Located in beautiful southwest Ontario, our client, Waterloo Regional Health Network (WRHN, pronounced wren) represents the 2025 merger of St. Mary’s General Hospital and Grand River Hospital into a single, integrated health-care organization. Building on over 90 years of partnership, WRHN brings the strengths of both Hospitals together and is home to seven regional programs and comprehensive health care services to meet the current and emerging needs in Waterloo-Wellington and beyond.   

As part of the planning for their regional healthcare system, a new state-of-the-art hospital will be built to bring more hospital beds and acute care capacity to Waterloo-Wellington. The new hospital will be located on land that is part of the David Johnston Research + Technology Park at the University of Waterloo. Through this new partnership, the Hospitals and the University will bring leading edge healthcare innovation directly to patients at the Hospitals.

Operating from three hospital sites with a combined total of 877 beds, the hospitals have approximately 140,000 ER visits annually.  WRHN’s regional programs include their: Regional Cardiac Care Centre and a Centre of Excellence for Respiratory and Thoracic Care; a Regional Cancer Centre; a Hepatobiliary Surgical Program; and their Regional Stroke, Renal and Mental Health Programs.

Their surgical program, located at the Midtown site, offers round-the-clock services in orthopaedics, urology, gynecology, cancer, plastic, and reconstructive and emergency surgery as well as a wide variety of general surgeries.  Their surgeons perform approximately 10,000 procedures each year.

WRHN is seeking an Orthopaedic Surgeon with fellowship in Hand and Wrist surgery to serve the Kitchener-Waterloo area.

The successful candidate will be joining a group of 8 Orthopaedic Surgeons and will have the opportunity to do both general orthopaedics and specialized hand and wrist orthopaedics.  In this position you will also have the opportunity to teach medical students and residents through their affiliation with McMaster University Michael G. DeGroote School of Medicine.

Qualified candidates will possess or be eligible for FRCSC certification or equivalent in orthopaedics and must be eligible for licensure with the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario. CPSO pathway licensure is easily available for US Board Certified Surgeons with new regulations implemented in 2023 that have created a straight forward licensure process without the requirement for supervision. Advanced training in hand and wrist surgery is required.

WRHN is offering an attractive turn key surgical practice opportunity with office sharing available. The organization will provide: 1 day of main OR time per week; 1 minor outpatient procedure day per week; 1 fracture clinic day per week complete with full allied health support; 1 day of call per week; and 1 weekend in 6 call.  Call can be combined with General Orthopaedic Surgery call at the same time.  Relocation and other incentives are negotiable.

Located just one hour west of Toronto, the Kitchener-Waterloo (KW) area provides the perfect blend of modern urban centres combined with spectacular scenic rural landscapes including over two thousand acres of parkland.  The Waterloo Region is a world-renowned high-tech cluster, with more than 1,000 technology firms and is one of the fastest growing regions in Ontario.  KW is home to two universities, one community college, and the head offices of two of Canada’s largest financial services companies.  As the largest central community in one of Canada’s fastest growing regions, Kitchener-Waterloo offers the very best of multicultural, large urban centre living and vibrant city life with the warmth and tight-knit community associated with smaller towns.