Kitchener, ON – Thursday, December 12, 2024– Intellijoint Surgical is pleased to announce the newest addition to its Scientific Advisory Board (SAB), Sebastian Rodriguez-Elizalde, M.D. and the launch of its first Centre of Excellence in Canada at Humber River Hospital.

Dr. Rodriguez-Elizalde is an Orthopaedic Surgeon who helped pioneer the use of  the direct anterior approach in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. He adopted Intellijoint in 2022 when Humber River Hospital became the first public hospital in Canada to purchase Intellijoint HIP. Over the past year, he and the team at Humber River Hospital have also pioneered a new Hyper-Throughput Operating Room model to improve outcomes, surgical productivity and reduce backlogs for joint replacement surgery.

Intellijoint Surgical’s Scientific Advisory Board consists of world-leading Orthopaedic Surgeons who provide expert opinion on various healthcare topics which strengthens Intellijoint’s knowledge in areas of strategic focus. The SAB members are Intellijoint technology users in practice who provide input on product design and clinical research and offer in-surgery training to Surgeons.

“I am thrilled to be joining Intellijoint Surgical’s SAB and to have the opportunity to support a strong Canadian company advancing healthcare globally,” said Dr Rodriguez-Elizalde. “I look forward to providing my insights to their team, while offering surgical observation to my colleagues around the world to share information on best practices, systems, and processes that, through hard work and research, we were able to implement at Humber to improve care and reduce backlogs in Ontario.

Dr. Rodriguez-Elizalde will also be leading Intellijoint’s new Centre of Excellence program at Humber River Hospital, where Orthopaedic Surgeons from around the world can observe how Intellijoint HIP enables the Hyper-Throughput Operating Room model that sets Humber apart as a leader in healthcare for total joint replacement. This is Intellijoint’s first Centre of Excellence in Canada and marks a major milestone for the business’ growth.

“We are so excited to welcome Dr. Rodriguez to our SAB and launch our first Centre of Excellence in Canada at Humber River Hospital to bring this success story to the world,” states Armen Bakirtzian, Co-Founder and CEO of Intellijoint Surgical, “Knowledge sharing in our industry strengthens our global community of Orthopaedic Surgeons, and we are fortunate to partner with Dr. Rodriguez and Humber River Hospital to showcase how Intellijoint’s suite of enabling technologies benefits patients, surgeons and hospitals.”

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