Dr. Jesse Wolfstadt

Credentials

MD, MSc, FRCSC, FAAOS

Subspecialty(ies)

Complex primary and revision knee arthroplasty, trauma

Chair

Granovsky Gluskin Chair in Complex Orthopaedic Reconstruction

Overview

Dr. Jesse Isaac Wolfstadt is a fellowship-trained orthopaedic surgeon specializing in complex knee replacement surgeries and rapid recovery protocols. He performs primary and revision knee replacements at Mount Sinai Hospital and outpatient joint replacements at Women’s College Hospital. He earned his MD from the University of Toronto (U of T) in 2011 and completed his orthopaedic surgery residency there in 2016. Dr. Wolfstadt further advanced his expertise by obtaining a Master of Science in Quality Improvement and Patient Safety from the Institute for Health Policy, Management and Evaluation at U of T in 2017. His fellowship training includes complex adult lower extremity reconstruction at Mount Sinai, traumatology and arthroplasty at St. Michael’s Hospital, and additional traumatology training at Auckland City Hospital in New Zealand. 

In his current role as the Division Head of Orthopaedic Surgery and Granovsky Gluskin Chair in Orthopaedics Reconstruction at Mount Sinai, Dr. Wolfstadt leads initiatives aimed at enhancing patient care quality and efficiency. His research focuses on improving the efficiency and quality of care for joint replacement and trauma patients through interprofessional and patient-centred co-design. He also performs research in the areas of infection, fractures and stiffness following knee replacement. He has collaborated on projects such as developing a regional anesthesia program and establishing an outpatient total joint arthroplasty program during the COVID-19 pandemic, and is co-principal investigator on several peer-reviewed grants studying pain control, infection and fractures following knee replacement.

Dr. Wolfstadt's administrative contributions include serving as the Medical Lead for the Outpatient Joint Replacement Program at Women’s College Hospital and holding academic positions as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Surgery and the Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation at U of T.

Affiliation

• Granovsky Gluskin Chair in Complex Orthopaedic Reconstruction, Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, Nov 1 2024 – Present
• Head, Granovsky Gluskin Division of Orthopaedics, Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, Nov 1 2024 – Present
• Assistant Professor (Cross-Appointment), Institute for Health Policy, Management and Evaluation (IHPME), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, 2020 – Present
• Associate Member, School of Graduate Studies, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, 2020 – Present
• Medical Director, Outpatient Arthroplasty Program, Courtesy Staff Privileges, Department of Surgery (Orthopaedics), Women’s College Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Chief: David Urbach, 2018 – Present
• Fellowship Instructor, Adult Lower Extremity Reconstruction Fellowship, Division of Orthopaedics, Department of Surgery, Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Fellowship Director: David Backstein, 2018 – Present
• Assistant Professor, Division of Orthopaedics, Department of Surgery, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Chair: Peter Ferguson, 2018 – Present
• Staff Orthopaedic Surgeon, Division of Orthopaedics, Department of Surgery, Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Chief: Jesse Wolfstadt, 2018 - Present

Education

• Canadian Orthopaedic Association Emerging Leaders Program, Sep 2022 – June 2023
• U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs National Quality Scholars Fellowship Program (NQSFP), Centre for Quality Improvement and Patient Safety (C-Quips), Toronto, Ontario, Canada, Supervisor: Chaim Bell, Aug 2018 – May 2020
• Trauma Fellowship, Auckland City Hospital, Auckland, New Zealand, Chief: Stuart McCowan, February – July 2018
• Lower Limb Reconstruction and Traumatology Fellowship, St. Michael’s Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, Chief: Tim Daniels, July – December 2017
• Adult Lower Extremity Reconstruction Fellowship, Mount Sinai Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, Chief: David Backstein, July 2016 – June 2017
• MSc, Quality Improvement and Patient Safety, Institute for Health Policy, Management, and Evaluation, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, 2016 – 2017
• Orthopaedic Surgery Residency, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, Chair: Peter Ferguson, July 2011 – June 2016
• MD, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, 2007 – 2011
• HBSc, Kinesiology and Health Science, York University, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, 2003 – 2007

Societies and Memberships

• Faculty, AO Recon, 2022 – Present
• Member, Temerty Centre for AI Research and Education in Medicine (T-CAIREM), 2021 – Present
• Member, Canadian Orthopaedic Research Society (CORS), 2021 – Present
• Active Member, Ontario Orthopaedic Association (OOA), 2019 – Present
• Active Member, Orthopaedic Research Society (ORS), 2019 – Present
• Active Member, Orthopaedic Trauma Association (OTA), 2019 – Present
• Member, American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS), 2019 – Present
• Member, Canadian Arthroplasty Society (CAS), 2018 – Present
• Member, American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons (AAHKS), 2017 – Present
• Member, AO North America (AONA), 2012 – Present
• Member, Canadian Orthopaedic Association (COA), 2011 – Present
• Member, Canadian Medical Association (CMA), 2007 – Present
• Member, Ontario Medical Association (OMA) - 2007 – Present

Distinctions and Awards

• MD Program Teaching Award for Excellence, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, 2023–2024
• Excellence in Quality and Safety Award 3rd Prize Winner (Team Category), Using Labs Wisely, Sinai Health Quality and Safety Symposium, Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, 2024
• Excellence in Quality and Safety Award 2nd Prize Winner (Team Category), Reduce Operating Room Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections Campaign, Sinai Health Quality and Safety Symposium, Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, 2024
• Excellence in Quality and Safety Award 1st Prize Winner (Team Category), Sinai Health Quality and Safety Symposium, Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, 2023
• Insall Traveling Fellowship, The Knee Society, United States of America, October 2023
• MD Program Teaching Award for Excellence, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, 2022–2023
• Orthopaedic Chair’s Teaching Award for contributions to orthopaedic education as voted by the residents, Division of Orthopaedics, Department of Surgery, Temerty Faculty of Medicine, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, 2022
• CIHR Fellowship Program, Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), Health Research Training B-HP Committee, Canada, 2021
• Surgical Skills Centre DH Gales Outstanding Educator Award, Department of Surgery, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, 2020
• 2019 Distinguished Educator Award, Sinai Health, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, 2019
• MD Program Teaching Award for Excellence, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, 2018–2019
• 2016/17 Allan Gross Fellowship Award, Allan Gross Fellowship Society, Division of Orthopaedics, Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, 2017
• Outstanding podium presentation, Comparison of a Smart Tool and an Outrigger for Measuring Leg Length Changes in Total Hip Arthroplasty: A Randomized Controlled Trial, 2017 City-Wide Fellowship Research Day, Division of Orthopaedic Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, 2017
• Most Outstanding Graduate 2015/16 Academic Year, Division of Orthopaedic Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, 2016
• James P. Waddell Orthopaedic Resident Award for clinical and academic excellence, Division of Orthopaedic Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, 2015
• Paul McGoey Teaching Award for outstanding orthopaedic resident of the year, St. Michael’s Hospital, Division of Orthopaedic Surgery, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, 2015