The Ontario Orthopaedic Association is a not-for-profit organization formed in 1978. The Association represents over 90% of Orthopaedic surgeons practicing in Ontario. The Ontario Orthopaedic Association hosts an Annual General Meeting each November and is dedicated to maintaining high standards of Orthopaedic care in the province of Ontario.

The Ontario Orthopaedic Association is not a referral agency. The Canada Health Act requires that any referrals to an orthopaedic surgeon must be made by a family physician. The Ontario Orthopaedic Association does not disclose private information about its members. For more information contact Dafna Strauss, Executive Coordinator.

Mission Statement
a) Health Care
To provide excellent orthopaedic care in Ontario.

b) Prevention
To encourage whatever improves musculoskeletal health and discourage that which is deleterious.

c) Standard of Care
To maintain appropriate standards of care through education and peer review.

d) Education
To encourage and support scholarship, academic freedom, and academic achievement in orthopaedic surgery and to continue to educate ourselves, our students, other health care workers and the public.

e) Research
To better understand the function and disorders of the musculoskeletal system and to continually critically evaluate our current treatment and endeavour to improve upon it.

f) Public Service
To support and act as advocates to disabled individuals.

g) Manpower
To monitor and maintain adequate orthopaedic service for the citizens of Ontario.

h) Leadership
To represent Ontario orthopaedic surgeons in maintaining adequate working conditions, reasonable compensation for their labours and a reasonable quality of life.

Our Board of Directors
President: Dr. Duncan MacKinlay
President Elect: TBD
Past President: Dr. Dana Fleming
Treasurer: Dr. Paul Kim
Secretary: Dr. Peter Schuringa
Tariff Chair: Dr. Dana Fleming

Members-at-Large:
Dr. Darren Drosdowech
Dr. Peter Ferguson
Dr. Stephen Gallay
Dr. John Harrington
Dr. Jeremy Hall
Dr. Vaishnav Rajgopal
Dr. Nizar Mahomed
Dr. Jaydeep Moro
Dr. John O’Sullivan
Dr. Steve Papp
Dr. Christine Young

Executive Coordinator: Dafna Strauss dafnas@ooa.ca

Ontario Orthopaedic Association
2 Bloor Street West
Suite 700
Toronto, ON, M4W 3R1
e-mail: info@ooa.ca
tel: 416.498.4145
fax: 416.498.4144