https://www.mtlortho.com/home daily 1.0 2025-01-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/602972e0efe3f010b7b30c98/1616452315692-3PYEK56JAPWEMNTGSCXB/IMG_5031+2.jpeg Home - “There is no drug in current or prospective use that holds as much promise for sustained health as a lifetime program of physical exercise.” — Journal of the American Medical Association https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/602972e0efe3f010b7b30c98/1633368967487-OZ6P9RKDOKH6VKAZDZJ9/Screen+Shot+2021-10-03+at+5.05.58+PM.png Home - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.mtlortho.com/resources daily 0.75 2025-03-31 https://www.mtlortho.com/new-page daily 0.75 2023-11-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/602972e0efe3f010b7b30c98/1616461389890-PX40F047E2KA1USBEMPV/CBI.png Partners https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/602972e0efe3f010b7b30c98/1616443864528-KS4V0HGY8NOAP0GDI744/McG_DEPT+SURGERY_rgb_red_hor_bi.png Partners https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/602972e0efe3f010b7b30c98/1616864523791-FX2EDDP3UOHOM3VPNBBU/Screen+Shot+2021-03-22+at+5.30.17+PM.png Partners https://www.mtlortho.com/dimentberg daily 0.75 2024-12-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/602972e0efe3f010b7b30c98/1616452233082-H3QPLUOYWVWM62DCF9YG/2.2+mb.png Dimentberg - As Chief of Surgery Dr Dimentberg oversees a Department of 120 surgeons. Under his leadership he has helped grow St Mary’s Hospital into the largest total hip and knee replacement center in Quebec. Dr. Dimentberg completed his medical school and Orthopaedic Surgery training at McGill University. He then went on to pursue subspeciality training in knee surgery in Chicago. As an Associate Professor of Surgery at McGill University, Dr Dimentberg maintains a large surgical practice and is actively involved in teaching orthopaedic residents, medical students and subspeciality fellows. He has performed well over 5000 arthroscopic and reconstructive knee procedures. For the past 14 years has chaired the St Mary’s -McGill Annual Arthroscopic Surgery Course, a highlight of McGill’s residents academic year. He initiated and developed fellowship programs in Sports Medicine and Total Joint Replacement and via these programs himself and his team has trained surgeons from North America, South America, Europe and the Middle East. Being interested in surgical innovation, he published one of the first major articles on video guided surgical rehabilitation and more recently, using current technology, helped bring this concept to St Mary’s as Canada’s first My Mobility program, allowing patients to receive rehabilitation guidance via their smartwatch. In 2022 Dr Dimentberg started McGill’s first robotic assisted knee replacement program, and became involved in research on this evolving technology. He’s been awarded the Hingston award for medical leadership and in 2018 the prestigious A Joshi award for medical innovation. Throughout, his focus remains on providing excellent patient care. Specialties: Arthroscopic Reconstructive and Joint Replacement Surgery of the Knee Total Hip and Knee Arthroplasty https://www.mtlortho.com/team daily 0.75 2024-12-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/602972e0efe3f010b7b30c98/1613334676247-53IHCDXO2A2EEQWF6M6R/albers.jpg Team https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/602972e0efe3f010b7b30c98/1616427353997-72AUYBEA86QVEBE06E1C/dimentberg.jpg Team https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/602972e0efe3f010b7b30c98/1616864657158-S00CK0MCCIT0GLA83SNE/RC.jpeg Team https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/602972e0efe3f010b7b30c98/1617545703472-ZP1Y01SJV09XNKQLKWRM/1.png Team https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/602972e0efe3f010b7b30c98/5a3a8ca2-0147-423c-87ef-dc20434766ad/Dr.Khoury.jpg Team https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/602972e0efe3f010b7b30c98/1616420258543-JCA679DNUL6QYAEWG41R/Dr.-Chris-Haydon2-min.jpg Team https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/602972e0efe3f010b7b30c98/1616427667160-IJVYYS3P3GESEHH2GJ91/Dr.-Paul-Stephenson2-min-2.jpg Team https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/602972e0efe3f010b7b30c98/1616420359513-PJJF9OZ8RHWDZSD6H7EQ/Dr.-Moreno-Morelli2-min-1.jpg Team https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/602972e0efe3f010b7b30c98/1616420372878-T27Q4YT8X3W0DMW33UA6/Dr.-Jennifer-Mutch2-min-1.jpg Team https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/602972e0efe3f010b7b30c98/1616420396870-IJPSCK2O2DS3W58BWQ6B/RONRAPPEL2-min-1.jpg Team https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/602972e0efe3f010b7b30c98/fd660c04-2ee2-47ae-b790-017b3ef26f27/thumbnail_IMG_0663.jpg Team https://www.mtlortho.com/research daily 0.75 2021-09-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/602972e0efe3f010b7b30c98/1616452751031-5426LPULLWMHN6GH5SP0/IMG_5140.jpeg Research https://www.mtlortho.com/appointments daily 0.75 2025-01-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/602972e0efe3f010b7b30c98/1616864568390-0D81SBIY10CTGAZ54ZFF/IMG_4289.jpg Appointments https://www.mtlortho.com/albers daily 0.75 2024-12-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/602972e0efe3f010b7b30c98/1617112839201-M1ULLQTY3KB4EG7FSPWL/Picture1.png Albers - Dr. Albers completed his medical school and orthopaedic residency training at McGill University, followed by subspecialty training in adult hip and knee reconstruction at the University of British Columbia. He holds a position of Associate Professor of Surgery at McGill University and is actively involved in teaching medical students, residents and fellows. He is also the current Director of Orthopaedic Research at St-Marys Hospital. Dr. Albers has received numerous teaching awards including the McGill Division of Orthopaedic Surgery Educator of the Year for 2018 and the Harvey H. Sigman Undergraduate Teaching Excellence Award in 2020. His clinical focus includes all facets of hip and knee arthroplasty, of which he performs 250-300 per year, including partial knee replacements and complex revision surgeries. He strives to deliver optimized care in a bilingual environment, leading his patients to the best possible functional outcomes. Specialties: Primary and Revision Hip and Knee Arthroplasty Arthroscopic Knee Surgery https://www.mtlortho.com/coughlin daily 0.75 2024-12-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/602972e0efe3f010b7b30c98/1616864690307-3SJZDWFZ6ROBREOZFLF8/RC.jpeg Coughlin - Dr. Ryan Coughlin specializes in arthroscopic and open techniques to address disorders affecting the shoulder, hip, and knee. His particular clinical interests include rotator cuff and labral tears, shoulder instability, shoulder trauma, knee ligament injuries, athletic hip disorders, and cartilage disorders. Dr. Coughlin completed his orthopaedic surgery residency training at McGill University in Montreal. There he served as Vice-President of the Physicians Resource Committee, a branch of the Residents Association of McGill. During his time at McGill, he received numerous research prizes and awards, one of which included the prestigious Arthroscopy Association of North America (AANA) Resident Scholarship. In 2016, Dr. Coughlin completed a fellowship in Orthopaedic Sports Medicine at Duke University in North Carolina. During his fellowship, Dr. Coughlin was awarded the Feagin Leadership Piedmont Scholar Award, which selects distinguished individuals to help develop educational initiatives focused on skills and behaviors associated with effective and ethical healthcare leadership. Dr. Coughlin also served as the head team physician for the Riverside high school football team and assistant team physician for the Duke football and basketball programs. In 2017, Dr. Coughlin returned to Canada to complete a second fellowship at McMaster University, where he spent dedicated time learning hip arthroscopy under the direction of Dr. Olufemi Ayeni, a world expert in this field. Dr. Coughlin continues to remain active in research activities. Dr. Coughlin’s research interests include surgical education and simulation training. Dr. Coughlin developed the first ever validated low-fidelity arthroscopic simulator designed to train and assess basic surgical skills (Coughlin et al., J Bone Joint Surg Am, 2015). Dr. Coughlin’s clinical research focuses on evidence-based medicine of young hip disorders (e.g. femoroacetabular impingement) and knee, shoulder and elbow conditions in the athlete. Dr. Coughlin has multiple publications in each of the following high-impact orthopaedic journals: Am J Sports Med, J Bone Joint Surg Am, Arthroscopy, and Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy. Dr. Coughlin has spoken nationally and internationally on a wide spectrum of shoulder, hip and knee topics and continues to be invited to share his expertise with other surgeons and/or surgeons-in training. Dr Coughlin is an active reviewer for the Journal of Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy and was co-guest editor for the Journal Annals of Joint (Editor-in-Chief: Freddie H. Fu, MD). Dr. Coughlin was recently nominated as a member of the Arthroscopy Association of Canada (AAC). On a personal note, Dr. Coughlin was raised on the West Island of Montreal, QC. He attended McGill University for both his undergraduate and medical school studies. He played Junior AA hockey and collegiate golf at the National level. Dr Coughlin is passionate about his work and dedicated to providing the highest level of care for his patients. Specialties: Sports Medicine https://www.mtlortho.com/mutch daily 0.75 2025-10-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/602972e0efe3f010b7b30c98/1616429193085-5Y0NV2848WKC0JP3KEVU/Dr.-Jennifer-Mutch2-min-1.jpg Mutch - Dr Mutch completed her medical school at McGill University, followed by Orthopaedic Surgery training at the University of Montreal and subspecialty training in upper limb sports, trauma and reconstruction at the Detroit Medical Centre in Michigan and Sunnybrook Trauma Center in Toronto. She worked with several sports team during her training including the Detroit Red Wings, the Detroit Tigers and the Detroit Pistons and was consultant physician for the Toronto Roller Derby league (ToRD). She is actively involved in surgical teaching through the St-Mary’s Hospital-McGill University Orthopaedic Residency and Sports Medicine programs. She was awarded the Sylvain Gagnon Prize in 2014 and the Top Paper Award at the MAOA in Florida 2016. Specialties: Joint Replacements (Hip, Shoulder, Knee and Elbow) Hand/Thumb/Wrist osteoarthritis Foot deformities (Bunions, Hammer toes, Bunionnettes) Minor procedures (Carpal tunnel, Cubital tunnel, Small tumors) https://www.mtlortho.com/morelli daily 0.75 2024-12-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/602972e0efe3f010b7b30c98/1616429686848-7399MM1RA3JWBUFZUMO6/Dr.-Moreno-Morelli2-min-1.jpg Morelli - Dr. Morelli obtained his medical degree from the Université de Montréal, where he also completed his residency in Orthopaedic Surgery. He subsequently completed his first fellowship in Sport Medicine – Knee pathology at the University of Ottawa followed by a second fellowship at the University of Toronto in Sport Medicine – Shoulder and Knee pathology. After five years of community practice in Ontario, he returned to Montreal and joined the staff at St. Mary’s Hospital where he is actively involved in resident teaching. He is also a member of the Residency Programme Committee that is responsible for the establishment of the training curriculum of future Orthopaedic Surgeons. He is currently an Orthopaedic Consultant for the Cirque du Soleil and is the Medical Director of the FIFA Centre of Medical Excellence in Montreal. Specialties: Arthroscopic, Reconstructive and Joint Replacement of the Shoulder; Arthroscopic and Reconstructive Surgery of the Knee https://www.mtlortho.com/stephenson daily 0.75 2024-12-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/602972e0efe3f010b7b30c98/1616430004287-9M749VNWKHUFDOI1NKFT/Dr.-Paul-Stephenson2-min-2.jpg Stephenson - Dr Stephenson has over 35 years experience and has a passion for helping others. Specialties: Knee and Hip Arthroplasty (Hip Replacement) https://www.mtlortho.com/haydon daily 0.75 2024-12-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/602972e0efe3f010b7b30c98/1616430486342-IQXY4BKSJYNV2JU4NSGM/Dr.-Chris-Haydon2-min.jpg Haydon - Dr Haydon completed his medical school at the University of Toronto following an undergraduate degree at the University of Western Ontario. Orthopaedic Surgery residency training at McGill University preceded a fellowship with the Insall Scott Kelly Institute in New York City. His focus is on non-operative and operative treatment of all knee conditions, from sports injuries to late reconstruction. With a particular interest in complex and revision cases, pathology will be explained and several effective treatment options will be presented. Through affiliations with McGill University, St. Mary’s Hospital, and Hopital Lasalle, Dr. Haydon is able to provide a variety of specialized and patient specific day and in-patient services. As a clinical lecturer with McGill University, Dr. Haydon is involved with the educating and training future generations of clinicians. Current areas of interest include ligamentous reconstruction, cartilage preservation and regeneration, primary and revision arthroplasty and trauma. Specialties: Arthroscopic and Reconstructive Surgery of the Knee Non-operative management of knee pathology https://www.mtlortho.com/rappel daily 0.75 2021-03-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/602972e0efe3f010b7b30c98/1616430830249-BYJR3OQUAOTISGZ8KF0V/RONRAPPEL2-min-1.jpg Rappel - Ron Rappel practiced as a certified athletic therapist for over 20 years, during Ron’s time as a clinician he developed a passion for growing and managing sports medicine, physiotherapy and physician clinics for over 30 years. Ron retired from practicing and he spends his time in the business of healthcare space working with a number of growing healthcare companies. Ron serves as a management consultant for the St. Mary’s Orthopaedic Associates looking after emerging opportunities for the group. https://www.mtlortho.com/martinez daily 0.75 2024-12-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/602972e0efe3f010b7b30c98/1617544682165-B3YMWUXC8ZJY9KOGOI2M/IMG_3847+%281%29.jpg Martinez - Dr. Martinez completed her orthopaedic surgery residency training at McGill University; as well as, a Masters in Science in experimental surgery, studying acute compartment syndrome; winning multiple prizes for her work in national and international meetings. During her residency at McGill University, she won the Julie Prize award “For the kindness and respect shown to patients, their families, colleagues and to hospital staff members.” She graduated Valedictorian from Medical School, completed her medical school at the Colombian School of Medicine (University El Bosque), and clinical work at Harvard Medical School. Following her residency in orthopaedic surgery, she completed two subspecialties, one fellowship in foot and ankle reconstruction and a second fellowship in adult hip and knee reconstruction and hip preservation both at the University of Ottawa. She performs multiple foot and ankle surgeries for common conditions such as hallux valgus (bunion) and toe deformity; as well as, more complex surgeries such as ankle arthroscopy, foot and ankle reconstruction, joint arthrodesis and total ankle replacement. During her fellowships, she developed an expertise in total hip replacement through the anterior approach in the appropriate candidate and in hip preservation procedures such as hip arthroscopy and labral repair. Specialties: Foot and Ankle surgery (reconstruction, arthrodesis, ankle arthroscopy, total ankle replacement) Hip and Knee arthroplasty (all approaches included anterior approach of the hip) Hip and Knee arthroscopy https://www.mtlortho.com/khoury daily 0.75 2024-12-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/602972e0efe3f010b7b30c98/2f5e9297-b83f-422f-994a-460852579c3c/Dr.Khoury.jpg Khoury - Dr. Khoury completed his medical school training and orthopaedic surgery residency at McGill University. He then completed subspeciality training in upper extremity surgery at the Hand and Upper Limb Centre at Western University. This was followed by a second fellowship in knee reconstruction at the University of Ottawa. Dr. Khoury also completed a Master of Science in Quality Improvement and Patient Safety at the University of Toronto. He has experience using the latest techniques in sports-related and degenerative disease of the shoulder, elbow and knee. His academic focus in continuous quality improvement implements data-driven strategies to optimize the operating room and clinical environments. At the core of his academic and clinic practice is the desire to delivery the highest quality of care to his patients. His is fluent in both English and French. Specialities: Shoulder arthroscopic, reconstructive, and joint replacement surgery (primary and revision) Arthritis, tendon and ligament surgery of the elbow and wrist Arthroscopic knee ligament reconstruction (e.g. anterior cruciate ligament ACL) Arthroscopic meniscus surgery Patella stabilization surgery Nerve decompression surgery of the upper extremity (e.g. cubital tunnel, carpal tunnel) Research Interests: Operating room optimization Patient flow Standardized care pathways Quality improvement and patient safety https://www.mtlortho.com/preparing daily 0.75 2021-03-23 https://www.mtlortho.com/hip daily 0.75 2021-04-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/602972e0efe3f010b7b30c98/1617888547953-LXRMJ7794QR85XMFYQO4/IMG_4373.JPG Hip https://www.mtlortho.com/hip-1 daily 0.75 2021-03-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/602972e0efe3f010b7b30c98/1616937141700-PU1KESJSQUQJMBSKHJ56/Screen+Shot+2021-03-27+at+6.43.27+PM.jpeg Knee https://www.mtlortho.com/active daily 0.75 2021-04-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/602972e0efe3f010b7b30c98/1617888714205-7TEAKX79LU99UEF1U7I1/IMG_8888.JPG Active https://www.mtlortho.com/preoperative daily 0.75 2021-03-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/602972e0efe3f010b7b30c98/1616461865822-GH08RVCQXEATYKP72W4E/total-knee-replacement.jpg Preoperative https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/602972e0efe3f010b7b30c98/1616461851018-RJVQ41MEW3R6FVICZNX7/total-hip-replacement.jpg Preoperative https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/602972e0efe3f010b7b30c98/1616462301135-7I8VR24PBGOAMOAILLN3/equipment-required-before-surgery.jpg Preoperative https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/602972e0efe3f010b7b30c98/1616462912151-W6QW8C1URV1V9AGZ3AL3/nutrition-recommendations-wheel-opt.png Preoperative https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/602972e0efe3f010b7b30c98/1616464250194-8CJRG335T0IVFF8ZCA6H/inspirometer-opt.jpg Preoperative https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/602972e0efe3f010b7b30c98/1616464439407-N9IBF919UNNEJH7RHN5R/paths-to-home-guide-opt.jpg Preoperative https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/602972e0efe3f010b7b30c98/1616465530132-1ZSZDPFNPWW141CNJV3K/exercises-after-total-knee-replacement-opt.jpg Preoperative https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/602972e0efe3f010b7b30c98/1616465501679-UVKPMAQSU2QWDYL30OK1/exercises-after-total-hip-replacement-opt.jpg Preoperative https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/602972e0efe3f010b7b30c98/1616465727543-49YV9YQ1O7267N3TI4ZJ/knee-precautions-opt.jpg Preoperative https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/602972e0efe3f010b7b30c98/1616465710846-27NGQBAXLXQEP9D2SJ65/hip-precautions-opt-1.jpg Preoperative https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/602972e0efe3f010b7b30c98/1616466218644-1XOM9AUMDBPSA44WJE97/adjusting-cane-walker-height-opt.jpg Preoperative https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/602972e0efe3f010b7b30c98/1616466233835-4YFND3DBD88CW3NF8JUF/standing-to-sitting-position-opt.jpg Preoperative https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/602972e0efe3f010b7b30c98/1616466682625-C2YW4CGN1Q7A5IWKCNSV/getting-into-bed-opt.jpg Preoperative https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/602972e0efe3f010b7b30c98/1616467071592-7Q8IFC5BDGSE41Q6S3F8/self-care-bathing-opt.jpg Preoperative https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/602972e0efe3f010b7b30c98/1616467137784-MDVXW55RL7ZMY17N3XMY/self-care-dressing-opt.jpg Preoperative https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/602972e0efe3f010b7b30c98/1616467025833-UG0L1SMPWAYB4NA6ELZY/self-care-toileting-opt.jpg Preoperative https://www.mtlortho.com/videos daily 0.75 2025-03-31 https://www.mtlortho.com/articles daily 0.75 2025-01-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/602972e0efe3f010b7b30c98/1617889500578-FPXP11JZNWNY18MIRM5M/Ortho+research+Lab.jpg Articles https://www.mtlortho.com/progress daily 0.75 2025-01-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/602972e0efe3f010b7b30c98/1617889702742-Y81TJR8N0RPFQD4AS5EI/Screen+Shot+2021-04-08+at+9.45.44+AM.png Progress https://www.mtlortho.com/sandhya daily 0.75 2022-11-18