Dr. Peter Ferguson

Credentials

MD, FRCSC

Subspecialty(ies)

Orthopaedic oncology

Overview

Dr. Peter Ferguson is an orthopaedic oncologist and the Albert and Temmy Latner Professor and Chair of Orthopaedic Surgery at the University of Toronto. He is past President of the Canadian Orthopaedic Oncology Society.

He has won numerous teaching awards including the Robert Salter Award from the Division of Orthopaedic Surgery, the Bruce Tovee Undergraduate and Postgraduate Awards from the Department of Surgery, the WT Aikins Award from the Faculty of Medicine, twice the Award for Excellence in Postgraduate Medical Education at the University of Toronto and the AMS Donald Richards Wilson Award by the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada.

Dr. Ferguson has authored over 230 publications in clinical outcomes of patients with sarcoma, surgical education and translational research in radiation effects on bone and soft tissue healing.

Education

• MD, University of Toronto, 1994
• MSc, University of Toronto, 1998
• FRCSC, University of Toronto Orthopaedic Surgery, 2001
• Fellowship, Royal Orthopaedic Hospital, Birmingham, UK, 2002

Societies and Memberships

• Ontario Orthopaedic Association
• Canadian Orthopaedic Association
• Canadian Orthopaedic Oncology Society
• American Orthopaedic Association
• American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
• Musculoskeletal Tumor Society
• Connective Tissue Oncology Society