Orthopaedic Surgery

Program Director
Dr. Simon Goldstein
Room G205, Health Sciences Centre
3330 Hospital Drive NW
Calgary, AB  T2N 4N1
Phone:403.220.3366
Fax:403.220.1185
Email: tburke@ucalgary.ca

For further information see also:
http://www.carms.ca
http://www.ucalgary.ca/~ortho

Program Outline
The five year orthopaedic program at the University of Calgary is designed to provide broad-based clinical training in the PGY-1 year as well as to enable the trainee to meet the objectives of core training in surgery within the first two years of the program.

PGY1
This is the first year of a five year program leading to eventual preparation for Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada certification.  The first year includes paediatric orthopaedics, emergency medicine, plastic surgery, general surgery, internal medicine, vascular surgery and core orthopaedics.

PGY2-5
In subsequent training years, there is further subspecialty off-service rotations,electives and research time, in addition to extensive training in adult and paediatric orthopaedic surgery.  Students can travel for inter-provincial and international electives.  

There are no mandatory rural rotations.  We do nothave support for residents to take mandatory rural rotations, although they would be paid their usual wage if they did decide to take an elective in arural setting.

Seminars and Rounds
There are extensive seminars and clinical rounds on Academic Half Day which is heldThursday afternoons.  These are mandatoryfor all residents.  Other rounds andseminars take place throughout the city and are hospital specific.

Research
By the end of the Residency Training Program you will be able to:

• Conduct a thorough literature review using a computerized database
• Design and execute, in conjunction with a research supervisor, a research project
• List the basic principles of grant writing
• Keep current in your practice by reading the most appropriate professional journals
• Alter your professional practice in keeping with the recommendations from current literature in the field

Resources

• Peter Lougheed Centre
• Alberta Children's Hospital
• Foothills Medical Centre/McCaig Tower
• Rockyview General Hospital

Faculty Areas of Interest 

Dr. G. Abelseth	General Orthopaedics
Dr. G.D. Bell	Knee
Dr. R. Boorman	Upper Limb
Dr. J. Bouchard	Spine
Dr. V. Bowen	Hand & Wrist
Dr. C. Brauer	Paediatric Hand & Wrist
Dr. R.C. Bray	Knee/Basic Science Research
Dr. R. Buckley	Trauma/Malunion
Dr. B. Burkart	Total Joint Arthroplasty
Dr. R. Cho	Spine
Dr. C. Cundal	General Orthopaedics
Dr. K. deSouza	General Orthopaedics
Dr. G. Dhaliwal	Hand & Wrist
Dr. J. Donaghy	Upper Limb/Wrist Trauma
Dr. H.R. Dougall	Foot & Ankle
Dr. P. Duffy	Trauma
Dr. F. Ferri-de-Barros	Paediatric Orthopaedics
Dr. C.B. Frank	Knee/Basic Science Research
Dr. S. Goldstein	Paediatric Orthopaedics
Dr. J. Harder	Paediatric Orthopaedics
Dr. K. Hildebrand	Elbow & Wrist/Basic Science Research
Dr. R. M. Hollinshead	Shoulder
Dr. R. Hu	Spine
Dr. C. Hutchison	Total Joint Arthroplasty
Dr. K. Johnston	Arthroplasty
Dr. V.E. Joughin	Paediatric Orthopaedics
Dr. G. N. Kiefer	Paediatric Orthopaedics
Dr. R. Korley	Trauma/Arthroplasty
Dr. I. Le	Foot & Ankle
Dr. I. Lo	Upper Limb
Dr. D. Longino	Sport Medicine
Dr. J.R. MacKenzie	Total Joint Arthroplasty
Dr. S.D. Miller	Arthroplasty
Dr. N. Mohtadi	Sport Medicine
Dr. L. Mrkonjic	Trauma/Upper Extremity
Dr. M. O'Brien	General Orthopaedics
Dr. D. Parsons	Paediatric Orthopaedics
Dr. J. Powell	Trauma/Arthroplasty
Dr. S. Puloski	Tumour
Dr. E. Rendall	General Orthopaedics
Dr. I. Russell	Foot & Ankle
Dr. P. Salo	Spine/Basic Science Research
Dr. N.S. Schachar	Tumour
Dr. J. Stewart	Upper Extremity
Dr. G. Swamy	Spine
Dr. K. Thomas	Spine
Dr. S. Timmermann	Sport Medicine/Arthroplasty
Dr. L. van Zuiden	Total Joint Arthroplasty
Dr. J. Werle	Total Joint Arthroplasty

Selection Criteria
All selection to the program is through the Canadian Resident Matching Service(CaRMS).  We are interested inapplications with the following:

• An excellent academic record which demonstrates special proficiency in those subjects related to orthopaedic surgery.
• A proven interest in orthopaedic surgery demonstrated by electives in our specialty.
• Three letters of reference from academic specialists in orthopaedic surgery sent directly to our office. 
• An interest or proven experience in research, either basic or clinical, may receive special consideration.
• Curriculum vitae sent through CaRMS.