comprehensive division

Colin Landells

CLINICAL ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR & REGIONAL HEAD, VANCOUVER ISLAND Division:Comprehensive Orthopaedics Hospital Site:Vancouver Island – Vancouver General Hospital Dr. Landells currently holds the rank of Clinical Associate Professor, Department of Orthopaedics, UBC with a cross appointment of Associate Professor, Island Medical Program, University of Victoria, BC. He has been practicing Orthopaedic Surgery in Victoria, BC since […]

John Oliver

John Oliver

CLINICAL ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR & REGIONAL HEAD, INTERIOR Division:Comprehensive Orthopaedics Hospital Site:Kelowna – Kelowna General Hospital Dr. John Oliver joined the Orthopaedic Group in Kelowna in 1986. At the time, there were 4 orthopaedic surgeons. The group has grown to include 10 surgeons. Dr. Oliver practiced ‘general orthopaedics’ with interest in the treatment of athletic injuries […]

Mark Gatha

Mark Gatha

CLINICAL INSTRUCTOR Division:Comprehensive Orthopaedics Hospital Site:Vancouver – Richmond Hospital Mark Gatha is a community Orthopaedic Surgeon in Richmond specializing in sports Injuries of the knee and shoulder, and arthroplasty of the hip and knee. He has been the DSL for Orthopaedic Surgery at Richmond since 2019 and enjoys teaching medical students. He is an avid […]

Island Health pilot project improves surgical patient recovery

Island Health pilot project improves surgical patient recovery

UBC Orthopaedics Clinical Instructor, Dr. Duncan Jacks, is the lead orthopaedic surgeon under Island Health’s new Victoria Enhanced Recovery Arthroplasty (VERA) program. The program involves a new way of controlling pain and anesthesia before, during, and after surgery, to reduce post-surgical pain and shorten patient recovery time. With hip and knee replacements in high demand, […]

Sean Brown

Sean Brown

CLINICAL INSTRUCTOR Division:Comprehensive Orthopaedics Hospital Site:Fraser – Surrey memorial Hospital Dr. Brown is an orthopaedic surgeon specializing in lower extremity reconstruction. In addition to complex primary and revision hip and knee reconstruction, he also performs knee arthroscopy and ACL reconstruction. Dr. Brown has been practicing at Surrey Memorial Hospital since 2005. He also has privileges […]