Curriculum Vitae Schatzker Joseph E-mail:
[email protected] Nationality: Canadian Professor Emeritus of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Toronto Orthopaedic Surgeon, Active Staff, Sunnybrook Health Science Center, Toronto, Ontario Work: tel. 416 480 6809 fax 416 480 5886 Medical Education University of Toronto M.D. 1960 B.Sc.(Medicine) 1962 Postgraduate education Fellow Royal College of Surgeons of Canada F.R.C.S.(C) and Certification in Orthopaedic Surgery 1966 Speciality training Duncan Fellow to Professor Dewar University of Toronto 1966-1967 McLaughlin Travelling Fellow ( Sweden, Switzerland, UK) 1967-1968 The Wellesley Hospital Active staff 1967-1985 Current Professional Appointments Professor Emeritus of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Toronto Orthopaedic Surgeon, active staff Sunnybrook Health Science Centre, Toronto 1985 - present Director of the University of Toronto M.E. Müller Program in Education, Documentation and Evaluation SICOT Chairman Committee on Documentation and Evaluation AO/ASIF Foundation , Past-President and Honourary Trustee Professional awards and honours 28 visiting Professorships including China and Australia Alpha Omega Alpha Honour Medical Fraternity, University of Toronto 1957 Medical Alumni Scholarship for standing first in the graduating class of 150 students 1960 The Medal of the Royal College of Surgeons, for research 1962 The Starr Medal, University of Toronto, for research 1962 The Wallace Duncan Fellowship, award for clinical excellence 1966 - 1967 The R. S. McLaughlin Traveling Fellowship, award for clinical excellence to further study abroad 1967 - 1968 The Edward Samson Award of the Canadian Orthopaedic Association, research award for outstanding experimental work. 1971 North American AO Man of Distinction, awarded for clinical leadership and excellence in teaching AO techniques. 1977 Honourary Member, Associacion Argentina de Ortopedia y Traumatologia 1987 Corresponding Member, the AO/ASIF Veterinary Group 1989 Corresponding Member, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Unfallheilkunde Colin Woolfe Award, for excellence in Postgraduate Medical teaching Commemorative Medal for the 125 Anniversary of Confederation of Canada 1992 C Corresponding Member, Oesterreichische Gesellschaft für Unfallchirurgie 1993
Corresponding Member GermanAssociation for Trauma and Accident Surgery 1989 Past President Orthopaedic Trauma Association of North America 1990 BOA Presidential Guest Lecturer 1995 SICOT Plenary lecturer 1996 Honourary Fellow the British Orthopaedic Association 1996 Corresponding Member Columbian Orthopaedic and Trauma Society 1998 Honourary Member Polish Orthopaedic and Trauma Association 1998 Corresponding Member Chilean Orthopaedic and Trauma Society 1998 Honourary Member Austrian AO 1999 Honourary Member Austrian Association for Trauma Surgery 1999 Past President AO-ASIF Foundation 1998-2000 Honourary Member Finish Orthopaedic and Trauma Association 2001 Corresponding Member the Peruvian Orthopaedic and Trauma Society 2003 Honorary Professor and Director of Orthopaedic Department Henan Provincial People’s Hospital, P.R. China 2003 Adam Gruca Award for contributions to Orthopaedic Surgery and Trauma, the Polish Orthopaedic and Trauma Association 2004 Mikulicz medal in surgery, The Polish Orthopaedic and Trauam Association 2005 Membership of professional bodies, associations, etc. AO-ASIF Foundation AO Switzerland AO North America Steering Committee Orthopaedic Trauma Association SICOT Canadian Orthopaedic Association American Orthopaedic Association Publications: Author of the universally used Classification for Fractures of the Tibial Plateau Author with Dr. Marvin Tile of text book : The Rationale of Operative Fracture Care Author of numerous chapters in Text books on surgery of trauma Editor of book: The Intertrochanteric Osteotomy Numerous publications in refereed Journals Clinical interests: Hip and Knee reconstructive surgery with a special interest in : pelvic osteotomy, intertrochanteric osteotomy and osteotomy about the knee arthroplasty of the hip and knee, primary and revision Trauma surgery primary with special interest in fractures about the knee as well as secondary trauma surgery with a special interest in corrective osteotomy and treatment of non-union Research interest: Bone response to internal fixation Bone response to arthroplasty Osseos integration of implants and prostheses Classification of fractures Documentation and Evaluation of clinical activity in reconstructive surgery and trauma Fractures of the Hip in the elderly Functional evaluation of outcomes of treatment
Administrative Experience: Chief Division of Orthopaedic Surgery Sunnybrook Hospital 1985-1995 Chairman Curriculum Committee Division of Orthopaedic Surgery Univ . of Toronto 1990-1995 Program Director Division of Orthoapedic Surgery Univ. of Toronto 1995-2000 President AO-ASIF Foundation 1998-2000 Member of the Boar of Directors AO Foundation 1995-2000 Editorial Activities Editorial review board JBJS Editorial Board Journal of Orthoapedic and Trauma Surgery
