Evaluative Clinical Sciences

Education:

• B.Sc. (Hons), 1997, zoology, University of Calgary, Canada
• MD, 2001, Western University, Canada
• FRCS(C), 2006, Royal College of Surgeons of Canada
• Fellowship in orthopaedic trauma and lower extremity reconstruction, 2007, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Canada
• M.Sc., clinical epidemiology and health care research, 2012, University of Toronto, Canada

Appointments and Affiliations:

• Associate scientist, Evaluative Clinical Sciences, Holland Bone and Joint Program, Sunnybrook Research Institute
• Assistant professor, department of surgery and Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, U of T
• Head, orthopaedic trauma, Sunnybrook

Research Summary:

Dr. Jenkinson’s research focuses on orthopaedic trauma, particularly management of open fractures as well as improving outcomes for joint replacement patients.

Selected Publications:

See current publications list at PubMed.

1. FLOW investigators. A trial of wound irrigation in the initial management of open fracture wounds. N Engl J Med. 2015 Dec 31;373(27):2629–41.
2. Jenkinson R, Kiss A, Johnson S, Stephen DJ, Kreder HJ. Delayed wound closure increases deep infection rate in lower grade open fractures: a propensity matched cohort study. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2014 Mar 5;96(5):380–6.
3. Hull PD, Johnson SC, Stephen DJ, Kreder HJ, Jenkinson RJ. Delayed debridement of severe open fractures is associated with higher deep infection rate. Bone Joint J. 2014 Mar;96-B(3):379–84.
4. Ravi B, Jenkinson R, Austin PC, Croxford R, Wasserstein D, Escott B, Paterson JM, Kreder H, Hawker GA. Relation between surgeon volume and risk of complications after total hip arthroplasty: propensity score matched cohort study. BMJ. 2014 May 23;348:g3284.

Related News and Stories:

• Putting Humpty back together: orthopaedic trauma surgeons repair badly broken bodies and are changing practice through their work (SRI Magazine, 2017)