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. […]
Dena Shahriari
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR Division:Orthopaedic Research Hospital Site:Vancouver – Blusson Spinal Cord Centre Dr. Shahriari is the PI of the BioAugmentative Interfaces laboratory which works at the intersection of materials science, electrical engineering, and medicine. Dr. Shahriari and her team invent and develop new tools and technologies to address challenges with paralysis and organ dysfunction among others. […]
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 […]
Dr. Kishore Mulpuri Appointed as Head of the UBC Department of Orthopaedics
We are very pleased to welcome Dr. Kishore Mulpuri as the new Head of the Department of Orthopaedics at UBC, effective January 1, 2021 for an approximate five-year term.
Dr. Alastair Younger recognized by the Canadian Orthopaedic Association
We are proud to announce that UBC Orthopaedics faculty member, Dr. Alastair Younger, is the recipient of the Canadian Orthopaedic Association’s (COA) President’s Award for Excellence in 2020.