Role and Facility Information

Surrey Memorial Hospital (SMH) is seeking a full-time Orthopedic Surgeon with an Adult Spine subspecialty. The successful candidate must also be comfortable with general orthopedics as they will participate in the general orthopedic call roster (1:9), covering for adult and pediatric patient populations.

This person will join a group of 8 full-time orthopedic surgeons, including one orthopedic spine surgeon, and others covering most other orthopedic subspecialties. The operating room is equipped with a Spinal Navigation System (including Ziehm intra-op 3D imaging). Training and experience with MIS techniques would be an asset, but not a requirement. Fellowship in adult spine surgery is requested.

SMH is a tertiary teaching Hospital and Level III trauma center with a very busy Emergency Department. It is affiliated with the University of British Columbia (UBC) Department of Orthopedics.

The successful applicant will: 

- perform spine and general orthopedic surgery
- participate in the SMH general orthopedic on-call schedule
- run a full-time spine elective practice including C-T-L spine pathologies
- demonstrate excellent knowledge, judgement, and technical competence in providing spinal and general orthopedic care
- have exemplary communication and interpersonal skills with colleagues and allied health care staff 
- work collaboratively within the hospital environment
- participate in the clinical teaching of medical students and Family Medicine Residents
- apply for a Clinical Faculty appointment at UBC


All interested applicants are requested to submit a letter of interest, curriculum vitae, and the names and contact information of three referees by no later than February 27, 2025. Anticipated start date is April 1, 2025 or earlier if possible.

Fraser Health is the heart of health care for over two million people in Metro Vancouver and the Fraser Valley in British Columbia, Canada, on the traditional, ancestral and unceded lands of the Coast Salish and Nlaka’pamux Nations and is home to 32 First Nations within the Fraser Salish region.

People - those we care for and those who care for them - are at the heart of everything we do. Our hospital and community-based services are delivered by a team of 48,000+ staff, medical staff and volunteers.

We are committed to planetary health and value diversity in the work force. We strive to maintain an environment of respect, caring and trust. Fraser Health’s hiring practices aspire to ensure all individuals are treated in an inclusive, equitable and culturally safe manner.

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