
Richard Buckley
Biography
Education
BSc | 1980 | University of Calgary
- Major: Biochemistry
MD | 1983 | University of Calgary
- Major: Surgery
- Fellow of Royal College of Surgery (FRCS 1988)
- Fellowship in Orthopedic Trauma Surgery 1989 Switzerland
- Fellowship in Orthopedic Trauma Surgery 1989-1990 Vancouver
- Clinical Professor of Orthopedic Trauma Surgery at University of Calgary - 2009
Skills & Abilities
Management
- Former Head Orthopedic Trauma Division, Department of Surgery, University of Calgary
- Former Program Director Orthopedic Residency Training Program – 1998-2004
- Head of all Surgical Post-graduate programs from 1999-2012
- Member of Canadian Orthopedic Foundation Board – 2015-2021 (head of Research Committee)
- Member of Trauma Committee for more than 20 years at the University of Calgary
- Member of multiple national and international committees with the Orthopedic Trauma Association (membership, annual meeting committees); Canadian Orthopedic Association (membership, annual meeting) and AO/ASIF (research, education)
- Senator at the University of Calgary 2016-2021
- Member of other Boards including the Rundle College Foundation, Fifth Quarter, Alberta Champions.
Communication
- Given more than 670 national and international guest lectureships
- Visiting Professor internationally more than 95 times
- Organized more than 65 national and international Orthopedic Trauma conferences
- Taught medical school students, orthopedic residents for more than 30 years
- Taught 70 orthopedic trauma fellows with many proceeding onto academic careers
- Co-Editor of two major international multi-translated orthopedic surgery textbooks
- Co-editor of two other international journals and textbooks
- Written more than 20 chapters for orthopedic trauma textbooks
- Coauthored more than 120 papers in peer-reviewed journals
- Coauthored more than 50 abstracts for international meetings
- Won Best Teacher in Surgery at University of Calgary 2009
Leadership
- Founding member of Canadian Orthopedic Trauma Society 1992 now with more than 70 members
- Won best research at Orthopedic Trauma Association(USA) 8 times with Canadian colleagues
- Generated over 1.4 million dollars in research and education funding
- Coach with community Football at level of Peewee, Bantam and High School for over fifteen years
Experience
Orthopedic Traumatologist | Calgary General Hospital and Foothills Medical Center |
July 1990 until 2020
- First Orthopedic Trauma surgeon in the city of Calgary
- Has led Orthopedic Trauma teaching at University for last 30 years with numerous teaching awards
- Taught Orthopedic trauma to many of the orthopedists in the city of Calgary when they were residents and to 2/3 of the Canadian Orthopedic Association members at a Trauma conference that is run every year called Canadian Orthopedic Resident Form (CORF)
- Reviewer and assistant Editor on more than ten journals
Special Interests
- Skier, golfer, runner, water-skier, wakeboarder, biker, football coach
- Lives on and helps manage a working ranch with his family west of Calgary
- Married with two children: Wife – Lois (family physician – newly retired) Daughter – Shannon (Professional ski patroller) Son – Andrew (Medical student)