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In the News! The right cancer treatment information at the right time
UBC Orthopaedics Clinical Assistant Professor, Dr. Raphaële Charest-Morin, discusses her research into how best to manage cancer patients’ treatment expectations.
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UBC Orthopaedics Faculty Members Win 2020 OTA Highlight Paper Award
UBC Associate Professor and VCH Orthopaedic Trauma Surgeon Dr. Kelly Lefaivre’s paper, “Quantifying Urinary and Sexual Dysfunction Following Pelvic Fracture”, was selected by the Orthopaedic Trauma Association (OTA) Annual Program Committee as one of the top papers presented at the 2020 OTA Virtual Annual Meeting. The paper was co-authored by three additional UBC Orthopaedics faculty…
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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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