International Spinal Cord Injury Biobank launches a new website
The International Spinal Cord Injury Biobank (ISCIB) has launched a new website! The ISCIB is an initiative led by Dr. Brian Kwon and a multi-disciplinary team of experts based out of ICORD at the Blusson Spinal Cord Centre. It’s mission is to advance the understanding of the biology of SCI and share these findings with the global SCI community. Researchers from anywhere in the world can submit requests for ISCIB biospecimens.
UBC Pediatric Orthopedic Researchers Recognized as Global Experts in Developmental Dysplasia of the Hip (DDH) and Congenital Hip Dislocation
We are proud to share that two members of our department have been recognized as global experts in developmental dysplasia of the hip (DDH) and congenital hip dislocation. HIPpy Research Team’s mission is to diagnose and detect hip dysplasia and hip dislocation in new born babies within their first three months.
BC Children’s Hospital – Orthopaedic Clinic – Mulpuri Team Selected for the 2021 UBC Science Co-op Employer Recognition Award
We are excited to share that the UBC Science Co-op Program has selected BC Children’s Hospital – Orthopaedic Clinic – Mulpuri Team for the 2021 UBC Science Co-op Employer Recognition Awards.
VGH Orthopaedic Trauma Service ranks among world’s best
Ranked as one of the top 30 orthopaedic trauma hospitals in the world, Vancouver General Hospital’s Level-1 Trauma Centre is home to a multidisciplinary team of physicians, surgeons, nurses and allied healthcare workers dedicated to trauma. Orthopaedic surgeons and trainees from the Trauma Division at the UBC Department of Orthopaedics are key team members, and the Division has a reputation around the world for delivering excellence in education and providing the best in evidence-based orthopaedic trauma care.
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.