Orthopaedics professor wins fellowship from Canadian Orthopaedic Association

Kelly Ann Lefaivre, an assistant professor in the Dept. of Orthopaedics, has been selected as the North American Travelling Fellow by the Canadian Orthopaedic Association (COA).

Lefaivre, who graduated with an MD from UBC in 2002, will represent the COA during the five-week tour of orthopaedic centres in the U.S. and Canada, beginning in October.

Her research interests include pelvic and acetabular surgery, outcome measurement in orthopaedic trauma, and epidemiology in hip fractures.