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
- JD
- AANA Annual Meeting, Vancouver, British Columbia 1999
- JD
- AANA Symposium - Advanced Arthroscopic Subacromial Decompression, Vancouver, British Columbia 1999
- JD
- AANA Symposium - Advanced Management of Elbow Disorders, Vanouver, BC 2005
- JD
- AANA Symposium - Complex Issues and Shoulder Instability, Vancouver, British Columbia 1999
- JD
- AANA Symposium - Treatment of Biceps and Labral Disorders, Vanocuver, BC 2005
- JD
- AANA Winter Course, Whistler, BC 2007
- JD
- AANA Winter Course, Whistler, BC 2005
- JD
- AAOS Annual Meeting , Las Vegas 2009
- JD
- Arthrex Arthroscopy Shoulder Lab, Los Angeles, CA 2006
- JD
- Arthroscopic Surgery & Sports Medicine Symposium, Nice, France 1999
- JD
- Arthroscopic Surgery International Symposium, Whistler, British Columbia 1998
- JD
- ASIF Advanced Fracture Course, San Francisco, CA 2006
- JD
- ASSH Annual Meeting, Pheonix, Arizona 2002
- JD
- ASSH Annual Meeting, Seattle, Washington 2000
- JD
- ASSH Annual Meeting, Seattle, Wash. 2007
- JD
- ASSH Symposium - Advanced Techniques for Treatment of Carpal Instability, Seattle Washington 2000
- JD
- Australian Orthopedic Association, Adelaide, Australia 2003
- JD
- BC Hand Society Annual Meeting, Harrison, BC 2006
- JD
- Canadian Orthopedic Annual Meeting, Whistler 2009
- JD
- CASM Diploma in Sports Medicine - Examiner, New Westminster, BC 2008
- JD
- CASM Diplomate Sports Medicine Certification, Vanocuver, BC 2004
- JD
- Fructuoso Rodriguez Orthopedic Teaching Hospital - Instructor Shoulder Arthroscopy, Havana, Cuba 2007
- JD
- Harmonizing Medicine and the Law, Neuvo Vallarta, Mexico 2008
- JD
- International Federation of Surgical Societies of the Hand Conference, Vancouver, British Columbia 1998
- JD
- Mayo Clinic Update - Trauma of the Upper Extremity, Scottsdale, AZ 2004
- JD
- Meetings of the Canadian Alpine Ski Team Medical Group, Whistler, British Columbia 1994-2008
- JD
- Orthopaedic Trauma: Perspectives for The New Millennium, Santa Barbara, California 2000
- JD
- San Diego Shoulder Course, San Diego, California 2001
- JD
- San Diego Shoulder Course, San Diego, California 2003
- JD
- SICOT International Orthopedics Congress - Instructor, Veradero, Cuba 2006
- JD
- Sports Medicine Conference for Vancouver 2010 Olympic & Paralympic Games, Vancouver, BC 2008
- JD
- 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
- 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