Evaluative Clinical Sciences
SRI platforms
Orthopaedic surgeon
Hip and Knee Arthroplasty
Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
Holland Centre
43 Wellesley St. E., Room 327
Toronto, ON
M4Y 1H1
Clinical Profile
Adminstrative Assistant: Maria Rojas
Email: maria.rojas@sunnybrook.ca
Appointments and Affiliations:
- Staff surgeon, Holland Bone and Joint Program, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
- Assistant professor, Division of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Toronto
- Associate scientist, Evaluative Clinical Sciences, Sunnybrook Research Institute
- Adjunct scientist, Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences (ICES)
Postgraduate and Specialty Training:
- Fellowship, Hip and Knee Arthroplasty, University of British Columbia (2020)
- FRCSC, Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Toronto (2019)
- PhD, Clinical Epidemiology and Health Care Research, University of Toronto (2019)
- MD, University of Toronto (2013)
- BA&Sc, McGill University (2009)
Clinical Profile:
Dr. Pincus specializes in hip and knee replacement surgery (both complex primary and revision). He was recruited to the Holland Orthopaedic & Arthritic Centre early in his surgical training and in 2021 received the ‘Bernie Langer Award’ from the UofT department of surgery for showing greatest promise as an early-career surgeon. During his training he received several awards including the:
- ‘Lawson Family Most Outstanding Graduate Award’ from the University of Toronto Orthopaedic Surgery program,
- ‘CSCI/CIHR Resident Research Award’ for the best research conducted by any University of Toronto resident,
- ‘Claire Bombardier Award’ for the most promising clinical epidemiology researcher,
- ‘Edward and Alice Palmer Memorial Scholarship’ for second highest standing in the University of Toronto medical school class, and the
- ‘Vanier CIHR Canadian Graduate Scholarship’.
Research profile
Dr. Pincus’ research focuses on improving quality and efficiency of joint replacement surgery. See current publications on PubMed. Selected publications and related news include:
- Pincus D, Jenkinson R, Paterson M, et al. Association between surgical approach and major surgical complications in patients undergoing total hip arthroplasty. JAMA. 2020;323(11):1070-1076. doi:10.1001/jama.2020.0785.
- Pincus D, Ravi B, Wasserstein D, et al. Association between wait time and 30-day mortality in adults undergoing hip fracture surgery. JAMA. 2017 Nov 28;318(20):1994-2003. DOI: 10.1001/jama.2017.17606.
- Pincus D, Wasserstein D, Ravi B, et al. Reporting and evaluating wait times for urgent hip fracture surgery in Ontario, Canada. CMAJ. Jun 2018, 190 (23) E702-E709; DOI: 10.1503/cmaj.170830.
- Pincus D, Wasserstein D, Bai C, et al. Direct medical costs of motorcycle crashes in Ontario. CMAJ. 2017 Nov 20;189(46):E1410-E1415. doi: 10.1503/cmaj.170337.
- Ravi B, Pincus D, Huang A, et al. Impact of concurrent surgery on complications following hip surgery. JAMA Internal Medicine. 2018 Jan 1;178(1):75-83. doi: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2017.6835.
- Merman E, Pincus D, Goldberg N, et al. Differences in Clinical Practice Guideline Authorship by Gender. The Lancet. Nov 3 2018. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(18)32268-2.