2025-2026
Dr. Nicholas Ochoa
Dr. Ochoa specializes in Joint Preservation, Sports Medicine, and Arthroscopy, and has a strong dedication to improving outcomes for athletes and active individuals. He is currently engaged in research on cartilage reconstruction, as well as advancements in arthroscopic techniques for shoulder, hip and knee. In addition to his clinical work, Dr. Ochoa is committed to advancing the field through education and research.
Dr. Bezawit Teferi Tsegaye
Dr. Tsegaye is an orthopaedics and trauma surgeon based in Ethiopia. She completed her residency at Addis Ababa University in 2023 and attended observerships in joint reconstruction, Arthroplasty and Arthroscopy. Her special interest is joint reconstruction and Arthroscopic surgery in knee and shoulder injuries among professional football players.
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Dr. Jorge Ascencio
Dr. Ascencio started his orthopaedic residency at American British Cowdray Hospital in Mexico City in 2020. There, he focussed on arthroscopic and sports surgery. In 2023, he began a four month shoulder arthroscopic and arthroplasty fellowship at Venlo, in the Netherlands. Last year, he returned to American British Cowdray Hospital to complete a sports surgery fellowship at the orthopaedic group Ortomove.
Past Fellows
Dr. Obaid Al Hubaishi
2024-2025
Dr. Mbogori is currently pursuing a second upper extremity fellowship at the University of Alberta.
Dr. Samora Maranya
2024-2025
Dr. Maranya is remaining in Halifax to pursue an upper extremity fellowship.
Dr. Bander Alrashedan
2024-2025
Dr. Alrashedan is currently practicing at King Saud Medical City in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Dr. Makena Mbogori
2023-2024
Dr. Mbogori is currently pursuing an upper extremity fellowship at the University of Alberta.
Dr. Jillian Karpyshyn
2023-2024
Dr. Karpyshyn moved to Nice to pursue a Shoulder Fellowship with Dr. Pascal Boileau.
Dr. Emily Chan
2023-2024
Dr. Chan completed a second fellowship at the Pan Am Clinic and is now practicing in Chilliwack, BC.
Dr. Kazuha Kizaki
2022-2023
Dr. Kizaki currently practices in Tokyo, specializing in shoulder and knee arthroscopy.
Dr. Luke Heinrichs
2022-2023
Dr. Heinrichs returned to Western Canada to practice as an orthopaedic surgeon in Medicine Hat.
Dr. Jose Castillo de la Pena
2021-2022
Dr. Castillo currently operates his own orthopaedic sports medicine clinic in México.
Dr.Maude Joannette-Bourguignon
2021-2022
Dr. Joannette-Bourguignon is a staff orthopaedic surgeon in Quebec.
Dr. Andrés Campos Méndez
2020-2021
Dr. Méndez returned to México as an attending orthopaedic surgeon.
Dr. Johnny Rayes
2020-2021
Dr. Rayes is currently an orthopaedic surgeon in Cape Breton.
Dr. Fredrick Michael
2020-2021
Dr. Michael went on to complete a fellowship in Musculoskeletal Oncology at Dalhousie.
Dr. Nedal Alkhatib
2019-2020
Dr. Alkhatib went on to complete an Orthopaedic Sports Medicine fellowship in Cincinnati,
Dr. Jian Xu
2019-2020
Dr. Xu attended several conferences including his presentation at the Orthosummit in Las Vegas during his fellowship.
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