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WORTH Event Recap: Saw bones, sutures, casts, research, orthopaedic devices, and career options for women
Over 140 young women from high schools across the Vancouver Lower Mainland attended our second Women in Orthopaedics (WORTH) event on June 8, 2024. The workshop began with an inspiring keynote address delivered virtually by Dr. Rujuta Mehta from India before splitting into skills labs and small career panels.
Drs. Clive Duncan, Henry Broekhuyse, and Nelson Greidanus honoured with 2024 UBC Faculty of Medicine Awards
The UBC Faculty of Medicine has recognized three distinguished members of the Department of Orthopaedics for Lifetime Achievement, Excellence in Clinical Teaching, and Distinguished Service to CME-CPD.
Dr. Brian Kwon receives a C$2.2 million grant from the US Department of Defense to spearhead research in bladder control for individuals with spinal cord injuries
An international research team, led by UBC Orthopaedics Professor Dr. Brian Kwon, has been awarded a 3-year grant of $1.7 million USD (approximately 2.2 million CAD) from the US Department of Defense to embark upon a groundbreaking research project aimed at enhancing bladder function for individuals who have sustained a spinal cord injury.
New Orthopaedic Academic Excellence Award funds innovative research led by four early-career researchers
We are delighted to announce the first recipients of the Orthopaedic Academic Excellence Award (Ortho-AEA): Drs. Aresh Sepehri, Parth Lodhia, David Stockton, and Michael Neufeld. Ortho-AEA aims to foster a culture of academic scholarship in UBC Orthopaedics by developing faculty talent.
Faculty Spotlight – Tym Frank
Meet Dr. Tym Frank! Dr. Frank is a Clinical Assistant Professor at the UBC Department of Orthopaedics and an Orthopaedic Upper Limb Surgeon at Burnaby Hospital. Dr. Frank completed his orthopaedic surgery residency at UBC in 2016 and went on to complete two clinical fellowships: the first focusing on upper limb arthroscopy and reconstruction and the second on upper limb reconstruction and trauma.