Department of Surgery
Orthopaedic Surgery
Dr. Robin R. Richards, MD, FRCSC
Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
2075 Bayview Ave., Room D5-75
Toronto, ON
M4N 3M5
Executive Assistant: Kim Mason
Phone: 416-480-5051
Fax: 416-480-4925
Email: kim.mason@sunnybrook.ca
Phone: 416-480-5051
Fax: 416-480-4925
Email: robin.richards@sunnybrook.ca
Affiliations:
- Professor, Department of Surgery, University of Toronto
- Division of Orthopaedic Surgery, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
- Holland Bone and Joint Program
Postgraduate and Specialty Training:
- Fellowship, Hand and Microsurgery, Duke University Medical Centre, North Carolina (1983)
- Clinical Fellowship, St. Michael’s Hospital (1982)
- Orthopaedic Surgical Residency Program, University of Toronto (1977-1982)
- MD, McMaster University (1973-1976)
Current Appointments:
- Co-Editor, Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery Open Access, Boston, Massachusetts
- Medical Director, Working Condition Program and Sunnybrook Centre for Independent Living
- Surgeon-in- Chief Emeritus, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
- Member, Governing Council, Sunnybrook Foundation
- Vice-Chair Clinical, Department of Surgery, University of Toronto
- Honorary Consultant, St. Michael’s Hospital
- Full Member, Institute of Medical Science, University of Toronto,
- Staff Physician, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
Clinical Expertise:
- Joint replacement of the shoulder and elbow
- Soft tissue procedures to control joint instabilities
- Treatment of chronic disorders of the forearm
- Wrist reconstruction
- Neural injury
Research Interests:
- Development and evaluation of self-completed functional questionnaires for upper extremity outcome assessment.
- Occupational upper extremity disorders
- Determinants of outcome following upper extremity reconstruction
Publications: