Richard Buckley

Clinical Professor

Cumming School of Medicine

Senator

University of Calgary Senate

B.Sc Biochemistry (Not Medicine), University of Calgary, 1980

Doctor of Medicine Medicine, University of Calgary, 1983

Skills & Abilities

Management

Former Head Orthopedic Trauma Division, Department of Surgery, University of Calgary
Former Program Director Orthopedic Residency Training Program – 1998-2004
Member of Canadian Orthopedic Foundation Board – 2015-2018
Member of Trauma Committee for more than 20 years University of Calgary

Communication

Given more than 500 national and international guest lectureships
Visiting Professor internationally more than 50 times
Organized more than 50 national and international Orthopedic Trauma conferences
Taught medical school students, orthopedic residents, and fellows for more than 25 years
Co-Editor of two major international multi-translated orthopedic surgery textbooks
Written more than 10 chapters for orthopedic trauma textbooks
Coauthored more than 80 papers in peer-reviewed journals
Coauthored more than 40 abstracts for international meetings
Won Best Teacher in Surgery

Leadership

Started Orthopedic Fellowship in Trauma and taught more than 50 fellows
Member and Chair of numerous committees with Canadian Orthopedic Association
Founding member of Canadian Orthopedic Trauma Society 1992 now with more than 50 members
Won best research at Orthopedic Trauma Association(USA) 5 times with Canadian colleagues
Generated over 1 million dollars in research and education funding
Coach with community Football at level of Peewee, Bantam and High School for over ten years

Experience

Orthopedic Traumatologist | Calgary General Hospital and Foothills Medical Center |

July 1990 until now

First Orthopedic Trauma surgeon in the city of Calgary
Has led Orthopedic Trauma teaching at University for last 26 years
Taught trauma to most of the orthopedists in the city of Calgary when they were residents