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Dr. 脡tienne Bourassa-Moreau

Academic title(s): 
  • Assistant Professor
  • Fellowship Director, CTU Director
Dr. 脡tienne Bourassa-Moreau
Contact Information
Email address: 
etienne.bourassa-moreau [at] mcgill.ca
Department: 
Surgery
Division: 
Orthopaedic Surgery
Degree(s): 

MD, MSc

Location: 
Montreal General Hospital
Graduate supervision: 

Looking to hire a Postdoctoral Fellow

Group: 
Currently Recruiting
Ph.D. Students
Research areas: 
Surgical Outcomes and Quality
Surgical Education and Simulation
Surgical Oncology
Translation and Innovation
Medical Technology
Areas of expertise: 

Complex Spinal Surgery including Spinal Oncology, Spinal Cord Injury, Spinal Deformity Surgery

Current research: 

Automated CT scan analysis for surgery planning

Clinical Interests: 
  • Spinal surgery encompassing traumatic, oncological, degenerative, congenital and spinal deformity pathologies.
  • Perioperative optimization of spine health and building alliances through empathetic patient relationship.
Courses: 
  • Spine Anatomy for medical students
  • Spinal surgery鈥檚 essentials for Physio, Nurse Practitioner and Family Medicine
  • Spinal Trauma for Emergency Specialists and Intensive Care Medicine Specialist
Biography: 

Dr. 脡tienne Bourassa-Moreau is an orthopedic surgeon dedicating his practice to spinal surgery in academic centers.
He completed his surgical training at Universit茅 de Montreal, then specialized in spine surgery at University of British Columbia (Canada) and Oxford University Hospitals (UK).

Over the years, he developed major clinical expertise in managing complex spinal cases, including spinal cord injury, spinal malignancy and deformity. Above all, he is devoted to teaching medical and surgical trainees, accompanying them in safely growing their surgical experience with an empathetic, patient-centered approach.

Dr. Bourassa-Moreau鈥檚 research interests are spinal traumatology, neurological recovery, post-operative adverse events and medical imaging analysis.

He occupies his free time with playing music, being in nature and spending time with family and friends.

Selected publications: 

Bourassa-Moreau 脡, Labelle H, Parent S, Hresko MT, Sucato D, Lenke LG, Marks M, Mac-Thiong JM. Expectations for Postoperative Improvement in Health-Related Quality of Life in Young Patients With Lumbosacral Spondylolisthesis: A Prospective Cohort Study. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2019 Feb 1;44(3):E181-E186

Bourassa-Moreau 脡, Mac-Thiong JM, Li A, Ehrmann Feldman D, Gagnon DH, Thompson C, Parent S. Do Patients with Complete Spinal Cord Injury Benefit from Early Surgical Decompression? Analysis of Neurological Improvement in a Prospective Cohort Study. J Neurotrauma. 2016 Feb 1;33(3):301-6

Bourassa-Moreau 脡, Versteeg A, Moskven E, Charest-Morin R, Flexman A, Ailon T, Dalkilic T, Fisher C, Dea N, Boyd M, Paquette S, Kwon B, Dvorak M, Street J. Sarcopenia, but not frailty, predicts early mortality and adverse events after emergent surgery for metastatic disease of the spine. Spine J. 2020 Jan;20(1):22-31.

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