Orthopedic Surgeon

Abeer Syal

MD, FRCSC

Fellowship-trained orthopedic surgeon—16 years of experience—specializing in sports medicine and joint preservation, with expertise in knee & shoulder reconstruction.

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Vancouver, BC

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Offering consults virtually & in-person

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Accepting patients from outside of BC

English, Hindi, Punjabi

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Procedural expertise

About

He has expertise in all aspects of shoulder and knee surgery, joint replacement, sports medicine and arthroscopy, general orthopedic surgery, and regenerative orthopedics.

His procedural expertise includes, but is not limited to:

  • Rotator cuff repair
  • Bankart repairs
  • Shoulder replacement
  • Shoulder arthroscopy (labral repair / frozen shoulder / impingement)
  • Total and partial knee replacement
  • Knee arthroscopy
  • Ligament reconstruction (MCL, MPFL, ACL)
  • Epicondyle release (tennis/golfer’s elbow)

Dr. Syal was a competitive tennis player, earning academic and athletic scholarships to Cumberland University in Tennessee, where he graduated Summa Cum Laude in 1999 with a Bachelor of Science and earned team MVP and NAIA National Student-Athlete honours.

In 2012 Dr. Syal joined the staff at Langley Memorial Hospital in Langley, BC. Since joining the staff at LMH he has had the privilege and responsibility of serving as the Division Head of Orthopedics and the Department Head of Surgery.

Dr. Syal is involved with teaching medical students as a UBC Clinical Instructor in the Division of Comprehensive Orthopedics, within the UBC Department of Orthopedics.Originally from Ontario, Dr. Abeer Syal has made Langley, BC, and the surrounding Fraser Valley his home since 2012. In that time, he has earned praise from his patients, colleagues, and hospital administrators and staff for his professionalism, technical abilities, knowledge, leadership, and affable nature.

Dr. Syal provides a patient centered approach and institutes leading edge techniques in the management and care of his patients. He continues to attend orthopedic conferences and training seminars to stay up to date on the advances in orthopedic surgery.

Dr. Syal has continued playing tennis and shooting hoops with his kids when work doesn’t get in the way. He loves music and cheering on his kids at their sporting events.

He resides in Langley with his wife and children.

“My ethos is to treat all of my patients as I would my own family, with the goal of giving them back their quality of life.”

Qualifications

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Fellowship training

  • Fellowship in Reconstructive Arthroscopic Surgery & Joint Preservation, University of British Columbia, 2009
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Training & credentials

  • Bachelors of Science, Biology, Chemistry, Cumberland University, TN, USA
  • MD, University of Western Ontario, 2003
  • Orthopaedic Surgery Residency, University of Manitoba, 2008
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Career highlights

  • Orthopedic Surgeon, Langley Memorial Hospital (14 years)
    • Division Head of Orthopaedics, Langley Memorial Hospital (2 years)
    • Department Head of Surgery, Langley Memorial Hospital (1 year)
  • UBC Clinical Instructor (9 years)
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Memberships

  • Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada
  • College of Physicians and Surgeons of British Columbia
  • American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS)
  • Arthroscopy Association of North America (AANA)

Sees patients at:

New Westminster Surgical Centre

223 Nelson's Crescent #501a, New Westminster

BC V3L 0E4, Canada

False Creek Healthcare Centre

555 W 8th Ave suite A, Vancouver,

BC V5Z 1C6, Canada

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