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Banff Sport Medicine Orthopaedic Sport Medicine Fellowship

Fellowship/Residency Information

300 Old Canmore Road
300 Old Canmore Road
Canmore, AB T1W 0L5
CANADA
https://bsmfoundation.ca/education-training/orthopaedic-fellowship/

The Banff Sport Medicine Fellowship is a one year program focused on arthroscopic and reconstructive surgery of the knee and shoulder. Participation in research and on-call trauma coverage is expected. There is opportunity for team coverage of the Canadian national ski and snowboard teams. Applicants must be graduates of Canadian orthopaedic residency programs and/or meet criteria for licensure by the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada. Please review the program website for more details.

Primary Language Spoken: Banff Sport Medicine
Sponosoring ISAKOS Member(s):

Contact Information

Michaela Kopka, MD, FRCS(C), DipSportMed

Fellowship Program Information

Affiliation (Center Type): University of Calgary, Mineral Springs Hospital (Teaching, Academic, University)
Fellowship Training Session or Other Educational Opportunity Length: 12 months
Can the Center customize educational opportunities for participants?: No
Fellows Accepted Per Year: 1
Faculty Participating in Fellowship Education: Mark Heard, MD, FRCS(C), DipSportMed - Knee and Shoulder Arthroscopy and Reconstructive Surgery Greg Buchko, MD, FRCS(C) - Knee and Shoulder Arthroscopy and Reconstructive surgery Laurie Hiemstra, MD, PhD, FRCS(C) - Complex Knee Reconstructive Surgery
Recent activity of Teaching Center:

Financial Support and Expenses

Types of Financial Support Available: Private Government
Other support that the Teaching Center can provide: On demand from program website
Estimate of Living Expenses (Housing and other major costs):

Anticipated Fellowship Participation in Surgical Cases

Area(s) of Specialty: Knee Arthroscopy Shoulder Arthroscopy
Role of the fellow with respect to Clinical, Surgical, Research, and other opportunities:
Types of Educational Opportunities:
Research projects, research facilities and resources, cadaver labs, publication opportunities, integration of the patient and public involvement, and the role of the fellow: 1: Wackerle AM, Marcaccio S, Apseloff N, Getgood A, Musahl V, Tapasvi S; Posterior Tibial Slope Consensus Group. Assessment and surgical correction of posterior tibial slope in revision anterior cruciate ligament surgery: An international expert Delphi consensus statement. J ISAKOS. 2025 May 29;13:100900. doi: 10.1016/j.jisako.2025.100900. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 40446928. 1: Clark M, Hiemstra LA, Kerslake S, Boynton E, Temple-Oberle C. A roadmap for surgeon leaders in improving gender equity: educational strategies, implementation, and evaluative methods. Can J Surg. 2025 Apr 17;68(2):E150-E159. doi: 10.1503/cjs.006324. PMID: 40246323; PMCID: PMC12017811. 2: Entezari B, Kerslake S, Mann S, Wolfstadt JI, Hopman W, Ferguson PC, Hiemstra LA. Medical Student Perceptions of the Barriers to Entering Orthopaedic Surgery Differ by Gender. Clin Teach. 2025 Jun;22(3):e70078. doi: 10.1111/tct.70078. PMID: 40129221; PMCID: PMC11933782. 3: Hiemstra LA, Rousseau-Saine A, Lafave MR, Kerslake S. Thin Flap Trochleoplasty With Medial Patellofemoral Ligament Reconstruction for Recurrent Patellofemoral Instability With High-Grade Trochlear Dysplasia: A Series of 63 Consecutive Cases. Am J Sports Med. 2025 Mar;53(4):832-838. doi: 10.1177/03635465251314882. Epub 2025 Feb 5. PMID: 39910743. 4: Giusto JD, Konstantinou E, Rabuck SJ, Lesniak BP, Hughes JD, Irrgang JJ, Musahl V; Panther ACL Treatment Group. When is anterolateral complex augmentation indicated? Perspectives from the 2024 Freddie Fu Panther Sports Medicine Symposium. J ISAKOS. 2025 Apr;11:100393. doi: 10.1016/j.jisako.2025.100393. Epub 2025 Feb 3. PMID: 39909384. 5: Khan M, Bedi A, Degen R, Warner J, Bhandari M; STABLE Investigators. Multicentre randomised controlled trial comparing Bankart repair with remplissage and Latarjet procedure in shoulder instability with subcritical bone loss (STABLE): study protocol. BMJ Open. 2024 Nov 14;14(11):e089831. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2024-089831. PMID: 39542469; PMCID: PMC11575273. 1: Khan M, Bedi A, Degen R, Warner J, Bhandari M; STABLE Investigators. Multicentre randomised controlled trial comparing Bankart repair with remplissage and Latarjet procedure in shoulder instability with subcritical bone loss (STABLE): study protocol. BMJ Open. 2024 Nov 14;14(11):e089831. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2024-089831. PMID: 39542469; PMCID: PMC11575273. 6: Hiemstra LA, Lafave MR, Bentrim A, Kerslake S. The Influence of Kinesiophobia and Pain Catastrophizing on Disease-Specific Quality of Life in Patients With Recurrent Patellofemoral Instability. Am J Sports Med. 2024 Nov;52(13):3324-3329. doi: 10.1177/03635465241281341. Epub 2024 Oct 6. PMID: 39370657. 7: Hiemstra LA. Editorial Commentary: Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence Are Valuable Tools yet Dependent on the Data Input. Arthroscopy. 2025 Jun;41(6):1909-1911. doi: 10.1016/j.arthro.2024.09.030. Epub 2024 Sep 24. PMID: 39326565. 8: Clark M, Kerslake S, Bøe B, Hiemstra LA. Being a woman and an orthopaedic surgeon-A primer on the challenges we face. J ISAKOS. 2024 Jun;9(3):449-456. doi: 10.1016/j.jisako.2024.05.008. Epub 2024 May 20. PMID: 38777119. 9: Hiemstra LA, Williams H, Sasyniuk TM, Kerslake S. Orthopaedic sport medicine surgeons and fellows value immersive virtual reality for improving surgical training, procedural planning, and distance learning. J ISAKOS. 2024 Aug;9(4):769-773. doi: 10.1016/j.jisako.2024.05.002. Epub 2024 May 10. PMID: 38734310. 10: Figueroa ML, Hiemstra LA. How do we treat our male and female patients? - A primer on gender-based health care inequities. J ISAKOS. 2024 Aug;9(4):774-780. doi: 10.1016/j.jisako.2024.04.006. Epub 2024 Apr 10. PMID: 38604569. 11: Hiemstra LA, Kerslake S, Sasyniuk TM, Lafave MR. Palpation and fluoroscopy are valid but unreliable for the assessment of femoral tunnel position after medial patellofemoral ligament reconstruction. J ISAKOS. 2024 Jun;9(3):348-352. doi: 10.1016/j.jisako.2024.03.005. Epub 2024 Mar 16. PMID: 38492848. 12: Kopka M, Heard SM, Buchko GM, Hiemstra LA, Lafave MR, Kerslake S. Remnant- Sparing Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction Results in Similar Clinical, Functional, and Quality-of-Life Outcomes to Anatomic Single-Bundle Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction. Arthrosc Sports Med Rehabil. 2024 Jan 24;6(2):100898. doi: 10.1016/j.asmr.2024.100898. PMID: 38405580; PMCID: PMC10883819. 13: Tanguilig G, Meyers J, Ierulli VK, Hiemstra L, Mulcahey MK. Women in leadership in orthopaedic sports medicine societies throughout the world. J ISAKOS. 2024 Jun;9(3):438-443. doi: 10.1016/j.jisako.2024.02.009. Epub 2024 Feb 23. PMID: 38403193. 14: Meena A, Das S, Runer A, Tapasvi K, Hegde P, D'Ambrosi R, Hiemstra L, Tapasvi S. Revision ACL reconstruction in female athletes: current concepts. J ISAKOS. 2024 Jun;9(3):464-470. doi: 10.1016/j.jisako.2024.02.007. Epub 2024 Feb 23. PMID: 38403190. 15: Hurley ET, Hughes AJ, Savage-Elliott I, Dejour D, Campbell KA, Mulcahey MK, Wittstein JR, Jazrawi LM; Patellar Instability International Consensus Group; Alaia MJ, Arendt EA, Ayeni OR, Bassett AJ, Bonner KF, Camp CL, Carter CW, Chahla J, Ciccotti MG, Cosgarea AJ, Edgar CM, Erickson BJ, Espregueira-Mendes J, Farr J, Farrow LD, Frank RM, Freedman KB, Fulkerson JP, Getgood A, Gomoll AH, Grant JA, Gursoy S, Gwathmey FW, Haddad FS, Hiemstra LA, Hinckel BB, Koh JL, Krych AJ, LaPrade RF, Li ZI, Logan CA, Gonzalez-Lomas G, Mannino BJ, Lind M, Matache BA, Matzkin E, McCarthy TF, Mandelbaum B, Musahl V, Neyret P, Nuelle CW, Oussedik S, Pace JL, Verdonk P, Rodeo SA, Rowan FE, Salzler MJ, Schottel PC, Shannon FJ, Sheean AJ, Sherman SL, Strickland SM, Tanaka MJ, Waterman BR, Zacchilli M, Zaffagnini S. A modified Delphi consensus statement on patellar instability: part I. Bone Joint J. 2023 Dec 1;105-B(12):1259-1264. doi: 10.1302/0301-620X.105B12.BJJ-2023-0109.R1. PMID: 38037678. 16: Hurley ET, Sherman SL, Chahla J, Gursoy S, Alaia MJ, Tanaka MJ, Pace JL, Jazrawi LM; Patellar Instability International Consensus Group; Hughes AJ, Arendt EA, Ayeni OR, Bassett AJ, Bonner KF, Camp CL, Campbell KA, Carter CW, Ciccotti MG, Cosgarea AJ, Dejour D, Edgar CM, Erickson BJ, Espregueira-Mendes J, Farr J, Farrow LD, Frank RM, Freedman KB, Fulkerson JP, Getgood A, Gomoll AH, Grant JA, Gwathmey FW, Haddad FS, Hiemstra LA, Hinckel BB, Savage-Elliott I, Koh JL, Krych AJ, LaPrade RF, Li ZI, Logan CA, Gonzalez-Lomas G, Mannino BJ, Lind M, Matache BA, Matzkin E, Mandelbaum B, McCarthy TF, Mulcahey M, Musahl V, Neyret P, Nuelle CW, Oussedik S, Verdonk P, Rodeo SA, Rowan FE, Salzler MJ, Schottel PC, Shannon FJ, Sheean AJ, Strickland SM, Waterman BR, Wittstein JR, Zacchilli M, Zaffagnini S. A modified Delphi consensus statement on patellar instability: part II. Bone Joint J. 2023 Dec 1;105-B(12):1265-1270. doi: 10.1302/0301-620X.105B12.BJJ-2023-0110.R1. PMID: 38035602. 17: Vivekanantha P, Dao A, Hiemstra L, Shields M, Chan A, Wadey V, Ferguson P, Shah A. Gender Representation in Major Orthopaedic Surgery Meetings: A Quantitative Analysis. JB JS Open Access. 2023 Nov 2;8(4):e23.00067. doi: 10.2106/JBJS.OA.23.00067. PMID: 37920560; PMCID: PMC10619889. 18: Nazzal EM, Zsidai B, Hiemstra LA, Lustig S, Samuelsson K, Musahl V. Applications of Extended Reality in Orthopaedic Surgery. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2023 Nov 1;105(21):1721-1729. doi: 10.2106/JBJS.22.00805. Epub 2023 Sep 15. PMID: 37713502. 19: Tarchala M, Kerslake S, Hiemstra LA. Sulcus-Deepening Trochleoplasty for High-Grade Trochlear Dysplasia: Demystifying the Procedure-a Review of the Current Literature. Curr Rev Musculoskelet Med. 2023 Nov;16(11):538-549. doi: 10.1007/s12178-023-09868-6. Epub 2023 Sep 12. PMID: 37698757; PMCID: PMC10587046. 20: Rezansoff A, Firth AD, Bryant DM, Litchfield R, McCormack RG, Heard M, MacDonald PB, Spalding T, Verdonk PCM, Peterson D, Bardana D; STABILITY Study Group; Getgood AMJ. Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction Plus Lateral Extra-articular Tenodesis Has a Similar Return-to-Sport Rate to Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction Alone but a Lower Failure Rate. Arthroscopy. 2024 Feb;40(2):384-396.e1. doi: 10.1016/j.arthro.2023.05.019. Epub 2023 Jun 1. PMID: 37270112. 21: Hiemstra LA, Kerslake S, Fritz JA, Clark M, Temple-Oberle C, Boynton E, Lafave M. Rates of Burnout in Female Orthopaedic Surgeons Correlate with Barriers to Gender Equity. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2023 Jun 7;105(11):849-854. doi: 10.2106/JBJS.22.01319. Epub 2023 Apr 21. PMID: 37083849. 22: Morrison LJ, Abbott AG, Mack Z, Schneider P, Hiemstra LA. What Are the Challenges Related to Family Planning, Pregnancy, and Parenthood Faced by Women in Orthopaedic Surgery? A Systematic Review. Clin Orthop Relat Res. 2023 Jul 1;481(7):1307-1318. doi: 10.1097/CORR.0000000000002564. Epub 2023 Feb 27. PMID: 36853855; PMCID: PMC10263240. 23: Rousseau-Saine A, Nault ML, Hiemstra LA. What is the J-sign and why is it important? Curr Opin Pediatr. 2023 Feb 1;35(1):97-101. doi: 10.1097/MOP.0000000000001193. Epub 2022 Nov 7. PMID: 36592028. 3: Nucci N, Degen R, Ekhtiari S, Gazendam A, Ayeni OR, Horner N, Wong I, Woodmass J, Grant J, Sheehan B, Pickell M, Kopka M, Khan M, Martin R, Tucker A, Sommerfeldt M, Gusnowski E, Rousseau-Saine A, Lebel ME, Karpyshyn J, Matache B, Carroll M, Da Cunha R, Kwapisz A, Martin RK. Arthroscopy Association of Canada Position Statement on Opioid Prescription After Arthroscopic Surgery. Orthop J Sports Med. 2023 Dec 22;11(12):23259671231214700. doi: 10.1177/23259671231214700. PMID: 38145216; PMCID: PMC10748902. 24: Lodhia P, Nazari G, Bryant D, Getgood A, McCormack R; STABILITY Group; Getgood AMJ, Bryant DM, Litchfield R, Willits K, Birmingham T, Hewison C, Firth AD, Wanlin S, Pinto R, Martindale A, O'Neill L, Jennings M, Daniluk M, McCormack RG, Boyer D, Zomar M, Moon K, Moon R, Fan B, Mohan B, Payne K, Heard M, Buchko GM, Hiemstra LA, Kerslake S, Tynedal J, MacDonald PB, Stranges G, Mcrae S, Gullett L, Brown H, Legary A, Longo A, Christian M, Ferguson C, Rezansoff A, Mohtadi N, Barber R, Chan D, Campbell C, Garven A, Pulsifer K, Mayer M, Peterson D, Simunovic N, Duong A, Robinson D, Levy D, Skelly M, Shanmugaraj A, Bardana D, Howells F, Tough M, Spalding T, Thompson P, Metcalfe A, Asplin L, Dube A, Clarkson L, Brown J, Bolsover A, Bradshaw C, Belgrove L, Milan F, Turner S, Verdugo S, Lowe J, Dunne D, McGowan K, Suddens CM, Verdonk PCM, Declerq G, Vuylsteke K, Van Haver M. Performance of 5-Strand Hamstring Autograft Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction in the STABILITY Study: A Subgroup Analysis. Am J Sports Med. 2022 Nov;50(13):3502-3509. doi: 10.1177/03635465221128581. Epub 2022 Oct 19. PMID: 36260487; PMCID: PMC9630854. 25: Hiemstra LA, Sheehan B, Sasyniuk TM, Kerslake S. Inter-rater Reliability of the Classification of the J-Sign Is Inadequate Among Experts. Clin J Sport Med. 2022 Sep 1;32(5):480-485. doi: 10.1097/JSM.0000000000000997. Epub 2021 Dec 7. PMID: 36083327. 26: Hevesi M, Credille K, Sherman SL, Parikh SN, Brady JM, Hiemstra LA, Farr J 2nd, Yanke AB. Midterm Results After Isolated Medial Patellofemoral Ligament Reconstruction as First-Line Surgical Treatment in Skeletally Immature Patients Irrespective of Patellar Height and Trochlear Dysplasia: Letter to the Editor. Am J Sports Med. 2022 Jul;50(8):NP33-NP34. doi: 10.1177/03635465221103836. PMID: 35736558. 27: Hiemstra LA, Kerslake S, Clark M, Temple-Oberle C, Boynton E. Experiences of Canadian Female Orthopaedic Surgeons in the Workplace: Defining the Barriers to Gender Equity. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2022 Aug 17;104(16):1455-1461. doi: 10.2106/JBJS.21.01462. Epub 2022 May 20. PMID: 35594484.
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