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UBC Orthopaedics Residency Program Online Info Night – December 9, 2021
Join us for an online info session and discussion of the UBC Orthopaedics Residency Program and our CaRMS application process from the perspective of faculty and residents.
Trainee Spotlight – Sirat Khan
Meet Dr. Sirat Khan! He is an Upper Extremity Clinical Fellow with the UBC Department of Orthopaedics, Division of Distal Extremities at St Paul’s Hospital in Vancouver. Dr. Khan grew up on the South East England and completed his medical training in London. As he nears the end of his clinical fellowship, he share his experience of the program in this Department Spotlight.
Masoud Malakoutian Received the Dean’s Graduate Thesis Award
Congratulates to Dr. Masoud Malakoutian on receiving the Dean’s Graduate Thesis Award for his PhD thesis that examines the biomechanical properties of the paraspinal muscles (the muscles that move the spine) in adults with spinal deformities to identify which biomechanical properties might lead to week back muscles and spinal deformities in older adults.
Dr. Anthony Cooper Recognized for Excellence in Research
We are thrilled to congratulate Dr. Anthony Cooper, UBC Orthopaedics Clinical Associate Professor and pediatrics orthopaedics surgeon at BC Children’s Hospital, on being a recognized with the UBC Faculty of Medicine’s Clinical Faculty Award for Excellence in Research!
When one connection makes all the difference – Dr. Raju Dhakal: Scoring ‘firsts’ for Nepal spinal cord injury rehab with helping hands along the way
What began as a short visit to Nepal for Dr. Peter Wing, UBC Clinical Professor Emeritus of Orthopaedics and former spine surgeon and Dr. Claire Weeks, UBC Clinical Assistant Professor Emerita, physiatrist and spinal cord rehab specialist blossomed into a lifelong friendship and professional alliance with Medical Director, Dr. Raju Dhakal.