Johnny Lau

Orthopaedic Surgeon, Foot and Ankle Assistant Professor, University of Toronto

Dr. Johnny Lau completed his medical school and Orthopaedic Surgery training at the University of Toronto, and completed a fellowship in Foot and Ankle Reconstructive Surgery in Baltimore, MD with Dr.’s Myerson and Schon. Upon the completion of his fellowship, he returned to the University of Toronto as an Assistant Professor of Surgery based at University Health Network – Toronto Western Division. He has participated in training medical students, residents, and 45 national and international fellows. He is Program Director of the University of Toronto Foot and Ankle Fellowship program, Divisional Fellowship Director for all University of Toronto Orthopaedic Fellowships, and the co-chair of the University of Toronto Biennual Foot and Ankle Symposium in Toronto.

He has been past president of the Canadian Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society, Chair of the Ankle Arthritis Guideline Workgroup by the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgery Evidence Based Practice Committee, and Committee Chair for the Physician Resource Committee for the American Orthopedic Foot and Ankle Society. He is also active in the Canadian Orthopaedic Association, American Academy of Orthopedic Society, and American Orthopaedic Association.

He has received 9 peer reviewed research grants; published 26 peer reviewed articles, and 10 book chapters; and has presented more than 100 presentations at national and international meetings. In 2007, he was a co-author of the best clinical paper awarded the Roger A. Mann Research Award at the American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society. He has designed and patented a total ankle replacement with Zimmer, and his research interest includes, ankle arthritis, clinical outcomes, and clinical trials.

He is the Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Consultant for the Toronto Argonauts Football Club, Toronto Football Club, Toronto Blue Jays, Toronto Raptors, Toronto Maple Leafs, National Hockey League Player’s Association, and the David L. MacIntosh Sports Medicine Clinic and Varsity Blues Intercollegiate Athletics Program University of Toronto.