About the Procedure
The most common cause of chronic hip pain and disability is arthritis. Osteoarthritis usually occurs in people 50 years of age and older and often in individuals with a family history of arthritis.
This is an age-related wear-and-tear type of arthritis. The cartilage cushioning the bones of the hip wears away. The bones then rub against each other, causing hip pain and stiffness.
Shoulder replacement surgery, also known as shoulder arthroplasty, is a procedure to replace the damaged parts of the shoulder joint with artificial components.
This surgery is typically performed to relieve pain and restore function in patients with severe arthritis, fractures, or other degenerative conditions. There are several types of shoulder replacement procedures such as Total Shoulder Replacement and Reverse Total Shoulder Replacement, each tailored to the specific needs of the patient.
Experts in Orthopaedic Surgery
Our surgeons specialise in the latest approaches to the total shoulder and reverse shoulder replacements to restore shoulder strength and function. Our goal is to reduce recovery times, minimize pain, and achieve the best possible outcomes.
Dr. Gallay completed a BSc with Honors in Physiology and a Medical degree at McGill University. Thereafter, he trained in Orthopaedic Surgery at the University of Toronto and completed a Fellowship in Upper Extremity Reconstructive Surgery at St. Michael’s Hospital.
He joined Lakeridge Health Ajax & Pickering Hospital in 1997, formerly Rouge Valley Health System, and served as both the Chief of Orthopaedic Surgery and the Chief of Surgery. He has been a longstanding Consultant Shoulder Surgeon at Sunnybrook hospital’s WSIB Specialty Program. Currently he is the corporate Strategy Lead and Associate Medical Director for the Department of Surgery and the Medical Director of the OWN-WSIB Specialty Program at Lakeridge Health.
Although Dr. Gallay’s clinical passion has always been Arthroscopic and Reconstructive Surgery of the Shoulder, he is also equally passionate about improving the healthcare system through the development of novel models of care. He is a recognized provincial clinical champion for value-based health care having completed studies at HBS under Porter and Kaplan and as an active contributor to the IHI community. He is currently working on his Masters in Health Care Management at Harvard’s T.H. Chan School of Public Health.
Over the last decade, Dr. Gallay’s healthcare system learning has been enriched by having been the President of the Ontario Orthopaedic Association, a member of the 2008 Ontario Medical Association Negotiations Team and various subsequent trilateral working groups with the Ontario Ministry of Health (MOH) and Local Health Integration Networks (LHINs). He has served on Health Quality Ontario’s Panel on Quality Based Procedures for Degenerative Conditions of the Shoulder, co-Chaired the recent Bundled Care Working Group for Shoulder Arthroplasty, and has been a member of key MOH committees dedicated to improving Musculoskeletal Access to Care for Ontarians. Lastly, in 2016, Dr. Gallay co-founded The Shoulder Centre Model of Care, a value-based and regional primary/specialty shared-care program, which received Ontario Ministry of Health demonstration project funding becoming one of the three priority MSK models of care in Ontario. Along with his partners at The Shoulder Centre, Dr. Gallay collects and uses Patient Reported Outcome Measures and Evidence Based Medicine to continuously develop and refine surgical techniques, and physiotherapy aftercare protocols based on outcomes data.
Specialty
- Shoulder Arthroscopy, Arthroplasty, and Reconstruction
Degrees
- M.D., F.R.C.S.(C).
Dr. Meaghan Rollins joined Ajax Pickering Hospital in September 2018. Dr. Rollins completed her orthopedic residency at the University of Manitoba and subsequently went on to complete two upper extremity fellowships, at McMaster University and at the University of Ottawa, focusing on shoulder, elbow, and wrist pathology.
As a shoulder subspecialty surgeon, Dr. Rollins works with The Shoulder Centre at Ajax Pickering Hospital, which is a Regional Program providing both operative and non-operative clinical services to shoulder patients and is specifically designed to improve the health system through accountable shared-care specialist/primary care network partnerships.
As an ambassador of The Shoulder Centre, Dr. Rollins works closely with Durham region physicians to help increase knowledge in managing shoulder patients within the local community.
Dr. Rollins is passionate about all aspects of orthopedics, with a special interest in upper extremity arthroscopy, trauma, and reconstruction.
Specialty
- Arthroplasty, Arthroscopy and Upper Limb Reconstruction
Degrees
- M.D., F.R.C.S.(C).
Dr. Marcin Kowalczuk is an Orthopaedic Surgeon with subspecialty fellowship training in upper extremity reconstruction, sports medicine and trauma.
Dr. Kowalczuk completed medical school and his orthopaedic surgery residency training at McMaster University. Following his residency, Dr. Kowalczuk completed a sports medicine and arthroscopy fellowship at the University of Pittsburgh where his training included working with members of the medical staff for the Pittsburgh Penguins and Pittsburgh Steelers. Upon returning back to Canada Dr. Kowalczuk completed additional subspecialty training in upper extremity reconstruction and trauma at the University of Toronto, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Center.
His surgical expertise includes:
- Rotator Cuff Repair
- Shoulder Instability
- Anatomic Total Shoulder Arthroplasty
- Reverse Total Shoulder Arthroplasty
- ACL Reconstruction
Specialty
- Upper Extremity Reconstruction, Sports Medicine and Trauma
Degrees
- M.D., F.R.C.S.(C).
- B.MSc.
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