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: Wendy CangcoE-mail: wendy.cangco@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 is a Hand and Wrist Surgery consultant at the Roth McFarlane Hand and Upper Limb Centre. He is an Assistant Professor at the Division of Orthopaedic Surgery in Schulich School of Medicine at Western University. Dr. Kadar serves as a clinical and academic lead in hand and wrist biomechanics for the HULC bioengineering lab. He holds many leadership roles including vice president of St. Joseph’s hospital professional staff organization (PSO).
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.
Dr. Kadar received several awards and recognitions including the Linscheid-Dobyns Excellence in Wrist Research Award of the American Hand Society (ASSH); Department of Surgery Clerkship Faculty Teacher Award. 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, including the Mayo Clinic Biomedical Discovery Grant and the AMOSO grant.
Dr. Kadar’s elective practice involves all aspects of hand and wrist reconstructive surgery. His trauma practice involved treating injuries to the hand, wrist and elbow.
