Carrie Kollias

Investigator and Pediatric Orthopedic Surgeon, BC Children's Hospital
Co-Director, Mentorship & Wellness, UBC Orthopedics

Academic Affiliations

Clinical Associate Professor, Pediatric Orthopedics, Department of Orthopaedics, Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia

Research Theme

Evidence to Innovation

Research Group

Implementing Knowledge for Equity and System Change

Research Areas

Developmental Dysplasia of the Hip

Foot Health

Foot Injuries and Disorders

Physician Health and Wellness

Contact

carrie.kollias@cw.bc.ca

Mailing Address

4480 Oak Street
Vancouver, British Columbia
V6H 3V4

Overview: My research interests range from clinical studies of pediatric hip, feet, trauma but also involve health system research with a focus on surgeon well-being and surgeon health.
Publications: Hip Dysplasia in Charcot–Marie–Tooth Disease: Insights From a Large Cohort of Children and Adolescents
Journal of the Peripheral Nervous System
DOI: 10.1111/jns.70002
2025
From “ACAN” to “I CAN”: Restoring wellness in a boy with severe osteochondritis dissecans through diagnostic precision combined with optimal medical, surgical and rehabilitation management
Bone Reports
DOI: 10.1016/j.bonr.2023.101663
2023
Distress and career regret among Australian orthopaedic surgical trainees
Medical Journal of Australia
DOI: 10.5694/mja2.51823
2023
Deformed pediatric forearm fractures: Predictors of successful reduction by emergency providers
American Journal of Emergency Medicine
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2021.06.073
2021
Diversity in orthopaedics and traumatology: a global perspective.
EFORT open reviews
DOI: 10.1302/2058-5241.5.200022
PubMed: 33204518
10/2020
Distress in orthopedic trainees and attending surgeons: A Canadian national survey
Canadian Journal of Surgery
DOI: 10.1503/CJS.004319
2020
Distal humerus internal fixation: a biomechanical comparison of 90° and parallel constructs.
American journal of orthopedics (Belle Mead, N.J.)
2010
Factors involved in selection of a career in surgery and orthopedics for medical students in Malawi
Malawi Medical Journal
DOI: 10.4314/mmj.v22i1.55904
2010
Research: Functional Bracing vs. Hip Spica for the Management of Femoral Shaft Fractures of the Younger Child
This study will compare functional bracing with hip spica casting for the management of younger children with femoral fractures across two pediatric referral centres in North America. Outcomes will be clinical and radiographic.
Surgeons in Menopause
We are exploring female surgeons’ experiences of menopause using mixed methods including a global survey and interviews to understand the effects of menopausal symptoms on occupational life as well as existing occupational barriers to mitigating the impacts of menopause.

Honours & Awards

2023 - Tass Paxinos Award for Excellence in Orthopedic Teaching, Australian Orthopaedic Association

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BC Children’s Hospital researchers bring Mini Med School to the Yukon for the first time

World-class researchers from BCCHR will travel to the Yukon on March 28 to present a day of discovery with Mini Med School. This health science youth outreach and public education program is designed for high school students to explore the world of health sciences, career opportunities in science and medicine, and connections with leading researchers and health experts.

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Torin Halvorson and Hebah Hussaina awarded Vanier scholarships for immunotherapy and mental health research

BC Children’s Hospital Research Institute (BCCHR) is proud to announce that two of its outstanding research trainees, Torin Halvorson, an MD/PhD student working with the Levings research team, and Hebah Hussaina, a graduate research assistant in the Brussoni Lab, have been awarded the prestigious 2024 Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarship.

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Studies highlight the impact of the pandemic on children and youth’s mental health

The Pediatric Outcome ImProvement through COordination of Research Networks — which involves BCCHR — has published their latest research findings on mental health hospitalizations of children and youth throughout the pandemic. These findings led the team to a second study where they evaluated the relationship between hospital admissions for eating disorders and public health restrictions.

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Recognizing a brain injury quickly can save lives

Knowing how to recognize brain injury as early as possible and what to do is crucial to reduce potential long-term complications. Mild traumatic brain injuries are more prevalent in children and youth than adults, often as a result of sport- and recreation-related events.

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A decade of work advances care for children with cancer

Researchers at the Michael Cuccione Childhood Cancer Research Program at BC Children’s Hospital Research Institute have been working for over a decade on the BC Pediatric Personalized OncoGenomics (PedsPOG) study, using genomics to identify treatments specific to an individual child’s cancer.

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