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, […]
Dory S. Boyer
CLINICAL ASSISTANT PROFESSOR Division:Comprehensive Orthopaedics Hospital Site:Fraser – Royal Columbian & Eagle Ridge Hospitals Dr. Dory Boyer is a Staff Orthopaedic Surgeon at Royal Columbian and Eagle Ridge Hospitals in New Westminster and Port Moody, British Columbia. He completed his residency at Washington University in St. Louis after Medical School at University of Western Ontario. […]
Lise Leveille
CLINICAL ASSISTANT PROFESSOR & DIRECTOR, UNDERGRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION Division:Pediatric Orthopaedics Hospital Site:Vancouver – BC Children’s Hospital Dr. Leveille’s academic journey began at Stanford University where she obtained her undergraduate degree in Biomechanical Engineering and Human Biology. She then returned home to Vancouver to pursue her medical training and orthopaedics residency at the University of British […]
Raphaële Charest-Morin
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR Division:Orthopaedic Spine SurgeryHospital site:Vancouver – Vancouver General Hospital Dr. Charest-Morin completed her medical degree and post-graduate training in orthopaedic surgery at Laval University in Québec City. After completing her spine surgery fellowship with the University of British Columbia (UBC), she returned to practice in Quebec, rapidly becoming one of the most sought-after orthopaedic […]
Henry Broekhuyse
CLINICAL PROFESSOR & INTERIM DIRECTOR, RESIDENCY PROGRAM Division:Orthopaedic Trauma Hospital Site:Vancouver – Vancouver General Hospital