Calgary Spine Program

The University of Calgary Spine Program is a multidisciplinary clinical and academic group focused on the care of individuals affected by conditions of the spinal column and spinal cord. Our mission is to provide world quality health care to individuals with spinal disorders through the pursuit of excellence in research, teaching and bedside clinical care.

The program is centered at the Foothills Hospital and Alberta Children’s Hospital within Alberta Health Services.

Members of the Spine Program have joint appointments in the Division of Neurosurgery, Department of Clinical Neurosciences and Section of Orthopedic Surgery, Department of Surgery. The Spine Program provides care for patients with spinal injury, infection, neoplasia and degenerative disease. Clinical care is closely linked to clinical education and research in a supportive academic setting.

The program has representation from Neurological Surgery, Orthopedic Surgery, Nursing, and Orthotics. The program offers a comprehensive spinal surgery fellowship, combining orthopaedic and neurosurgical clinical experience. Foothills Medical Centre is the tertiary referral centre for Southern Alberta, Saskatchewan and Southeastern British Columbia, and the Spine Program provides support for other programs such as Trauma, Cancer and Bone and Joint.

Members

Dr. W. Bradley Jacobs, Program Lead

Dr. Fred Nicholls, Fellowship Director

Dr. Ken Thomas, Research Director

Dr. Fábio Ferri-de-Barros, Pediatric Fellowship Director

Dr. Jacques Bouchard, Dr. David Cadotte, Dr. Steven Casha, Dr. Roger Cho, Dr. Stephan du Plessis, Dr. Nathan Evaniew, Dr. Peter Lewkonia, Dr. David Parsons, Dr. Paul Salo, Dr. Alex Soroceanu, Dr. Ganesh Swamy

 

The University of Calgary Spine Program is a multidisciplinary clinical and academic group focused on the care of individuals affected by conditions and diseases of the spine and spinal cord.

Our mission is to provide world quality health care to individuals with spinal disorders through the pursuit of excellence in research, teaching and bedside clinical care.

The program is centered at the Foothills Hospital and Alberta Children’s Hospital within Alberta Health Services.