About Dr. Ajay Manjoo

Dr. Ajay Manjoo is an Orthopedic Surgeon licensed to practice in Ontario.

He completed his orthopedic residency at the University of Western Ontario in 2009, followed by achieving Fellowship status with the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada the same year. Dr. Ajay Manjoo further specialized in orthopedic traumatology during his fellowship training.

Key highlights of Dr. Ajay Manjoo's career include:

  • Fellowships in orthopaedic trauma and foot and ankle surgery at the University of Western Ontario.

  • Completion of a Masters in Medical Biophysics with a focus on lower limb trauma.

  • Independent practice at Joseph Brant Hospital in Burlington, Ontario since July 2011, focusing on complex reconstruction due to orthopaedic trauma, with particular expertise in foot and ankle surgery.

  • Examiner for the Royal College of Surgeons of Canada

As an Assistant Clinical Professor at McMaster University, Dr. Ajay Manjoo contributes to the education and training of future orthopaedic surgeons. He is widely published in peer-reviewed journals and textbooks, with a focus on orthopedic trauma and osteoarthritis. Dr. Manjoo is an active member of the Orthopedic Trauma Association and serves as an examiner for the Royal College of Physician and Surgeons of Canada for orthopaedic surgery qualifying examinations, ensuring the highest standards of expertise and knowledge in the field.

  • Marianne Comeau-Gauthier, Robert D Zura, Sofia Bzovsky , Emil H Schemitsch, Daniel Axelrod, Victoria Avram , Ajay Manjoo, Rudolf W Poolman , Frede Frihagen , Diane Heels-Ansdell, Mohit Bhandari , Sheila Sprague , HEALTH Investigators. Heterotopic Ossification Following Arthroplasty for Femoral Neck Fracture. J Bone Joint Surg Am 2021 Mar 25. doi: 10.2106/JBJS.20.01586.

    HEALTH Investigators, Bhandari M, Einhorn TA, Guyatt G, Schemitsch EH, Zura RD, Sprague S, Frihagen F, Guerra-Farfán E, Kleinlugtenbelt YV, Poolman RW, Rangan A, Bzovsky S, Heels-Ansdell D, Thabane L, Walter SD, Devereaux PJ. Total Hip Arthroplasty or Hemiarthroplasty for Hip Fracture. N Engl J Med. 2019 Sep 26. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa1906190

    Nicholls M, Manjoo A, Shaw P, Niazi F, Rosen J. A Comparison Between Rheological Properties of Intra-articular Hyaluronic Acid Preparations and Reported Human Synovial Fluid.Adv Ther. 2018 Mar 14. doi: 10.1007/s12325-018-0688-y. 

    Altman R, Bedi A, Manjoo A, Niazi F, Shaw P, Mease P.Anti-Inflammatory Effects of Intra-Articular Hyaluronic Acid: A Systematic Review. Cartilage. 2018 Feb 1:1947603517749919. doi: 10.1177/1947603517749919.

    Nicholls M, Manjoo A, Shaw P, Niazi F, Rosen J.Rheological Properties of Commercially Available Hyaluronic Acid Products in the United States for the Treatment of Osteoarthritis Knee Pain.Clin Med Insights Arthritis Musculoskelet Disord. 2018  Jan3;11:1179544117751622. doi: 10.1177/1179544117751622.  eCollection2018.

    Altman RD, Manjoo A, Fierlinger A, Niazi F, Nicholls M. The mechanism of action for hyaluronic acid treatment in the osteoarthritic knee: a systematic review. BMC Musculoskelet Disord. 2015 Oct 26;16:321. doi: 10.1186/s12891-015-0775-z.

    Burgers PT, Poolman RW, Van Bakel TM, Tuinebreijer WE, Zielinski SM, Bhandari M, Patka P, Van Lieshout EM; HEALTH and FAITH Trial. Investigators Reliability, validity, and responsiveness of the Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis Index for elderly patients with a femoral neck fracture. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2015 May 6;97(9):751-7. doi: 10.2106/JBJS.N.00542.

    Bhandari M, Devereaux PJ, Einhorn TA, Thabane L, Schemitsch EH, Koval KJ, Frihagen F, Poolman RW, Tetsworth K, Guerra-Farfán E, Madden K, Sprague S, Guyatt G; HEALTH Investigators. Hip fracture evaluation with alternatives of total hip arthroplasty versus hemiarthroplasty (HEALTH): protocol for a multicentre randomised trial. BMJ Open. 2015 Feb 13;5(2):e006263. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2014-006263.

    Manjoo A, Sanders DW, Lawendy A, Gladwell M, Parry N, Gray D, Badhwar A. Indomethacin Decreases Cell Damage Due to Elevated Compartment Pressure: An Intravital Video-microscopy Study in RatsJ Orthopedic Trauma. 2010 Sep;24(9):526-9.

    Manjoo A, Sanders DW, Tieszer C, MacLeod MD. Functional and radiographic results of patients with syndesmotic screw fixation: implications for screw removal. J Orthopedic Trauma. 2010 Jan; 24(1): 2-6

    Khanuja H, Hungerford M, Manjoo A.Intra-articular injections for the treatment of osteoarthritis of the knee: basic science, results, and indications. Current Opinion in Orthopaedics 14(1): 62-68; Feb 2003

  • Sanders DW, Manjoo A. “Malleolar Fractures” In: Evidence Based Orthopaedics; Ed: Bhandari,M. Wiley-Blackwell 2010 (In Print)