Overview
At Cleveland Clinic Canada, our orthopaedic consults provide an advanced approach to conditions affecting movement and mobility and address conditions affecting your bones, joints, ligaments, tendons, muscles and nerves. We'll help you regain your quality of life by implementing effective treatment methods such as counselling, medications, or, if medically necessary, our physicians may recommend interventions such as arthroscopic surgery or joint replacement.
What is an orthopaedic surgeon?
An orthopaedic surgeon is a doctor who has completed additional education and training in the diagnosis and treatment of diseases and injuries of the musculoskeletal system. At Cleveland Clinic Canada, our orthopaedic surgeons specialize in knees, shoulders and ankles.
What We Treat
- Conditions affecting your bones, joints, ligaments, tendons, muscles and nerves.
- Restricted range-of-motion, movement or mobility.
- Joint pain and instability.
- Early-to-late osteoarthritis.
- Soft tissue biomechanics, injury healing, and repair.
- Treatment options, both surgical and non-surgical, as they relate to sports-specific injuries and competition.
- Knowledge of athletic equipment and orthotic devices (braces, foot orthoses, etc.) and their use in prevention and management of athletic injuries.
- Specific expertise in arthroscopic surgery of almost any joint, along with reconstructive surgical procedures…for example ACL in the knee, hip labrum tears, elbow loose bodies, bone spurs in the ankle, and shoulder instability.
An orthopaedic specialist will provide you with a clear understanding of the extent of your condition and the most beneficial treatment options available. If necessary, you can take advantage of our state-of-the-art diagnostics and an array of innovative treatments on-site.
Are you covered?
Consultations with our physicians are covered by OHIP. Additional services and bracing may be partially or fully covered by extended health insurance plans. The coverage for each carrier is different; please check your plan to see what coverage is available for this type of service.
Our Team
Downtown
- Jihad Abouali, MD, FRCSC - Orthopaedic Surgeon
- Mansour Alvi, MD, PhD, PEng, FRCSC - Orthopaedic Surgeon
- Danny Arora, MD, MSc, FRCSC - Orthopaedic Surgeon
- Gilbert Yu Ming Yee, MEd, MBA, MD, FRCSC, FAAOS - Orthopaedic Surgeon
- Michelle Zec, MD, PhD, FRCSC - Orthopaedic Surgeon
Midtown
- Mansour Alvi, MD, PhD, PEng, FRCSC - Orthopaedic Surgeon
- Rick Zarnett, MD, MSc, FRCS(C) - Orthopaedic Surgeon
Other Sports Health Services:
- Athletic Therapy
- Chiropody
- Chiropractic
- Isokinetics
- Massage Therapy
- Movement and Performance
- Osteopathy
- Physiotherapy
- Running Program
- Shockwave Therapy
- Sports Medicine
Locations
Cleveland Clinic Canada Downtown
181 Bay Street
Brookfield Place: 30th Floor
Toronto, Ontario M5J 2T3
Cleveland Clinic Canada Midtown (Formerly Sports Medicine Specialists)
150 Eglinton Avenue East
5th Floor
Toronto, Ontario M4P1E8
Consultation & Treatment Options
Consultation
The orthopaedic consultation includes:
- An overall assessment of your condition.
- Health history.
- Comprehensive physical examination.
- Review and diagnosis.
- Treatment plan.
Treatment options
Orthobiologics
An emerging and promising area in sports medicine is the use of biologic agents via an injection to treat inflamed and injured joints. This is referred to as orthobiologics. Your sports medicine physician or orthopaedic surgeon will determine which therapy is right for you.
