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  • Orthopaedic Update & BCOA Annual Meeting 2025: Leadership and Innovation 

    Orthopaedic Update & BCOA Annual Meeting 2025: Leadership and Innovation 

    Our annual Orthopaedic Update and BCOA Annual Meeting began with Research Day presentations by our trainees, followed by Ortho Update, a two-day accredited CPD/CME orthopaedics conference, in collaboration with the BC Orthopaedic Association. We closed the meeting with a spectacular Graduation & Awards Gala to recognize and celebrate our 2025 graduating trainees and outstanding teachers.

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  • Faculty Spotlight – Harpreet Chhina

    Faculty Spotlight – Harpreet Chhina

    Meet Dr. Harpreet Chhina! Dr. Chhina is a dedicated Research Associate in the UBC Department of Orthopaedics. She co-leads the innovative Walk Tall Research Program at BC Children’s Hospital and led the development of LIMB-Q Kids, a validated patient-reported outcome measure (PROM) for children with lower limb differences.

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  • Congratulations to our 2025 Orthopaedic Research Day Award Winners 

    Congratulations to our 2025 Orthopaedic Research Day Award Winners 

    The UBC Department of Orthopaedics recognized the incredible research by our trainees at our annual Orthopaedic Research Day event on May 7. Congratulations to our Research Day 2025 Winners: Yousif Murad, Nicole Krysa, Vishvas Shetty, Amardeep Singh Sekhon, Shahriar Shalileh and Jackson Robinson.

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  • In Memoriam: Dr. Marcel Dvorak (1959–2025)

    In Memoriam: Dr. Marcel Dvorak (1959–2025)

    It is with profound sorrow that we share the passing of Dr. Marcel Dvorak, an internationally renowned spine surgeon, pioneering medical researcher, visionary leader, cherished educator, and distinguished professor of orthopaedics at the University of British Columbia.

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  • 2025 READI Research Scholarships: undergraduates and orthopaedic residents pioneering progress 

    2025 READI Research Scholarships: undergraduates and orthopaedic residents pioneering progress 

    We are delighted to announce that Gael Hernandez Palmer, a fourth-year undergraduate student in Neuroscience at UBC, has been awarded the Undergraduate Research Scholarship for Indigenous and Underrepresented Students, and Kaid Van Kampen, a second-year Orthopaedics resident at UBC, has received the Tredwell Trainee READI Scholarship.

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  • Celebrating Canadian Orthopaedic Care Day – March 26

    Celebrating Canadian Orthopaedic Care Day – March 26

    This year’s theme, ‘Bridging Generations in Orthopaedic Care,’ highlights the need for  mentorship between senior surgeons and early-career surgeons in the overall strategy to address current and future musculoskeletal health needs for Canadians.

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  • The Evolution of UBC Global Orthopaedics – UBC GO

    The Evolution of UBC Global Orthopaedics – UBC GO

    Our UBC GO Team Written by Clara Joo About UBC Global Orthopaedics (UBC GO) For over 40 years, UBC’s Department of Orthopaedics has been at the forefront of advancing musculoskeletal care, education, and research. Building on this strong foundation, UBC Global Orthopaedics (UBC GO) was established to expand UBC’s impact beyond Canada, addressing the urgent…

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  • Dr. Joshua Giles awarded Innovation Ignite Grant to develop the next generation of surgical planning for shoulder arthroplasty

    Dr. Joshua Giles awarded Innovation Ignite Grant to develop the next generation of surgical planning for shoulder arthroplasty

    We are delighted to share that Dr. Joshua Giles has been awarded the Innovation Ignite Grant from Arthritis Society Canada for his research on personalized surgical planning for shoulder arthroplasty.

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