The Hippy Lab – Promoting Health and Wellness for Children Locally and Globally
World Children’s Day presents a compelling opportunity to reflect on the core motivation that guides the Hippy Lab at the UBC Department of Orthopaedics. Our mission is to improve hip health, mobility, and quality of life for all children through research, clinical care, education, and advocacy.
Spinal cord injuries from mountain biking exceed hockey, other high-risk sports
New research led by Dr. Brian Kwon, Canada Research Chair in Spinal Cord Injury and professor at UBC Orthopaedics, reveals an alarming number of people suffering spinal cord injuries while mountain biking, often leading to permanent and life-altering paralysis.
Taqdir Ali receives 2024 Michael Smith Health Research BC Research Trainee Award to develop AI-driven software to assist doctors in diagnosing fractures in children
Innovations in orthopaedic—such as postdoctoral research fellow Taqdir Ali’s research project, Advancing Orthopaedics Diagnostic Intelligence: Deep Learning and Generative AI Models for Fracture Identification and Dialogue-driven Documentation and Decision-making—are paving the way for faster, more accurate diagnoses and tailored patient care.
William Regan
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR EMERITUS Division:Arthroscopy Hospital Site:Vancouver – UBC Hospital Dr. Regan has been appointed to UBC Department of Orthopedics since 1990. Prior to that he was on staff at the University of Western Ontario. He was head of the Division of Arthroscopy from 1996 to 2024. Prior to that, he was Director of Undergraduate Education […]
Michael Bond
CLINICAL INSTRUCTOR, UBC DEPARTMENT OF ORTHOPAEDICS Division:Spine Hospital Site:Vancouver – Vancouver General Hospital Dr. Michael Bond completed medical school at the University of Toronto and went on to complete his residency training in Orthopaedic Surgery at the University of British Columbia. During residency training he completed a Master of Health Sciences degree at the University […]