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  • Dr. Anthony Costa joins 2021 IIHF Women’s World Hockey Championship in Calgary as Event Chief Medical Officer

    Dr. Anthony Costa joins 2021 IIHF Women’s World Hockey Championship in Calgary as Event Chief Medical Officer

    Dr. Anthony Costa, Clinical Instructor with the UBC Department of Orthopaedics and orthopaedic surgeon in Prince George, served as Event Chief Medical Officer (CMO) for the 2021 International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) Women’s World Championship held August 20 – 31, 2021 at the WinSport Arena at Canada Olympic Park in Calgary, Alberta. The 2021 championship,…

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  • Faculty Spotlight – Duncan Jacks

    Faculty Spotlight – Duncan Jacks

    Meet Dr. Duncan Jacks! He is a Clinical Instructor with the UBC Department of Orthopaedics and leads the Victoria Enhanced Recovery Arthroplasty (VERA) program. His combined passion for skiing and medicine has led him to serve internationally as team physician with Alpine Canada and on the downhill ski race course during the Vancouver 2010 Olympics.…

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  • UBC Orthopaedics Residency Program Online Info Night – October 21, 2021

    UBC Orthopaedics Residency Program Online Info Night – October 21, 2021

    Join us for an online info session and discussion of the UBC Orthopaedics Residency Program and our CaRMS application process from the perspective of faculty and residents.

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  • Dr. F.P. Patterson inducted into the VCH Medical Staff Hall of Honour on October 18, 2021

    Dr. F.P. Patterson inducted into the VCH Medical Staff Hall of Honour on October 18, 2021

    The late Dr. F.P. Patterson, founder and longtime head of UBC and VGH Orthopaedics, will be inducted in the Vancouver Coastal Health (VCH) Medical Staff Hall of Honour in a ceremony on October 18, 2021. Dr. Patterson was a dynamic person and well known in orthopaedics around the world.

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  • Meet our 2021 Incoming Clinical Fellows!

    Meet our 2021 Incoming Clinical Fellows!

    We are thrilled to welcome 24 clinical fellows to UBC Department of Orthopaedics from across the globe in 2021. They join us from Australia, Austria, Canada, Chile, Columbia, Germany, Jordon, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Northern Ireland, the Republic of Ireland, Saudi Arabia, Switzerland, Turkey, and the United Kingdom. Each of our new fellows brings outstanding…

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  • Dr. Joshua Giles Receives 2021 MSFHR Scholar Award

    Dr. Joshua Giles Receives 2021 MSFHR Scholar Award

    We are pleased to congratulate UBC Orthopaedics Affiliate Assistant Professor, Dr. Joshua Giles, on receiving a 2021 Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research (MSFHR) Scholar Award. The MSFHR Scholar Program supports early-career health researchers in building innovative health research programs, training the next generation of scientists, and expanding their potential to make significant contributions to…

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