Dr. Jesse Slade Shantz is a Royal College Certified sports and shoulder surgeon specializing in arthroscopic and open surgeries for shoulder, knee and sports-associated conditions. 

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As well as holding a medical degree from the University of Western Ontario, with his residency in Orthopaedic Surgery at the University of Manitoba, Dr. Slade Shantz completed fellowships in stem cell research and orthopaedic trauma at the University of California, San Francisco and shoulder, elbow and sports surgery at the University of Toronto. His research focuses on technology, simulation and clinical trials. Concurrently, he holds an MBA from the Ivey School of Business at UWO, and advises start-up companies in the digital health field specializing in data use and privacy issues.  Dr. Slade Shantz was a co-founder of The Shoulder Centre at Ajax and Pickering hospital, an innovative, patient-centred shoulder treatment centre in Ontario.  

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Dr. Slade Shantz has focused his career on being at the cutting edge of surgical techniques and delivering the experience patients expect in terms of communication, punctuality and customer service within the healthcare system.  Because of his unique approach Dr. Slade Shantz has been invited to educate other surgeons on current surgical techniques and speak about entrepreneurship and health system transformation.

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Procedures Performed:

• Arthroscopic rotator cuff repairs, arthroscopic superior capsular reconstruction, arthroscopic stabilizations including remplissage, subpectoral biceps tenodesis, capsular release for frozen shoulder

• Reverse and anatomic total shoulder arthroplasty, Latarjet procedure, Acromioclavicular joint reconstruction, clavicle fracture fixation

• All-inside anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction with patellar tendon or hamstrings graft, meniscal repair and medial patellofemoral ligament (MPFL) reconstruction.

• Elbow arthroscopy including the treatment of osteochondral lesions and elbow arthritis, post-traumatic elbow contracture release, acute and chronic distal biceps repair and reconstruction.

 

Memberships and Affiliations

Arthroscopy Association of North America

Canadian Orthopedic Association

American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons

 

Education

Queen’s University - BSc Biochemistry

University of Western Ontario - MD

University of Manitoba - Orthopedic Surgery

University of Western Ontario, Richard Ivey School of Business

University of California, San Francisco - Fellowship Trauma

University of Toronto - Fellowship Sports and Shoulder

 

Achievements and Awards

Surgical Educator - Arthrex

The Shoulder Centre - Co-founder

Reviewer - Clinical Orthopedics and Related Research, Journal of Orthopedic Trauma

Publications - 19 peer reviewed publications and 4 book chapters