Curriculum Vitae

Dr. Amir Khoshbin, MD, MSc, FRCSC

Chief of the Division of Orthopaedic Surgery at St. Michael's Hospital, Assistant Professor at the University of Toronto, and the inaugural Agnico Eagle Professorship in Adult Reconstruction and Joint Replacement. This summary is provided for counsel and insurers to review before making an enquiry.

Areas of expertise

Clinical and academic focus

Hip and knee joint replacement, including primary and complex revision arthroplasty.
Orthopaedic trauma, including pelvic and acetabular fractures, periprosthetic fractures, and complex lower-limb injuries.
Clinical epidemiology and outcomes research, with a Master of Science in the field and more than one hundred peer-reviewed publications.
Standard of care and causation in arthroplasty and trauma surgery.

Qualifications

Education and training

2016 - 2017Fellowship, Adult Reconstruction and Joint Replacement. Hospital for Special Surgery, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, USA.

2015 - 2016Fellowship, Orthopaedic Trauma (OTA). Massachusetts General Hospital and Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA.

2009 - 2015Residency, Orthopaedic Surgery, and the Surgeon Scientist Program. University of Toronto.

2013 - 2014MSc, Clinical Epidemiology. Institute of Medical Sciences, University of Toronto.

2005 - 2009MD, Medicine. University of Toronto.

2021 - 2022Surgical Leadership Program. Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA.

2015 - presentFellow, Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada (FRCSC). Orthopaedic Surgery. CPSO number 91258.

Appointments

Current positions

2023 - presentChief, Division of Orthopaedic Surgery. Unity Health Toronto, St. Michael's Hospital.

2023 - 2027Inaugural Agnico Eagle Professorship in Adult Reconstruction and Joint Replacement. St. Michael's Hospital and University of Toronto.

2017 - presentAssistant Professor, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery. University of Toronto.

2017 - presentStaff Orthopaedic Surgeon. St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto.

2019 - presentStaff Orthopaedic Surgeon. Women's College Hospital, Toronto.

Leadership

Research and academic leadership

2023 - presentResearch Chair, Canadian Arthroplasty Society.

2023 - presentMember, Toronto Regional Arthroplasty Collaborative (TRAC), a hospital partnership supported by Ontario Health to reduce hip and knee surgery wait times.

2019 - presentCommittee Member, Hip and Knee Bundle Complexity Analysis Working Group, Ontario Ministry of Health.

2017 - presentFellowship Research Director, Joint Arthroplasty Fellowship, St. Michael's Hospital, University of Toronto.

Recognition

Selected honours and awards

2026Best Paper, British Hip Society, for the study on the survivorship of modern hip replacement to 30 years.

2025Best Paper, American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, for a randomized trial on fixation versus nailing of periprosthetic distal femur fractures.

2025Jameel Ali Award in Continuing Education in Surgery, Department of Surgery, St. Michael's Hospital.

2024Bernard Langer Surgeon-Scientist Award, Department of Surgery, University of Toronto.

Funding

Selected research funding as principal investigator

2023 - 2025pDIFFIR, periprosthetic distal femur fixation versus replacement. Orthopaedic Trauma Association.

2020 - 2022DIFFIR, geriatric distal femur fixation versus replacement. Orthopaedic Trauma Association and AAHKS.

2021 - 2031OR3O dual mobility hip system, a prospective multi-centre safety and effectiveness study.

2019 - 2022Geriatric acetabular fractures, fixation versus replacement, a multi-centre cohort study.

Dr. Khoshbin is also a co-applicant on several national grants, including projects funded by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research and the United States Department of Defense.

Publications

Selected publications

Dr. Khoshbin has authored more than one hundred peer-reviewed publications. A selection is below, and the full, current list is on his profiles.

Survivorship of modern total hip replacement to 30 years.

Pentland V, et al. Lancet. 2026;407:855-866.

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Insurance type and withdrawal of life-sustaining therapy in critically injured trauma patients.

Hoit G, et al. JAMA Network Open. 2024;7(7).

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Wear rates of highly cross-linked polyethylene: a randomized controlled trial of four bearing combinations.

Khoshbin A, et al. JB JS Open Access. 2020;5(2).

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Acute complications and mortality of geriatric knee versus hip fractures: a matched cohort study.

Wolfstadt JI, et al. J Am Acad Orthop Surg. 2021;29(21).

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Conversion to total hip arthroplasty after hip arthroscopy: a survivorship study.

Hoit G, et al. J Am Acad Orthop Surg. 2021;29(20).

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Age, sex, and race in the prescription of anti-osteoporosis medication after hip fracture.

Hoit G, et al. PLoS One. 2022;17(12).

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Full publication list

Google Scholar, updated automatically.

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University of Toronto

His faculty profile in the Division of Orthopaedic Surgery.

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Peer review and service

Editorial and professional roles

Manuscript reviewer

Peer reviewer for leading journals, including:

JAMAThe LancetJBJSBone & Joint JournalJournal of ArthroplastyJournal of Orthopaedic TraumaCanadian Journal of Surgery

Selected memberships

Canadian Arthroplasty SocietyCanadian Orthopaedic Trauma SocietyAAHKSCanadian Orthopaedic AssociationAO North America

Medico-legal engagement

Dr. Khoshbin has lectured to the Medico-Legal Society of Toronto on the perspectives of physicians and counsel in a regulatory complaint, and is an educator for AO trauma and reconstruction courses internationally.

Enquiries

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This is a summary curriculum vitae prepared for review by legal and insurance professionals. A full, formal CV is available from the office on request.