Accepting 🇨🇦 residents
Private unavailable for Ontario residents
Experience:
35 years
Location:
Toronto, ON
Consults:
Virtually & in-person
Speaks:
English
Treats:
Adults
Dr. Rick Zarnett is a fellowship-trained orthopedic surgeon based in Toronto, with a sports-medicine and arthroscopic practice focused on the knee and shoulder. He was among the first orthopedic surgeons in Toronto to subspecialize in sports medicine, completed his entire training at the University of Toronto's Gallie Surgical Program, and has cared for professional and amateur athletes since 1990.
His practice covers the full spectrum of arthroscopic knee and shoulder surgery, primary and revision ACL reconstruction, knee replacement (including robotically assisted procedures), and sports-medicine injection therapies. He is a Lecturer in the Department of Surgery at the University of Toronto and a co-Medical Director of Clearpoint Health—a private surgical centre on Toronto's west side where his private hip and knee patients are seen.
Dr. Zarnett is the head team physician for the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League and an orthopedic consultant to the NHL Players Association and York University Lions Athletics. He performs his private surgical procedures at Clearpoint Surgical Toronto on Dixon Road in Etobicoke, a licensed private hospital providing orthopaedic surgical services in a modern facility with experienced surgical and nursing teams focused on patient safety, recovery, and a personalized surgical experience.
Have your condition and imaging reviewed before travel.
No referral is required to request a private consultation. Dr. Zarnett offers virtual and in-person appointments. Before your consultation, the Surgical Solutions Network team gathers the medical information needed to review your condition and surgical needs. During your consultation, Dr. Zarnett reviews your symptoms, medical history, imaging, overall health and treatment goals. He answers your questions and discusses the procedure and approach suited to your needs.
Before your appointment:
Once the required medical documentation has been received, a surgeon consultation can often be arranged within 1 to 2 weeks. Timing depends on your medical needs, the information required, and appointment availability.
Send your imaging and medical reports to your patient advisor. If you need help sharing your scans, the team will support you through the process.
Depending on your condition, the information needed may include:
Your Surgical Solutions Network patient advisor will explain what is required for your surgeon consultation. The team gathers this information so Dr. Zarnett can assess your diagnosis and the location and severity of your knee or shoulder condition during your surgical consultation.
If you decide to proceed with surgery, our team helps coordinate the preoperative testing, surgical care, and discharge planning needed for your procedure.
Travelling to Toronto, ON for knee or shoulder surgery
Patients living outside Ontario can undergo private knee or shoulder surgery with Dr. Rick Zarnett at Clearpoint Surgical Toronto in Etobicoke, part of Surgical Solutions Network. Clearpoint Surgical Toronto is a newly renovated surgical facility and holds a private hospital license under the Ontario Ministry of Health.
You can discuss your condition and treatment options from home through a virtual consultation before travelling for surgery. When you reach out, a Surgical Solutions Network patient advisor will help you gather the information needed to schedule your consultation and explain what to expect, including surgical planning and travel. From your first questions through your recovery, our healthcare team is here to guide and support you.
Your preoperative and postoperative care is coordinated with your existing healthcare providers, with support from the Surgical Solutions Network team throughout the process.
Preparing for recovery:
Once you return home, our clinical team is available to answer your questions over email and phone. Your follow-up appointments will be scheduled virtually with your surgeon and in person with your primary care physician.
Follow-up appointments with your surgeon are virtual, allowing you to stay connected to your surgical team after returning home.
Our clinical team coordinates aftercare and follow-up with your existing and local healthcare providers once you return home, including physiotherapy and family physician coordination. This helps support continuity between your surgical care and your recovery close to home.
You will continue to have support from our team during aftercare, including virtual clinician support as needed. If you have questions or concerns during your recovery, contact the team by phone or email for guidance.
830 Dixon Road
Etobicoke ON, M9W 5Z5
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Yes. Virtual or in-person consults are available.
Dr. Zarnett can see patients from outside Ontario seeking private knee or shoulder care, including arthroscopy, ACL reconstruction, knee replacement, shoulder surgery, and injections. If you live in Ontario, then he is generally unable to provide private surgical services.
English
Patients commonly seek Dr. Zarnett's expertise because they may be experiencing a torn meniscus, an ACL or MCL injury, an unstable kneecap, end-stage knee arthritis, or a rotator cuff or shoulder instability problem, and are considering meniscal repair, MCL or MPFL reconstruction, or robotic-assisted knee replacement. Dr. Zarnett is Head Team Physician for the Toronto Argonauts (CFL), an orthopedic consultant to the NHL Players Association, and completed an arthroscopy and sports medicine fellowship at the University of Toronto under pioneers in arthroscopic surgery.
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