DEPARTMENT SPOTLIGHT

Monthly post to highlight one department member. After creating the new post, use the SPOTLIGHT Reusable block to get started

Trainee Spotlight – Shun Yamamoto

Trainee Spotlight – Shun Yamamoto

SHUN YAMAMOTOVISITING INTERNATIONAL STUDENT & PhD CANDIDATE Orthopaedic & Injury Biomechanics Group Vancouver Can you share a little bit about your educational background and how you got to where you are today? My father is an Orthopaedic surgeon, so it was very natural for me to be interested in pursuing this career path. I graduated […]

Faculty Spotlight – David Cruickshank

Faculty Spotlight – David Cruickshank

DAVID CRUICKSHANKCLINICAL INSTRUCTOR Division:Comprehensive Orthopaedics Site:Interior – Royal Inland Hospital Can you tell us about your educational background and journey? How did you get to where you are today? I grew up in Kamloops, BC where I came to appreciate the community, the lifestyle, and the mountains. I came from a background in civil contracting and physics, […]

Faculty Spotlight – Lane Dielwart

Faculty Spotlight – Lane Dielwart

LANE DIELWARTCLINICAL ASSISTANT PROFESSOR Division:Comprehensive Orthopaedics Site:Interior – Kelowna General Hospital Can you tell us about your educational background and journey? How did you get to where you are today?I grew up in Calgary and lived there until the age of 18. I left Alberta to realize my first dream of becoming a collegiate level hockey player […]

Faculty Spotlight – Fay Leung

Faculty Spotlight – Fay Leung

FAY LEUNGCLINICAL ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR Division:Arthroscopy Site:Vancouver – Richmond Hospital Dr. Fay Leung is a Clinical Associate Professor with the UBC Department of Orthopaedics. She specializes in knee, shoulder, elbow, and hip arthroscopy. As an educator, Dr. Leung is passionate about continuing medical education, research, and teaching at UBC. Can you tell us about your educational background and […]

Faculty Spotlight – Bonnie Sawatzky

Faculty Spotlight – Bonnie Sawatzky

BONNIE SAWATZKYASSOCIATE PROFESSOR Division:Orthopaedic Research Site:Vancouver – Blusson Spinal Cord Centre Dr. Bonnie Sawatzky is an Associate Professor with the UBC Department of Orthopaedics and a Principal Investigator with the International Collaboration on Repair Discoveries (ICORD). Her main research focus is mobility and quality of life for people with SCI and related spinal cord disease. […]