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Dr. Kawan S. Rakhra MD, FRCPC
Associate Professor
Cross-Appointment to Division of Orthopaedic Surgery
Clinician Investigator, Cancer Research, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute
Subspecialty: Musculoskeletal Imaging




Biography

Dr. Kawan Rakhra is an associate professor in the Department of Radiology, Radiation Oncology and Medical Physics and a musculoskeletal radiologist in the Department of Medical Imaging at The Ottawa Hospital. He has a cross-appointment to the Department of Surgery, Division of Orthopaedic Surgery.

Dr. Rakhra has won many awards for research and education in our department. He has received multiple peer-reviewed research grants and published almost 100 manuscripts in the imaging literature. He has presented his research at national and international conferences and was nominated for the Clinician Recognition Award in 2024 for his excellence in clinical service and patient care at The Ottawa Hospital.

The list of his publications can be accessed here in PubMed

Subspecialty: Musculoskeletal Imaging

Residency: WCM Health Sciences Centre/Royal Alexandria Hospital, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta

Fellowships: Clinical Musculoskeletal Imaging Fellowship, University Health Network/Mount Sinai Hospital, University of Toronto

Clinical Interests: MRI, sprots medicine, hip impingement and advanced cartilage imaging techniques

Language: English

Research interests

  • Musculoskeletal MRI
  • Hip disease imaging
  • Advanced cartilage Imaging
  • Academic metrics