Biography
Biography
Stefan Parent , M.D. , Ph.D.
stefan.parent@umontreal.caStefan Parent
Research Axis
Musculoskeletal Health, Rehabilitation and Medical Technologies Axis
Research Theme
Study and more efficient approaches for spinal deformities and musculoskeletal diseases
Address
CHUSJ
Phone
514 345-4931 #4876
Fax
514 345-4755
Title
Full Professor, Departement of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Université de Montréal
Chairholder, Depuy Spine Canada Inc. Academic Research Chair in Spinal Deformities, CHU Sainte-Justine Research Center
Education
Postdoctorate, Biomechanics Laboratory, École nationale supérieure des arts et métiers (ENSAM), France, 2005.
Head of the Orthopedics Clinic, Pediatric Orthopedics and Spinal Surgery, Hôpital Saint-Vincent de Paul, France, 2004-2005.
Fellow in Biomedical Sciences, Pediatric Orthopedic and Spine Fellowship, University of California, San Diego, USA, 2003-2004.
Master’s in Biomedical Sciences, University of Montreal, 1998-2000.
Research Interests
Biomechanics;
Surgery;
Spine;
3D imaging and reconstruction;
Morphometrics;
Musculoskeletal system;
Orthopedics;
Idiopathic scoliosis: progression factors and evaluation of local vertebral and intervertebral disc deformations.
Career Summary
Dr Stefan Parent, MD, PhD, Principal Investigator, is a Pediatric Orthopedic Surgeon and a Clinician-Scientist with a focus on spinal deformities. He holds several grants either as principal investigator or co-investigator in the fields of scoliosis progression, growth modulation of the spine and chest cage and in the development of various other animal models. He recently received a Canada Foundation for Innovation Leaders Opportunity Fund to establish a Pediatric Orthopedic Experimental Surgery Laboratory at the CHU Sainte-Justine. This laboratory was specifically created to develop animal models of growth modulation of the spine.
