DR. STEPHEN GALLAY

About DR. STEPHEN GALLAY

Here's The Deal: Dr. Stephen Howard Gallay is one of the leading Orthopedic surgeons in Ajax. He completed a BSc with Honors in Physiology and a Medical degree at McGill University. Thereafter, he trained in Orthopaedic Surgery at the University of Toronto and completed a Fellowship in Upper Extremity Reconstructive Surgery at St. Michael’s Hospital. He has been a longstanding Consultant Shoulder Surgeon at Sunnybrook Hospital’s WSIB Specialty Program. Currently, he is the corporate Strategy Lead and Associate Medical Director for the Department of Surgery and the Medical Director of the OWN-WSIB Specialty Program at Lakeridge Health. Dr. Gallay’s clinical passion has always been Arthroscopic and Reconstructive Surgery of the Shoulder. He is also equally passionate about improving the healthcare system through the development of novel models of care. He is a recognized provincial clinical champion for value-based health care, having completed studies at HBS under Porter and Kaplan, and he is an active contributor to the IHI community. Dr. Gallay practices at Durham Bone and Joint Specialists. Dr. Gallay collects and uses Patient Reported Outcome Measures and Evidence-Based Medicine to continuously develop and refine surgical techniques and physiotherapy aftercare protocols based on outcomes data.