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Dr. Robert McCormack resumes role with the Canadian Olympic Medical Team
A sports enthusiast since his younger days as a middle-distance runner for the Queen’s University Golden Gaels, UBC Orthopaedics Professor, Dr. Robert McCormack, has been an essential part of numerous international and multi-sport events over the course of his career. His next role will be the Orthopaedic Surgeon for the Canadian Olympic Team! Dr. McCormack…
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Dr. Gerard Slobogean Wins the OTA Bovill Award
We are proud to share that UBC Orthopaedics Residency Program alumnus, Dr. Gerard Slobogean, has won the 2020 Orthopaedic Trauma Association’s (OTA) Bovill Award! The award-winning scientific paper by Dr. Slobogean and team, entitled Vitamin D3 Supplementation Does Not Improve Fracture Healing: A Double-Blinded Randomized Controlled Trial, aims to determine the effect of vitamin D3…
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Dr. David Wilson Receives UBC Faculty of Medicine Strategic Investment Funding
We are proud to share that UBC Orthopaedics Professor, Dr. David Wilson, is one of nine UBC faculty members receiving funding from the UBC Faculty of Medicine’s Fall 2020 Strategic Investment Fund! His project, entitled Creating a New Shared Research Platform for Upright Open MR Imaging at UBC, will increase the amount, quality, and impact…
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Dr. Babak Shadgan promoted to Fellow rank of the International Society for Optics and Photonics (SPIE)
We are pleased to share that UBC Orthopaedics Assistant Professor, Dr. Babak Shadgan, has been promoted to the Fellow rank of the International Society for Optics and Photonics (SPIE) as of January 2021. This is the highest academic rank offered to a limited number of Senior members of the society. SPIE Fellows are members of…
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Faculty Spotlight – Bonnie Sawatzky
BONNIE SAWATZKYASSOCIATE PROFESSOR Division:Orthopaedic Research Site:Vancouver – Blusson Spinal Cord Centre Dr. Bonnie Sawatzky is an Associate Professor with the UBC Department of Orthopaedics and a Principal Investigator with the International Collaboration on Repair Discoveries (ICORD). Her main research focus is mobility and quality of life for people with SCI and related spinal cord disease.…
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Dr. Kishore Mulpuri Appointed as Head of the UBC Department of Orthopaedics
We are very pleased to welcome Dr. Kishore Mulpuri as the new Head of the Department of Orthopaedics at UBC, effective January 1, 2021 for an approximate five-year term.
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2020 Year in Review
Every day, faculty, staff and trainees in the UBC Department of Orthopaedics are working together, to advance musculoskeletal health locally and globally. Look back at some of our highlights from the past year. Share this story: Latest News
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Vision: “Transforming Health for Everyone”
As one of the world’s leading medical schools, UBC’s Faculty of Medicine has a bold vision: to transform health for everyone. The UBC Department of Orthopaedics is proud to support this vision through the work that we do. Watch the new film to learn more about the many people at the Faculty of Medicine who…
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