5
1-year clinical
2-year clinical/research available upon request
Commencing August of one year and ending in July of the following year
Scott Paquette MD, MEd, FRCSC
John StreetMD, PhD, FRCSI, FRCSC
Tamir Ailon MD, MPH, FRCSC
Michael Bond MD, PhD, FRCSC
Raphaële Charest-Morin MD, FRCSC
Newton Cho MD, PhD, FRCSC
Charlotte Dandurand MD, MSc, FRCSC
Nicolas Dea MD, MSc, FRCSC
Charles Fisher MD, MHSC, FRCSC
W. Brad Jacobs MD, PhD, FRCSC
William Chu Kwan MD, PhD, FRCSC
Brian Kwon MD, PhD, FRCSC
Scott Paquette MD, MEd, FRCSC
John Street MD, PhD, FRCSI, FRCSC
Vancouver General Hospital Spine Program
Vancouver is a vibrant west coast city in British Columbia, Canada, known for its stunning natural beauty, cosmopolitan atmosphere, and diverse cultural heritage. Vancouver General is a quaternary referral center for a catchment population of more than 5 million. Annually the VGH/UBC Spine Program treats more than 7500 out-patients and 1500 in-patients. Our large multidisciplinary in-patient medical care team includes intensivists, physiatrists, nurse practitioners, associate physicians and neurosurgical and orthopedic residents.
Goals of Fellowship
The VGH/UBC Spine Surgery Fellowship provides its fellows with a comprehensive and rigorous mentorship in the assessment and surgical treatment of spinal disorders from occiput to pelvis. The fellowship provides extensive exposure to surgical subspecialties including complex trauma, spinal cord injury, adult spinal deformity, cervical and lumbar degenerative, primary and secondary oncology, intradural tumors and pain. Routinely used technologies will include navigation, MIS, endoscopy and robotics. The VGH Spine Service performs over 1000 operative procedures per year, ranging from simple to complex and revision spinal pathologies.
Research Opportunities
All fellows will be expected to lead at least one original research project and complete one peer-reviewed manuscript during fellowship. Additional opportunities are available for those who are interested. Numerous opportunities exist through the Vancouver Spine Research Program with prospective and retrospective clinical studies in fields including deformity, pain, trauma, SCI and QI. All fellows may participate in both prospective and retrospective studies through the Canadian Spine Outcomes Research Network (CSORN), a Canadian multi-center research collaborative that includes spine surgeons, epidemiologists, and other health services researchers. Basic science research opportunities are also available in bioengineering, biomechanics, and molecular biology laboratories.
Surgical Exposure
Percent of Fellowship devoted to Operative Care: 90%
Non-Operative Care: 10%
Research/Publication Expectation: Yes
Approximate percentage of exposure to the Spine by region
Lumbar: 50%
Cervical: 30%
Thoracic: 20%
Approximate percentage of Fellowship exposure to the Spine by diagnostic category
Degenerative: 50% *
Trauma / Emergent: 30%
Deformity: 30% *
Tumor: 15%
* There is overlap with degenerative and deformity
Didactic Program
Resident / Fellow Teaching – Weekly
Fellow Lecture Series – Monthly
Spine Case Conference – Weekly
UBC Orthopedic Grand Rounds- Weekly, September through June
Deformity Case Rounds – Monthly
AO Spine Fellows Educational Program
Other conferences
Journal Club: Every 2 months
Stipend
CAD$100,000.00 plus benefits
How To Apply
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
Faculty of Medicine
University of British Columbia
Diamond Health Care Centre
11th Floor – 2775 Laurel Street
Vancouver, BC Canada V5Z 1M9
Email: orthopaedics.fellowships@ubc.ca
https://orthopaedics.med.ubc.ca/education/fellowshipopportunities/neurosurgical-orthopaedic-spine/
Past Fellows
John Albeitz Brisbane, Australia
Nizar Algarni Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Farhaan Altaf England
Alwalaa Althagafi Saudi Arabia
Aziz Al Arifi Saudi Arabia
Chris Bailey London, ON
Dan Banaszek Boston, MA
Nuno Batista Portugal
Arthur Bartolozzi IV United States
Nicolas Beresford-Cleary United Kingdom
Patrick Chan Melbourne, Australia
Raphaële Charest-Morin Sherbrooke, QC
William Chu Kwon Canada
Sean Comstock Halifax, NS
Turker Dalkilic Regina, SK
Chris Daly Queensland, Australia
Charlotte Dandurand Quebec
Nicolas Dea Sherbrooke, QC
Christian Diapola University of Massachusetts
Hank Eiserloh Baton Rouge, LA
Jesse Eisler Cincinnati, OH
Nathan Evaniew Calgary, AB
Alexis Falicov Seattle, WA
Ian Fyfe North Dakota, USA
Lukas Grassner Salzburg, Austria
R. Andrew Glennie Halifax, NS
Tony Goldschlager Melbourne, Australia
Mike Goytan Winnipeg, MB
Lukas Grassner Salzburg, Austria
Jaswinder Grover Las Vegas, NV
Rob Van de Guchte Lincoln, NB
Dennis Hartig Brisbane, Australia
Joel Hoekema Bellingham, WA
Tom Inglis New Zealand
Mushtaque Ishaque London, England
Eyal Itshayek Jerusalem, Israel
Michael Johnson Winnipeg, MB
S. Mohammed Karim Rochester, NY
Adrienne Kelly Ontario
Ory Keynan Tel Aviv, Israel
Stephen Kingwell Ottawa, ON
Nikolaus Koegl Austria
Mathieu Laflamme Quebec City, Quebec
Oliver Lasry Montreal, Quebec
Robert Lee London, England
Brian Lenehan Dublin, Ireland
Peter Lewkonia Calgary, AB
Taryn Ludwig Calgary, AB
Steve Maloon Surrey, BC
Travis Marion London, ON
James McDonald St John, NL
Ralf Mobb Sydney, Australia
Etienne Bourassa Moreau Montreal, QC
Melissa Nadeau Montreal, QC
Anick Nater Vancouver, BC
Ian Neil Jamaica
Michael Nikolakis Edmonton, AB
Alpesh Patel Auckland, New Zealand
Jeremy Reynolds Oxford, England
Joost Rutges Netherlands
Said Sadiqi
Vic Sahajpal St. John’s, NL
Davor Saravanja Sydney, Australia
Rowan Schouten Christchurch, New Zealand
Sandeep Singh Delhi, India
Supriya Singh London, Ontario
Babek Sharifi Edmonton, AB
Joseph Sparkes Dublin, Ireland
Shreya Srinivas London, UK
John Street Dublin, Ireland
Jin Wee Tee Australia
Ken Thomas Calgary, AB
Charles Touchette Trois Rivieres, QC
Perry Turner Christchurch, New Zealand
Zhi Wang Montreal, QC
Reina Yao Vancouver, BC
Gordon Yee Denver, CO
Julien Zaldivar France
Leo Zeller Cairns, Australia
Hanbing Zhou Boston, MA