1. DR. AJAY MANJOO
MD FRCSC(ORHTO) MSC
EDUCATION
University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario
• Arthroplasty Fellowship 2010 - 2010
University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario
• Foot & Ankle and Trauma Fellowship 2009 - 2010
• Masters Medical Biophysics (MSc) 2009 - 2011
• Resident of Orthopedic Surgery 2004 - 2009
University of the West Indies Faculty of Medical Sciences
• Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) 1998
WORK EXPERIENCE
McMaster University 2012 - present
• Assistant Clinical Professor (Adjunct)
Joseph Brant Memorial Hospital, Burlington, Ontario 2011 - present
• Foot and Ankle and General Orthopedic surgery
Birmingham Heartlands Hospital, Birmingham, UK 2000 - 2002
• General and Orthopaedic Surgery
• Emergency Medicine
MEDICAL LICENCES
Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada
• FRCSC Orthopedics 2009
College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario
• Full independent licence 2009
COMMITTEES:
Central Adjudication Committee HEALTH trial
• CIHR funded trial of Hemi vs Total hip arthroplasty
Joseph Brant Hospital ORVAC committee
• Management of hospital supply chain and resource allocation
Joseph Brant Hospital Selection committee for Chief of Staff
• Provided physician input and presence for selection of new chief
Joseph Brant C/D taskforce
• Subcommittee that developed and implemented protocols for
dedicated Orthopedic trauma time
Joseph Brant Hospital Patient Flow task force
• Working group designed to address issues of ER wait times and
patient flow.
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PUBLICATIONS
• Altman RD, Manjoo A, Fierlinger A, Niazi F, Nicholls M. The mechanism
of action for hyaluronic acid treatment in the osteoarthritic knee: a
systematic review. BMC Musculoskelet Disord. 2015 Oct 26;16:321. doi:
10.1186/s12891-015-0775-z.
• Burgers PT, Poolman RW, Van Bakel TM, Tuinebreijer WE, Zielinski SM,
Bhandari M, Patka P, Van Lieshout EM; HEALTH and FAITH Trial.
Investigators Reliability, validity, and responsiveness of the Western
Ontario and McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis Index for elderly
patients with a femoral neck fracture. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2015 May
6;97(9):751-7. doi: 10.2106/JBJS.N.00542.
• Bhandari M, Devereaux PJ, Einhorn TA, Thabane L, Schemitsch EH,
Koval KJ, Frihagen F, Poolman RW, Tetsworth K, Guerra-Farfán E,
Madden K, Sprague S, Guyatt G; HEALTH Investigators. Hip fracture
evaluation with alternatives of total hip arthroplasty versus
hemiarthroplasty (HEALTH): protocol for a multicentre randomised
trial. BMJ Open. 2015 Feb 13;5(2):e006263. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-
2014-006263.
• Manjoo A, Sanders DW, Lawendy A, Gladwell M, Parry N, Gray D,
Badhwar A. Indomethacin Decreases Cell Damage Due to Elevated
Compartment Pressure: An Intravital Video-microscopy Study in Rats
J Orthopedic Trauma. 2010 Sep;24(9):526-9.
• Manjoo A, Sanders DW, Tieszer C, MacLeod MD.
Functional and radiographic results of patients with syndesmotic
screw fixation: implications for screw removal.
J Orthopedic Trauma. 2010 Jan; 24(1): 2-6.
• Khanuja H, Hungerford M, Manjoo A.
Intra-articular injections for the treatment of osteoarthritis of the knee:
basic science, results, and indications.
Current Opinion in Orthopaedics 14(1): 62-68; Feb 2003
CHAPTERS
• Sanders DW, Manjoo A. “Malleolar Fractures” In: Evidence Based
Orthopaedics; Ed: Bhandari,M. Wiley-Blackwell 2010 (In Print)
RESEARCH GRANTS AND AWARDS:
• Orthopedic Trauma Association – Residents Research Grant - 2007
• University of Western Ontario - W. Harvey Bailey Award (Science
Research) - 2008
• University of Western Ontario –Special University Scholarship 2009
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COURSES INSTRUCTED
• Orthopedic resident review in trauma- November 2013
Course designed by Canadian Orthopedic Trauma Society to
prepare Orthopedic PGY-5 for Royal College examinations
• Orthopedic resident review in trauma- November 2014
Course designed by Canadian Orthopedic Trauma Society to
prepare Orthopedic PGY-5 for Royal College examinations
• Orthopedic resident review in trauma- November 2014
Course designed by Canadian Orthopedic Trauma Society to
prepare Orthopedic PGY-5 for Royal College examinations
MEMBERSHIPS/SOCIETIES
• AO North America
• Orthopaedic Trauma Association
• American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeon
• Canadian Orthopedic Trauma Society
• Canadian Orthopedic Association
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PRESENTATIONS
• Canadian Orthopedic Association (COA), Edmonton, AL, 2010
Mechanical Effect of Locking and Blocking Screws in Stabilizing Distal
Femur Fractures
• Orthopedic Trauma Association(OTA), San Diego, CA, 2009.
Indomethacin: Shedding New Light on Compartment Syndrome.
• Canadian Orthopaedic Association, Whistler, BC, 2009.
Indomethacin: Shedding New Light on Compartment Syndrome
• Canadian Orthopaedic Association Annual Meeting, Quebec City,
Que., 2008. Indomethacin Decreases Cell Damage Due to Elevated
Compartment Pressure: An Experimental Study in Rats.
• American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) San Francisco,
CA, 2008. What Should We Do With the Syndesmosis Screw.
• Orthopaedic Trauma Association (OTA) Boston, MA., 2007. What
Should We Do With The Syndesmosis Screw
• Orthopedic Trauma Association Annual Meeting, Boston, MA, 2007.
Indomethacin Decreases Cell Damage Due to Elevated
Compartment Pressure: An Intravital Video-microscopy Study in Rat.
• Canadian Orthopaedic Association (COA) Halifax, Nova Scotia, 2007.
What Should We Do With the Syndesmosis Screw
• Canadian Orthopedic Association Annual Meeting, Halifax, Nova
Scotia, 2007. Indomethacin Decreases Cell Damage Due to Elevated
Compartment Pressure: An Intravital Video-microscopy Study in Rat.
• Canadian Orthopaedics Residents’ Association (CORA) Halifax Nova
Scotia, 2007. What Should We Do With the Syndesmosis Screw.