Thomas Turgeon, BSc, MD, MPH, FRCSC

  • Portrait of Thomas Turgeon

  • Associate professor

    Max Rady College of Medicine
    Department of Surgery
    Concordia Hip and Knee Institute
    Section of Orthopaedic Surgery
    310-1155 Concordia Avenue
    Winnipeg, Manitoba R2K 2M9

    Phone: 204-926-1218
    Fax: 204-940-2263

Dr. Turgeon's research is aimed at improving the lives of people who have undergone hip and knee replacements. He uses innovative research methods, such as radiostereometric analysis, to gain a deeper understanding of how implant design, stability, and biomaterials affect clinical outcomes. Dr. Turgeon is particularly interested in developing new methods to prevent implant failure and improve the longevity of the replacement. He is a surgeon scientist at the Orthopaedic Innovation Centre, where he collaborates with other experts in the field, and a member of the Canadian RSA Network and the Concordia Joint Replacement Group. His research has been recognized by several awards and honors and his findings have been published in numerous high-impact journals.

Research themes 

  • Randomized controlled and cohort trials assessing hip and knee arthroplasty implant bone fixation using radio stereometrics analysis
  • Clinical outcomes and large dataset analysis in total hip and knee arthroplasty
  • Hip and knee arthroplasty implant retrieval analysis

Research interests

  • Implant design and stability
  • Clinical outcome study
  • Implant failure
  • Additive manufacturing in orthropaedics

Research affiliations

Research groups

Keywords

  • Additive manufacturing
  • Arthroplasty
  • Clinical outcome study
  • Implant design
  • Implant failure
  • Implant longevity
  • Implant stability
  • Orthropaedics
  • Radiostereometric analysis
  • Revision hip and knee arthroplasty
 

Biography

Dr. Thomas Turgeon is an associate professor at the Max Rady College of Medicine, University of Manitoba. He has dedicated his career to understanding and improving the outcomes of hip and knee replacements.

He completed his medical degree at the University of Western Ontario, where he first developed an interest in the field of orthopedics.

He then went on to complete his residency at the University of Saskatchewan, and further honed his skills by earning a Master of Public Health in Epidemiology from San Diego State University.

Dr. Turgeon joined the University Medical Group in the surgery department at the University of Manitoba in 2005 and has been making significant contributions to the field ever since.

He is a respected member of several professional organizations including the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons, and the American Association of Orthopaedic Surgeons.

Dr. Turgeon currently serves on the Concordia Hospital Ethics Board and the surgery department research advisory committee, where he is known for his commitment to ethical and evidence-based research.

Education

  • Master of Public Health, San Diego State University (2006)
  • Doctor of Medicine, University of Western Ontario (1998)
  • Bachelor of Science, University of Western Ontario (1995)

Contact us

Surgery
Max Rady College of Medicine
AE101-820 Sherbrook Street
University of Manitoba (Bannatyne campus)
Winnipeg, MB R3A 1R9 Canada

204-787-4587
204-787-1485
204-787-4884