Christian Veillette M.D., MSc., FRCSC

Orthopaedic Surgeon, Division of Orthopaedic Surgery,
Musculoskeletal Health & Arthritis Program, Toronto Western Hospital,
University Health Network

Dr. Christian Veillette joined the Division of Orthopaedic Surgery at the Toronto Western Hospital as a Shoulder and Elbow Surgeon in 2007. He is an Assistant Professor at the University of Toronto.

He returned from the United States after completion of a Shoulder and Elbow Arthroscopy and Reconstruction Fellowship at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota. He previously completed an Upper Extremity Trauma and Reconstruction Fellowship at St. Michael's Hospital in Toronto, Ontario with Dr. Michael McKee.

His primary clinical interest is shoulder and elbow reconstructive surgery, especially the use of elbow arthroscopy for osteoarthritis, inflammatory arthritis, fractures, post-traumatic contractures and tennis elbow.

Dr. Veillette is originally from Calgary, Alberta where he completed his undergraduate medical training. He completed his orthopaedic residency training at the University of Toronto including a Masters of Science as part of the Surgeon Scientist Program.

Dr. Veillette has won many academic and research honors and awards. He has recently been appointed the Deputy Editor, Information and Communication Technology for Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research and is working with the Association of Bone and Joint Surgeon to develop a collaborative orthopaedic knowledgebase using wiki technologies called Orthopaedia (www.orthopaedia.com). In addition, he is a Director of the Internet Society of Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology (ISOST), Lead Developer for Orthogate (www.orthogate.org), and Associate Editor and Director of Technology for Orthopaedic Web Links (www.orthopaedicweblinks.com).

Contact: Dr. Christian Veillette - Office # 416-603-5929
All appointments with the Orthopaedic Surgeons must be booked through a referral from your family physician. In order to obtain a referral, visit your family doctor. He or she will then fax a referral, along with all appropriate medical history and test results. The Orthopaedic Surgeon's office will book the appointment with your family doctor who will contact you with the date and time.

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The clinical expertise of Orthopaedic Division members includes hip and knee replacements, minimally invasive spinal decompression, sports medicine and arthroscopic reconstructive surgery, arthritis surgery (including ankle replacements and joint transplants) and rheumatoid foot and ankle reconstruction.