Accepting 🇨🇦 patients from all provinces
Experience:
15 years
Location:
Calgary, AB, Vancouver, BC
Consults:
Virtually & in-person
Speaks:
English
Treats:
Adults
Dr. Emmanuel Michael Illical is a dual board-certified (FRCSC and American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery) and dual fellowship-trained orthopaedic surgeon specializing in adult reconstruction (hip and knee arthroplasty) and orthopedic trauma. His procedural expertise includes:
After he met his wife, Dr. Illical moved to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 2018, and served as the Director of Orthopaedic Trauma at Einstein Healthcare Network. He again served in a similar role as the primary orthopaedic trauma surgeon for all complex orthopaedic trauma injuries and was the primary adult reconstruction surgeon for difficult primary total joint arthroplasty and revision total joint arthroplasty.
Since returning to Canada in 2020, he practices publicly at South Health Campus Hospital in Calgary with a high-volume hip and knee arthroplasty practice alongside orthopaedic trauma, with special interest in direct anterior total hip arthroplasty and cementless total knee arthroplasty. He is academically active within the University of Calgary’s Section of Orthopaedic Surgery, involved in residency and fellowship training, and serves as the Quality Improvement and Safety Lead for the Section.
Outside of his orthopaedic practice, Dr. Illical loves spending time with his wife and their two young children.
110 Quarry Park Blvd SE
Calgary AB, T2G 3C3
555 West 12th Ave #121
Vancouver BC, V5Z 3X7
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Yes. Virtual or in-person consults are available.
Dr. Illical can see Canadians from all provinces seeking private hip or knee reconstruction, including patients considering care in Calgary or Vancouver.
English
Patients commonly seek Dr. Illical's expertise because they may be experiencing chronic hip or knee pain, complications from a previous joint replacement, or a torn meniscus, and are considering revision hip replacement or meniscal repair. Dr. Illical is dual board-certified in Canada and the United States, with fellowships in adult reconstruction at the University of Ottawa and orthopaedic trauma at the University of Pittsburgh.
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