Dr. Cory Kwong, FRCSC

Orthopedic Sports Medicine and Trauma

Dr. Kwong is a dual fellowship trained orthopedic surgeon in the Divisions of Sports Medicine Knee and Shoulder Surgery at the University of Calgary. His main practice is out of the South Health Campus where he provides both general orthopedic trauma care and subspecialty sports medicine care. His subspecialty practice focuses on arthroscopic and open treatment of acute and chronic injuries to the shoulder and knee.

Education:

Dr. Kwong obtained his Doctor of Medicine at the University of Alberta in Edmonton, Canada. He then returned home to Calgary to complete his Orthopedic Residency training at the University of Calgary. This was followed by two fellowships. First, a Sports Medicine, Arthroscopy and Reconstructive Surgery fellowship at the renowned Southern California Orthopedic Institute (SCOI) in Los Angeles, California. While at SCOI he was trained by some of the pioneers and leaders in Sports Medicine and Arthroscopy. He then completed a Complex Knee Surgery Fellowship through the University of Toronto at Canada’s largest trauma centre, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre.

Clinical Interests:

Dr. Kwong performs a high volume of elective and urgent soft tissue knee and shoulder reconstruction and joint preservation procedures.

Commonly performed procedures include:

Meniscus surgery, anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction (ACL), medial collateral ligament reconstruction (MCL), lateral collateral ligament reconstruction (LCL), posterior cruciate ligament reconstruction (PCL), patellar stabilization procedures (MPFL/TTO), osteotomies, cartilage preservation and restoration, ligament and tendon repair, rotator cuff repair and shoulder stabilizations

Research Interests:

Dr. Kwong’s research interests focus on Orthopedic Sports Medicine and Shoulder Surgery. His clinical research has been the recipient of several research grants and awards and has been published in the top Orthopedic Sports Medicine Journals.

Personal:

Dr. Kwong is an avid skier and grew up travelling the world training and competing in alpine ski racing. These days when he is not in the operating room or clinic he can be found with his young family on the slopes, trails or the water. His personal and athletic endeavours have given him a deep understanding of the patient experience and process when faced with an orthopedic injury.

Social Media:

Instagram: @cksportssurgery

SCRUBS Research: https://www.scrubsresearch.com/kwong

Recent Publications:

Rashid M.S., Tsuchiya S., More K.D., LeBlanc J., Bois A.J. Kwong C.A., Lo I.K.Y.  Validating the Glenoid Track Concept Using Dynamic Arthroscopic Assessment. Orthopaedic Journal of Sports Medicine. 2024;12(2).

James M., Kwong C.A., More K.D., LeBlanc J., Lo I.K.Y., Bois A.J. Bony Apprehension Test for Identifying Bone Loss in Patients With Traumatic Anterior Shoulder Instability: A Validation Study. The American Journal of Sports Medicine. 2022;50(6):1520-1528.

Ferkel, R.D., Kwong, C.A., Farac, R., Pinto, M., Fahimi, N., Rahhal, S., Marumoto, J. Arthroscopic Posterior Ankle Ligament Anatomy. Foot & Ankle Orthopaedics. June 2021.

Kwong, C.A., Woodmass, J.M., Gusnowski, E.M., Bois, A.J., Leblanc, J., More, K.D., Lo, I.K.Y. Platelet Rich Plasma in Patients with Partial Thickness Rotator Cuff Tears or Tendinopathy Leads to Significantly Improved Short-Term Pain Relief and Function Compared to Corticosteroid Injection: A Double-blind Randomized Controlled Trial.  Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery: Arthroscopy. (Volume 37, Issue 2, February 2021, Pages 510-517)

Ferkel, E., Nguyen, S., Kwong, C. (2020). Chronic Lateral Ankle Instability: Surgical Management. Clinics in Sports Medicine, 39(4), 829-843.

Kwong, C.A., Ono, Y., Carroll, M.J., Fruson, L.W., More, K.D., Thornton, G.M., Lo, I.K.Y. “Full-thickness Rotator Cuff Tears: What’s the rate of tear progression. A systematic review.” Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery: Arthroscopy. Volume 35, Issue 1, January 2019, Pages 228-234