Assistant Professor - Orthopaedic Surgery

Date Posted: 04/23/2025
Closing Date: 04/06/2025, 11:59PM ET
Req ID: 42324
Job Category: Faculty - Clinical
Faculty/Division: Temerty Faculty of Medicine
Department: Dept of Surgery
Hospital Affiliation: Sinai Health System
Campus: St. George (Downtown Toronto)

Description:

The Department of Surgery, Division of Orthopaedics at Sinai Health is inviting applications for the position of full-time Academic Orthopaedic Arthroplasty Surgeon. The effective date of this appointment is August 1, 2025.

The successful candidate will have an active staff appointment with clinical activities in the Division of Orthopaedics, Department of Surgery, at Mount Sinai Hospital. They will be expected to provide high quality clinical care to hip and knee arthroplasty patients and participate fully in a co-operative and collegial way with other members of the Division. As part of a specialized clinical program, the successful candidate will conduct surgeries with expertise in primary and revision hip and knee replacement, robotics, and trauma care. Clinical duties will involve approximately 40% of their time. During this period, the successful candidate will supervise students, residents, and other clinical trainees. Additionally, they will engage in clinical work that supports University academic work. The research portfolio will involve approximately 40% of their time, with 20% allotted to administrative and educational activities.

The successful candidate must be a fellowship-trained knee and hip arthroplasty surgeon and a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, or equivalent, with completion of a postgraduate degree program (i.e., MSc, MPH, PhD, MBA). They must be eligible to hold licensure with the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario and for appointment in the Surgery and Oncology Program at Sinai Health and Mount Sinai Hospital. The candidate must also be eligible for an academic appointment at the rank of Assistant Professor in the Department of Surgery, Temerty Faculty of Medicine at the University of Toronto. They should be comfortable managing primary and complex revision knee and hip arthroplasty cases as well as provide management of fracture and trauma patients. Preference will be given to those with experience in robotic-assisted joint replacement, complex revision knee replacement, and contemporary approaches to hip replacement. The successful candidate will have an interest in academic practice, a vision for research that aligns with the Division’s key priorities, and be eligible for appointment as a Surgeon-Investigator or Surgeon-Scientist. Evidence of excellence in teaching and research is required. Strong leadership skills, professionalism, and the ability to work in a team are essential.

Sinai Health System (SHS) is a University of Toronto affiliated academic hospital comprised of Mount Sinai Hospital, Hennick Bridgepoint Hospital, Lunenfeld-Tannenbaum Research Institute, and Circle of Care, which combines acute care, complex and rehabilitative care, primary care, and other community-based services to create an innovative and integrated continuum of care aimed at achieving the best outcomes for our patients. The Division of Orthopaedics consists of 9 full-time clinical faculty members across multiple programs, offering clinical care in lower extremity reconstruction, orthopaedic oncology, sports medicine, and foot and ankle surgery.

Salary will range from $350,000 to $500,000, commensurate with qualifications and experience, based on fee-for-service billings.

Please submit an up-to-date curriculum vitae, names and email addresses of three references, and a two-page expression of interest to:
Mrs. Christine Harron
Mount Sinai Hospital 600 University Ave. Suite 476C-1
Toronto, Ontario M5G 1X5
(Christine.harronsinahealth.ca)

Applications will be accepted until May 31, 2025, or until the position is filled. Interviews for short-listed candidates are planned for early June 2025.

For more information about the Department of Surgery at Sinai Health and the Temerty Faculty of Medicine/Department of Surgery, please visit our website: sinaihealth.ca/areas-of-care/orthopaedics and uoftorthopaedics.ca