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Olufemi R. Ayeni, MD MSc FRCSC, Dip Sport Med. Associate Professor, McMaster University

Olufemi R. Ayeni is an Associate Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery and Fellowship Director of the Sports Medicine/Arthroscopy Fellowship at McMaster University, Canada. He completed his Orthopaedic residency training at McMaster University, followed by two additional years of sports medicine fellowship training at the University of Ottawa/Carleton Sports Medicine Clinic and the Hospital for Special Surgery/Weill Cornell Medical Center (New York, USA). While in New York, he served as the Assistant Team Physician for the New Jersey Nets (NBA) and Iona College (NCAA). His clinical focus addresses non-arthritic and athletic injuries of the hip, knee and shoulder. Dr. Ayeni also obtained his Master’s Degree in Health Research Methodology at the renowned Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics at McMaster University (2012) and has a research focus addressing hip preservation surgery and surgical outcomes in Sports Medicine. He has published 100 peer-reviewed articles and numerous book chapters in the last 6 years addressing various topics in Sports Medicine. Dr Ayeni’s research addressing Femoroacetabular Impingement has been funded by several organizations including: Canadian Institute for Health Research, American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine and the Canadian Orthopaedic Association. He is an active reviewer for 15 journals and is on the Editorial Board of several Orthopaedic journals. He has actively reviewed for KSSTA for 4 years and served on the KSSTA Editorial board for 1 year.