For a more detailed description of each fellowship, please click on the link to the left of the page.
Orthopaedic Oncology Fellowship
Length: 1 year
Number of positions: 1
Type of Fellowship: Clinical Fellowship
Director: Dr. Robert Turcotte
Arthroplasty Fellowship
Length: 1 year
Number of positions: 2
Type of Fellowship: Clinical Fellowship
Fellowship Director: Dr. John Antoniou
Hospital Affiliation: Sir Mortimer B. Davis - Jewish General Hospital- McGill University.
Objectives: The main objective is to expose the Fellow to the full spectrum of hip and knee arthroplasty issues including preoperative care, patient and implant selection, operative care (primary and revision utilizing cemented and cementless fixation, various articulating surfaces and surgical approaches) postoperative care acute and long-term and short, mid and long-term follow up of arthroplasty patients.
Orthopaedic Sports Medecine & Arthroscopy Clinical Fellowship
Length: 1 year (12 months)
Number of positions available yearly: 1
Fellowship Program Director: Dr. Mark Burman
Hospitals involved in training: The Montreal General Hospital, Lasalle Hospital, Shriners' Hospital
Objectives: The objective of this clinical fellowship is to expose the fellow to all aspects of the surgical management of the injured athlete both recreational and professional. The fellow will gain a thorough knowledge of the management of sports related injuries as well as both Open & Arthroscopic surgical reconstructive techniques to treat these injuries. The McGill Orthopaedic Sports Medicine & Arthroscopy Fellowship is a busy clinical fellowship with ample opportunity for research. The fellow will work with a team of fellowship trained sports medicine surgeons with emphasis on reconstructive & arthroscopic surgery of the knee & shoulder. The fellow will be primarily involved with ambulatory surgeries. There is also exposure to inpatient surgery and trauma. Work will be based at the MUHC center, and affiliated offsite institutions.
There will be ample clinic exposure in various outpatient sports medicine clinics including the McGill Sports Medicine Clinic, where the fellow will be involved in the care of varsity & elite level athletes, as well as the McGill Adolescent Sports Medicine Clinic. The fellow will also have the opportunity to be involved in the care of professional & elite athletes as members of our group are the team physicians for the Montreal Canadiens (NHL), Montreal Alouettes (CFL), Montreal Impact (United Soccer League), Cirque de Soleil, McGill Varsity athletics, and various provincial & national level athletes. The didactic learning component of the fellowship includes regular Subspecialty teaching rounds, McGill Sports Medicine Grand Rounds, Sports Medicine Journal Club, biweekly departmental Grand Rounds and regular resident teaching seminars.
Research activity is mostly clinical; however basic science opportunities are available. At least one project suitable for presentation & publication is required.
For a complete description of this fellowship, please follow this link: McGill Orthopaedic Sports Medicine & Arthroscopy Fellowship
Orthopaedic Sports Medicine Fellowship at St. Mary's Hospital
Length: 1 year (12 months)
Number of positions available yearly: 1
Fellowship Program Director: Dr. Ronald Dimentberg & Dr. Moreno Morelli
Hospitals involved in training: St. Mary's Hospital, Westmount Surgery Center, Concordia Sports Medicine Center.
Mission: Fellowship will ensure that trainees will master in an incremental fashion over a 12 month period: the fundamental sciences, clinical and therapeutic knowledge required to treat patients with sport related disorders. For a complete description of this fellowship, please follow this link: Orthopaedic Sports Medicine Fellowship (St. Mary's Hospital)
Pediatric Orthopaedics Clinical Fellowship
Length: 1 year (12 months)
Number of positions available yearly: 1
Fellowship Program Director: Dr. Neil Saran
Hospitals involved in training: The Montreal Children's Hospital and the Shiners' Hospital for Children
Objectives: The objectives of a clinical fellowship vary according to the individual needs of each clinical fellow. As the pediatric orthopaedic service at McGill offers a full spectrum of sub-specialties, the clinical fellow can choose in which area he/she would like to have more in depth exposure and training. As a general role, the goal of the fellowship is to offer to the clinical fellow a wide range of exposure to all orthopaedic problems in children as much as possible.
TransCanada Pediatric Orthopaedics Clinical Fellowship
Length: 18 months
Number of positions available yearly: 1
Fellowship Primary Supervisors: Dr. Reggie Hamdy (Shriners), Dr. Christopher Reilly (BC) and Dr. Benjamin Alman (SickKids)
Hospitals involved in training: BC Children's Hospital (6 months), Hospital for Sick Children (6 months) and The Shriners' Hospital for Children (6 months)
Overall Objective: At the end of the Fellowship in pediatric orthopaedics, the trainee will have attained competence in the assessment and surgical management (including pre and post-operative care) of disorders in pediatric orthopaedics. For a complete description of this fellowship, please follow this link: TransCanada Pediatric Orthopaedics Clinical Fellowship
Orthopaedic Scoliosis and Spine 1 and 2 year Fellowships:
This is a one or a 2 year fellowship within the McGill Division of Orthopaedic Surgery, funded by the AO Spine North America which is an organization axed on education and development of spine surgeons. This fellowship also accepts fellows who hold a scholarship from their home government, university or faculty of medicine: Please check the following link for information about acceptable sources of funding:
For the 2012-2013 academic year Applications for the fellowship is through the SF Match. We are unable to consider trainees who do not meet the eligibility criteria outlined in the following section, or whose file is incomplete. Applicants must ensure that they meet the eligibility criteria for postgraduate training in the province of Quebec prior to application.
The 2011-2012 Academic Year is now closed. Application deadline was September 01, 2010.
- Length: 1 year
Number of positions available: 2
Fellowship Director: Dr. Jean A Ouellet
Type of Fellowship: Surgical Program touching on all aspects of spinal management. Fellowship will ensure that Trainees will master in an incremental fashion over a 12 month period: the fundamental science, clinical and therapeutic knowledge required to treat patients with any spinal disorders.
- Length: 2 years
Number of positions available: 1
Fellowship Director: Dr. Jean A Ouellet
Type of Fellowship: Surgical Program touching on all aspect of spinal management. Fellowship will ensure that Trainees will master in an incremental fashion over a 24 month period: the fundamental science, clinical and therapeutic knowledge required to treat patients with any spinal disorders.
Orthopaedic Trauma Fellowship
Length: 1 year
Number of positions available: 1
Fellowship Director: Dr. E. J. Harvey
Overall Objective: Individuals completing fellowship training in orthopaedic trauma care will be able to:
- Organize and administer an orthopaedic trauma service, and coordinate the activities of the service with other administrative units
- Establish policies and procedures for the management of orthopaedic trauma patients
- Appoint, train, and supervise specialized personnel
- Teach the specialized body of knowledge required for the comprehensive management of the orthopaedic trauma patients
- Develop and pursue research in various areas of orthopaedic trauma care
Mr. Ed Ricard Sports Medicine or Orthopaedic Fellowship:
Coordinated by Dr. V. Lacroix (Family Medicine) and Dr. E. Lenczner (Orthopaedic Surgery) of the Montreal General Hospital, this bursary funded by the MGH Foundation enables fellows to complete one year in either of the above fields. For further information call (514) 398-7375 ext. 0228.
Requests for additional information can be directed to the Program Director:
Dr. Reggie Hamdy
c/o Sharon Delisle
Orthopaedic Surgery Residency Program Office
Shriners Hospital for Children
1529 Cedar Avenue
Montréal (Québec)
H3G 1A6
Tel: (514) 282-8259
e-mail: orthopaedic [dot] residency [at] muhc [dot] mcgill [dot] ca