Assaf Kadar
Position: Assistant Professor
Degree: MD
Office: Roth | McFarlane Hand & Upper Limb Centre, St. Joseph's Health Care, Room D0-215A
Phone: 519.646.6294Fax: 519.646.6049Administrative assistant: Jenny MemedovichE-mail: Jenny.Memedovich@sjhc.london.on.ca
Fellowships:
Hand and upper limb surgery (Hand and Upper Limb Centre, London, ON)
Orthopedic trauma (Yale, New Haven, CT)
Hand and wrist research fellowship (Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN)
Areas of clinical interest: Hand and wrist surgery, elbow trauma surgery
Research interests: Flexor tendon surgery innovation; biomechanics of hand & wrist; CMC arthritis and arthroplasty
Dr. Kadar's Pubmed publication list
Dr. Assaf Kadar graduated from the Hebrew University School of Medicine Summa Cum Laude, and completed his Orthopedic Residency at the Orthopedic Division at Tel Aviv Medical Center. Following completion of his residency, he spent 3 years of additional training in hand, wrist, elbow and trauma surgery. His first fellowship was at Tel Aviv Medical Center Hand and Elbow Unit; his second fellowship Was at Yale Department of Orthopaedics, Trauma Section, New Haven, CT; and his third fellowship was at the Hand and Upper Limb Centre in London, ON. Following his training, Dr. Kadar was an attending adult and pediatric hand surgeon in Rabin and Schneider Medical Center in Israel and a Senior Lecturer in Tel Aviv University School of Medicine.
Dr. Assaf Kadar recently joined the Division of Orthopaedic Surgery at the Roth McFarlane Hand and Upper Limb Centre as an Assistant Professor. He will also serve as a clinical and academic lead in hand and wrist biomechanics for the HULC bioengineering lab.
Dr. Kadar received the annual Israeli National Award for Outstanding Performance in the Orthopedic Surgery Board Exams and the award for Outstanding Performance in the Hand Surgery Board Exams. He was a recipient of the Tel Aviv Medical Center Scholarship for Leadership and Excellence in Medicine.
Dr. Kadar states that he is passionate about hand and wrist research. He spent a year at the Mayo Clinic in Minnesota studying carpal bone vascularity and flexor tendon injuries. He has published numerous articles in the peer-reviewed literature and several book chapters. He also won several competitive grants, one of which is the Mayo Clinic Biomedical Discovery Grant for his work establishing a new animal model for flexor tendon injuries.
Dr. Kadar’s elective practice involves all aspects of hand, wrist reconstructive surgery. His trauma practice involved treating injuries to the hand, wrist and elbow
