pediatric division

Beauchamp Summer Student Research Award

Shared on behalf of Drs. Anthony Cooper, Lise Leveille, and Emily Schaeffer ATTN: Division of Pediatric Orthopaedics – all members  Under the auspices of the UBC Department of Orthopaedics Summer Student Research Program, we are pleased to introduce the Beauchamp Summer Student Research Award, to be awarded annually to one aspiring surgeon scientist or aspiring […]

Project on Outcome Measure for Children with Lower Limb Differences Wins CIHR Funding

Project on Outcome Measure for Children with Lower Limb Differences Wins CIHR Funding

We are proud to announce that the project “International Study to Field-Test a New Patient-Reported Outcome Measure for Children with Lower Limb Differences” has received funding from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR).

Emily Schaeffer

RESEARCH ASSOCIATE Division:Pediatric Orthopaedics Hospital Site:Vancouver – BC Children’s Hospital Emily first joined the department of Orthopaedic Surgery at British Columbia Children’s Hospital and Department of Orthopaedics at UBC in September 2014. She has an extensive background in basic science and translational research, holding a PhD in Experimental and Molecular Medicine from Dartmouth College. Over […]

Shafique Pirani

Shafique Pirani

CLINICAL PROFESSOR Division:Pediatric Orthopaedics Hospital Site:Fraser – Royal Columbian Hospital Dr. Shafique Pirani is a Clinical Professor at the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery at the University of British Columbia Medical School. Dr. Pirani’s major interest is in clubfoot. He is widely known for his clubfoot assessment tool – the Pirani Clubfoot Severity Score, for his […]

CPOT Faculty Spotlight Series: Dr. Nicolas Nicolaou

CPOT Faculty Spotlight Series: Dr. Nicolas Nicolaou

The annual Canadian Paediatric Orthopaedic Trauma Course (CPOT) covers current and practical updates in all aspects of paediatric trauma surgery by experts who share insights, tips, and up-to-date surgically relevant content. Learn more about some of our experienced international faculty members that have participated in CPOT, and register for the upcoming January 2023 course!