program Coordinator


Sarah Hewitt
orthopaedics.fellowships@ubc.ca

Postgraduate Medical Education Program Coordinator


Thomas Coules
orthopaedics.residency@ubc.ca

Undergraduate Medical Program | Continuing Professional Development (UGME|CPD) Coordinator


Heleena Mistry
orthopaedics.undergrad@ubc.ca | orthopaedics.cpd@ubc.ca

Education Assistant


Wenting Yang
orthopaedics.residency@ubc.ca

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