About Barry J Vaisler, MD

Board certification

  • American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery, 1981
  • Orthopaedic Fellowship of Royal College of Surgeons of Canada, 1978
  • Diploma of the Canadian Academy of sports Medicine, 2004
  • Licence of the Medical Council of Canada, 1972
  • U.S. Flex Certificate, 1993

Education

Undergraduate
University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario Biology 1966-1968
Medical
University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario MD 1968-1972
Internship
Jewish General Hospital, Montreal, Quebec 1972-1973
Residency
University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC FRCS(C) 1973-1978
Residency
University of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium 1976
Fellowship
Hand Surgery with Dr. H Kleinert , University of Louisville, Kentucky 1979
Fellowship
Hand Surgery with Dr. R Tubiana, Paris, France 1977
JD
AANA - Fall Surgical Course, Palm Springs, California 2002
JD
AANA Annual Meeting, Vancouver, BC 2005
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AANA Annual Meeting, Vancouver, British Columbia 1999
JD
AANA Symposium - Advanced Arthroscopic Subacromial Decompression, Vancouver, British Columbia 1999
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AANA Symposium - Advanced Management of Elbow Disorders, Vanouver, BC 2005
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AANA Symposium - Complex Issues and Shoulder Instability, Vancouver, British Columbia 1999
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AANA Symposium - Treatment of Biceps and Labral Disorders, Vanocuver, BC 2005
JD
AANA Winter Course, Whistler, BC 2007
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AANA Winter Course, Whistler, BC 2005
JD
AAOS Annual Meeting , Las Vegas 2009
JD
Arthrex Arthroscopy Shoulder Lab, Los Angeles, CA 2006
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Arthroscopic Surgery & Sports Medicine Symposium, Nice, France 1999
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Arthroscopic Surgery International Symposium, Whistler, British Columbia 1998
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ASIF Advanced Fracture Course, San Francisco, CA 2006
JD
ASSH Annual Meeting, Pheonix, Arizona 2002
JD
ASSH Annual Meeting, Seattle, Washington 2000
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ASSH Annual Meeting, Seattle, Wash. 2007
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ASSH Symposium - Advanced Techniques for Treatment of Carpal Instability, Seattle Washington 2000
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Australian Orthopedic Association, Adelaide, Australia 2003
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BC Hand Society Annual Meeting, Harrison, BC 2006
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Canadian Orthopedic Annual Meeting, Whistler 2009
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CASM Diploma in Sports Medicine - Examiner, New Westminster, BC 2008
JD
CASM Diplomate Sports Medicine Certification, Vanocuver, BC 2004
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Fructuoso Rodriguez Orthopedic Teaching Hospital - Instructor Shoulder Arthroscopy, Havana, Cuba 2007
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Harmonizing Medicine and the Law, Neuvo Vallarta, Mexico 2008
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International Federation of Surgical Societies of the Hand Conference, Vancouver, British Columbia 1998
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Mayo Clinic Update - Trauma of the Upper Extremity, Scottsdale, AZ 2004
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Meetings of the Canadian Alpine Ski Team Medical Group, Whistler, British Columbia 1994-2008
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Orthopaedic Trauma: Perspectives for The New Millennium, Santa Barbara, California 2000
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San Diego Shoulder Course, San Diego, California 2001
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San Diego Shoulder Course, San Diego, California 2003
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SICOT International Orthopedics Congress - Instructor, Veradero, Cuba 2006
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Sports Medicine Conference for Vancouver 2010 Olympic & Paralympic Games, Vancouver, BC 2008
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Total Shoulder Cadaver Workshop, Vancouver, British Columbia 2000

Hospital/academic affiliations

Hospital
  • Active Medical Staff, Lions Gate Hospital | North Vancouver, BC
  • Consulitng Surgical Staff, Delbrook Surgical Centre | North Vancouver, BC
  • Consulting Medical Staff, Squamish Hospital | Squamish, BC
  • Consulting Medical Staff, Whistler Health Care Centre | Whistler, BC
  • Consulting Orthopaedic Staff | WCB Visiting Specialist Clinic, Richmond, BC

Society memberships

Specialty Society Memberships
  • Arthroscopy Association of North America
Additional Society Memberships
  • British Columbia Medical Association; British Columbia Orthopaedic Association

  • Canadian Orthopaedic Association; Canadian Academy of Sprorts Medicine;

  • Habilis Hand Society; Canadian Hand Society; British Columbia Hand Society

  • American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgery

  • Canadian Alpine Ski Team Medical Group

Achievements

Clinical Evaluation of the 3M Power Stapilizer; Invention of the THUMZ'UP skier's thumb splint; Consultant Canadian Alpine Ski Team Medical Group; Member, Sea To Sky Highway Traffic Safety Commitee; Head, Division of Orthopaedics, Lions Gate Hospital; Outside Interests: Skiing, Hiking, Scuba Diving, Adventure Travel, West Coast Native Art, Wine Appreciation, Horseback Riding

Contact Information

Dr. Barry J. Vaisler Inc. #604-145 E. 13th Street North Vancouver, BC CAN V7L 2L4 View map Phone 604-987-1711 Fax 604-987-9171

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