UBC Orthopaedics welcomes Dr. Carrie Kollias, Co-Director, Mentorship & Wellness

We are delighted to announce that Dr. Carrie Kollias has joined the UBC Department of Orthopaedics as Co-Director, Mentorship and Wellness and Clinical Associate Professor beginning January 1, 2025. She joins Dr. Alastair Younger, Co-Director, Mentorship & Wellness and Dr. Tym Frank, Assistant Director, Mentorship & Wellness.

Dr. Kollias completed her residency at the University of Calgary and pursued fellowships in limb reconstruction and pediatric orthopaedics at the Royal Children’s Hospital in Melbourne, Australia.

She has extensive experience in both regional and tertiary orthopaedic settings. She spent seven years in Southern Alberta, focusing on pediatric orthopedics, adult trauma, and limb deformity reconstruction. She was enticed back to Melbourne in 2018 for a tertiary pediatrics role and served as Deputy Director of Orthopaedics at Royal Children’s Hospital Melbourne from 2021 to 2024.

Dr. Kollias is passionate about fostering a sense of community among regional surgeons and their tertiary partners, despite the geographic distances. She believes that by connecting and collaborating, they can learn a great deal from each other and achieve remarkable advancements together.


Dr. Carrie Kollias, Co-Director, Mentorship & Wellness

Dr. Carrie Kollias, Co-Director, Mentorship & Wellness

In 2024, she earned an MBA from Imperial College London. She has also received a Specialist Certificate in Clinical Leadership from the University of Melbourne Business School and completed the Physician Wellbeing Directors Course at Stanford University.

Dr. Kollias has published national studies on the wellbeing of orthopaedic surgeons and trainees in both Canada and Australia. She received the Tass Paxinos Award for Excellence in Orthopaedic Teaching from the Australian Orthopaedic Association. Additionally, she is the author of the award-winning children’s book, Maria’s Marvelous Bones.

Outside of work, although she modestly describes herself as a ‘very average hockey player,’ she has enthusiastically joined two Vancouver teams and occasionally brings her kids along to watch!

Please join us in giving Dr. Carrie Kollias a warm welcome.

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