Spine Program team
Surgeons & Researchers
Dr. Michael Ford, MD, FRCSC
Affiliate scientist
Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
2075 Bayview Ave., Room MG 375
Toronto, ON
M4N 3M5
Assistant: Cathy Breutigam
Email: cathy.breutigam@sunnybrook.ca
Phone: 416-480- 6775
Affiliations:
- Assistant professor, Department of Surgery, University of Toronto
- Division of Orthopaedic Surgery, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
- Holland Musculoskeletal Program
- Affiliate scientist, Sunnybrook Research Institute
Postgraduate and Specialty Training:
- Clinical Fellowship, Lower Extremity Reconstruction, Orthopaedic and Arthritic Hospital (1986-
1988) - Clinical Fellowship, Degenerative Cervical and Lumbar Spine, Orthopaedic and Arthritic Hospital
(1986-1988) - Orthopaedic Surgical Residency Program, University of Toronto (1982-1986)
- Research Fellowship, St. Joseph’s Health Centre (1982)
- Basic Science Research, St. Joseph’s Hospital and West Park Hospital (1981-1982)
- MD, University of Toronto (1976-1980)
Current Appointments:
- Staff Physician, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
- Staff Physician, Holland Orthopaedic and Arthritic Institute, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
- Orthopaedic Consultant, Little People of Ontario
- Orthopaedic Spine Surgery Consultant, Ontario March of Dimes – Northern Clinics – retired
- Orthopaedic spine consultant for the Toronto Raptors, Toronto Maple Leafs and the National Hockey League Players Association (NHLPA)
Clinical Expertise:
- Adult orthopaedic trauma
- Surgical management of cervical, thoracic and lumbar pathologies
Research Interests:
- Traumatic, metastatic and degenerative spinal conditions
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