Dr. R. Stephen Burnett is an orthopaedic surgeon with clinical interests in adult hip and knee replacement, including primary, revision, complex, and partial procedures. His expertise also includes hip resurfacing, sports injuries and arthroscopy, hip impingement in young adults and adolescents, and orthopaedic trauma surgery of the upper and lower extremities. His research interests focus on hip and knee replacement, venous thromboembolism prophylaxis, infection, surgical exposures, and outcomes of computer-assisted and minimally invasive surgery. Dr. Burnett has been recognized with multiple research awards, including the Knee Society John Insall Award and the Insall-Scott-Kelly International Congress for Joint Replacement Research Award. In addition to his clinical and research roles, he is actively involved in medical education as an educator for the UBC/UVic Island Medical School and Family Medicine Residency Program, an ATLS instructor, and Orthopaedic Surgery Resident Coordinator.
Education
Rural Family Medicine, University of British Columbia
Orthopaedic Surgery, McGill University, Montreal, QC
Adult Reconstruction Clinical Hip & Knee Fellowship,
Rush University & Central DuPage Hospital, Chicago, IL
Adult Reconstruction Clinical and Research Fellowship,
University of Western Ontario, London, ON
The Knee Society John Insall Travelling Fellowship in
Knee Reconstructive Surgery, USA
Designations
Fellow, Royal College of Surgeons of Canada
Fellow Quebec College of Surgeons
Diplomat of the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery – Specialty in
Adult Reconstruction Hip & Knee
Academic role
UBC/UVIC Island Medical School and Family Medicine Resident Educator
ATLS Instructor
Orthopedic Surgery Resident Coordinator
Clinical interests
Adult Hip and Knee Replacement – Primary, Revision, Complex, and Partial
Hip Resurfacing (Birmingham)
Sports Injuries and Arthroscopy
Young Adult, Adolescent, and Child Hip Impingement
Orthopaedic Trauma Surgery Upper & Lower Extremity