Kishore Mulpuri

PROFESSOR & HEAD, UBC DEPARTMENT OF ORTHOPAEDICS

Division:
Pediatric Orthopaedics

Hospital Site:
Vancouver – BC Children’s Hospital

Contact Kishore:
please reach out to jenn.farr@ubc.ca.

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Dr. Kishore Mulpuri is the Head of the Department of Orthopaedics at the University of British Columbia, as well as a Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgeon at BC Children’s Hospital. He completed his medical and orthopaedic training at Kasturba Medical College in Manipal, India, prior to pursuing orthopaedic fellowships at the Women’s and Children’s Hospital in Adelaide, Australia, the Melbourne Orthopedic Group, and Royal Children’s Hospital in Melbourne, Australia. Dr. Mulpuri also completed a clinical research fellowship in orthopaedics at BC Children’s Hospital.

Dr. Mulpuri’s clinical practice and research interests focus on the pediatric hip and cerebral palsy. He regularly treats patients with a wide range of conditions, including developmental dysplasia of the hip (DDH), cerebral palsy (CP), Legg-Calvé-Perthes (Perthes) disease, osteogenesis imperfecta (OI), slipped capital femoral epiphysis (SCFE), and trauma.

Dr. Mulpuri is also regularly involved with the development of new clinical practice guidelines. Most recently, he chaired the work group that developed the guidelines for non-operative treatment and management of DDH. Dr. Mulpuri takes on several roles, some of which include the following:

• Past President, Canadian Orthopaedic Association (COA)
• Research Director, International Hip Dysplasia Institute (IHDI)
• Medical Lead, Child Health BC Hip Surveillance Program for Children with Cerebral Palsy
• Co-Lead, BC Children’s Hospital Research Institute Evidence to Innovation Theme
• Founding President, Canadian Pediatric Orthopaedic Group (CPOG)
• Fellowship Director, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, BC Children’s Hospital
• Chairman, Medical Advisory Board, HIPpy Society Board
• Lead, HIPpy Research Team, BC Children’s Hospital
• Principal Investigator or Co-Investigator, various international multi-centre research studies (e.g., International Hip Dysplasia Registry, SCFE Longitudinal Prospective Registry, Pediatric Orthopaedic Registry of Trauma and Health Outcomes, CP Hip Outcomes Project)

Dr. Mulpuri also mentors PhD, masters, and co-op students on a regular basis.