Daniel Pincus, University of Toronto

Research

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Latest papers

Association Between Adoption of Robotic Total Knee Arthroplasty in Canada and Major Surgical Complications
Journal of Arthroplasty · 2026 · first author
Periprosthetic Joint Infection Following Total Knee Arthroplasty Is Associated with a Significantly Elevated Risk of Mortality
Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. American volume · 2026
The Effect of Bariatric Surgery on Complication Risk Following Total Hip Arthroplasty in Patients with Morbid Obesity.
Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. American volume · 2026

All 46 publications

Latest funding

WHERE Study: Waiting for Hip or knEe REplacement: A prospective cohort
CIHR · 2022 · Co-investigator
$382,500
WHERE Study: Waiting for Hip and Knee Replacement: A Prospective Study
CIHR · 2022 · Co-investigator
$979,200
Volume Outcome Relationships for Obese Patients Having Joint Replacement Surgery
CIHR · 2019 · Co-investigator
$83,499

All 4 grants and awards

46 publications.

01

Association Between Adoption of Robotic Total Knee Arthroplasty in Canada and Major Surgical Complications

Pincus D, Ekhtiari S, Lex JR, Schemitsch E, Ruangsomboon P, Paterson JM, Ravi B

Journal of Arthroplasty20262 citationsFirst author

DOI: 10.1016/j.arth.2026.03.077

02

Periprosthetic Joint Infection Following Total Knee Arthroplasty Is Associated with a Significantly Elevated Risk of Mortality

Ekhtiari S, Mundi R, Pincus D, Schemitsch E, Paterson JM, Chaudhry H, Leis JA, Redelmeier D, Ravi B

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. American volume20261 citations

DOI: 10.2106/jbjs.25.00177

03

The Effect of Bariatric Surgery on Complication Risk Following Total Hip Arthroplasty in Patients with Morbid Obesity.

Lex JR, Ekhtiari S, Entezari B, Koucheki R, McLawhorn AS, Pincus D, Ravi B

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. American volume2026

DOI: 10.2106/jbjs.25.01658

04

"E-Spot" (Obturator 'E'xternus Tendon Femoral Origin) as an Intraoperative Landmark for Femoral Preparation During "Off-Table" Anterior Approach.

Apt E, Hoit G, Ravi B, Pincus D

Arthroplasty today2026Senior authorOpen Access

DOI: 10.1016/j.artd.2026.102040 PMID: 42621154

05

Cost-effectiveness of total knee arthroplasty, unicompartmental knee arthroplasty, and high tibial osteotomy for medial compartment knee osteoarthritis in young patients: a Canadian public payer perspective

Ruangsomboon P, Ruangsomboon O, Tam D, Ravi B, Ekhtiari S, Pincus D, Tomescu S

Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research20256 citationsOpen Access

DOI: 10.1186/s13018-025-05960-4

06

Inter-hospital variation in early major complication rates following total hip arthroplasty: a population-based study

Ekhtiari S, Pincus D, Ruangsomboon P, Paterson JM, Ravi B

International Orthopaedics20255 citations

DOI: 10.1007/s00264-025-06423-5

07

Safety of Same-Day Total Joint Replacement: A Population-Based Cohort Study

Ekhtiari S, Pincus D, Lex JR, Tomescu S, Paterson JM, Ravi B

The Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons20254 citations

DOI: 10.5435/jaaos-d-24-00865

08

The effect of surgical management in mitigating fragility fracture risk among individuals with primary hyperparathyroidism

Golbon B, Habashi R, Shellenberger J, Griffiths R, Avery L, Woo M, Pincus D, Eskander A, Pasternak JD

Surgery20253 citations

DOI: 10.1016/j.surg.2024.08.052

09

Impact of low body mass index on reoperation risk and complications after joint arthroplasty: a cohort study.

Ruangsomboon P, Ruangsomboon O, Al-Obaedi O, Lameire DL, Pincus D, Lex JR, Tomescu S, Ravi B

International orthopaedics20252 citationsOpen Access

DOI: 10.1007/s00264-025-06518-z PMID: 40278854

10

Association Between Periprosthetic Joint Infection and Mortality Following Primary Total Hip Arthroplasty

Mundi R, Pincus D, Schemitsch E, Ekhtiari S, Paterson JM, Chaudhry H, Leis JA, Redelmeier DA, Ravi B

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. American volume202451 citations

DOI: 10.2106/jbjs.23.01160

WHERE Study: Waiting for Hip or knEe REplacement: A prospective cohort

Co-investigatorCIHR2022Operating Grant: COVID-19 - Project Grant

Principal investigators: Schemitsch, Emil H

Keywords: Arthroplasty; Cost-Effectiveness; Effect Modification; Health Equity; Joint Replacement; Opioid Use; Osteoarthritis; Patient Outcomes; Prospective Cohort; Wait Times

$382,500

WHERE Study: Waiting for Hip and Knee Replacement: A Prospective Study

Co-investigatorCIHR2022Project Grant

Principal investigators: Schemitsch, Emil H

Keywords: Arthroplasty; Cost-Effectiveness; Effect Modification; Health Equity; Joint Replacement; Opioid Use; Osteoarthritis; Patient Outcomes; Prospective Study; Wait Times

$979,200

Volume Outcome Relationships for Obese Patients Having Joint Replacement Surgery

Co-investigatorCIHR2019Catalyst Gr: Address. Musculoskeletal Cond./Arthritis in Cnds- Joint replacement

Principal investigators: Ravi, Bheeshma; High, Sasha M; Redelmeier, Donald A

Keywords: Arthritis; Obesity; Surgeon Volume; Weight Bias

$83,499

A Population-based Assessment of Opioid Use Before and After Total Joint Arthroplasty.

Co-investigatorCIHR2017Catalyst Grant: Musculoskeletal Health and Arthritis

Principal investigators: Ravi, Bheeshma; Kreder, Hans J; Redelmeier, Donald A

Keywords: Arthritis; Opioid; Total Joint Arthroplasty

$73,906

From public funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998 with their latest competition results, the Canada Foundation for Innovation, Genome Canada, the Canadian Space Agency, Canada Research Chairs, the Fonds de recherche du Québec, Ontario research funding, Michael Smith Health Research BC, the Canadian Cancer Society, Heart & Stroke and Brain Canada.

Frequent collaborators

David Gomez Jaramillo and David Gomez: 139 shared papers
Hans Kreder and Emil Schemitsch: 53 shared papers
Avery Nathens and David Gomez Jaramillo: 51 shared papers
Avery Nathens and David Gomez: 51 shared papers
Avery Nathens and Charles De Mestral: 46 shared papers
Duminda Wijeysundera and Charles De Mestral: 42 shared papers
Charles De Mestral and David Gomez: 34 shared papers
Bheeshma Ravi and Daniel Pincus: 33 shared papers
David Gomez Jaramillo and Charles De Mestral: 33 shared papers
Raman Mundi and Harman Chaudhry: 31 shared papers
J Michael Paterson and Bheeshma Ravi: 27 shared papers
David Urbach and Jonathan Irish: 25 shared papers
Michael Paterson and J Michael Paterson: 19 shared papers
Seper Ekhtiari and Bheeshma Ravi: 18 shared papers
Seper Ekhtiari and Raman Mundi: 16 shared papers
J Michael Paterson and Daniel Pincus: 16 shared papers
Hans Kreder and Bheeshma Ravi: 15 shared papers
J Michael Paterson and Hans Kreder: 14 shared papers
David Urbach and David Gomez Jaramillo: 14 shared papers
David Urbach and David Gomez: 14 shared papers
Duminda Wijeysundera and Ashwin Sankar: 13 shared papers
David Wasserstein and Daniel Pincus: 12 shared papers
Michael Paterson and Bheeshma Ravi: 11 shared papers
Seper Ekhtiari and Jesse Wolfstadt: 11 shared papers
Hans Kreder and Richard Jenkinson: 11 shared papers
Seper Ekhtiari and Daniel Pincus: 10 shared papers
J Michael Paterson and David Wasserstein: 10 shared papers
Hans Kreder and David Wasserstein: 10 shared papers
Bheeshma Ravi and Harman Chaudhry: 10 shared papers
Michael Paterson and Hans Kreder: 9 shared papers
Seper Ekhtiari and Harman Chaudhry: 9 shared papers
Adalsteinn Brown and Karen Palmer: 9 shared papers
Avery Nathens and Donald Redelmeier: 9 shared papers
Bheeshma Ravi and Richard Jenkinson: 9 shared papers
David Urbach and Andrea Simpson: 8 shared papers
Emil Schemitsch and Raman Mundi: 8 shared papers
Bheeshma Ravi and Donald Redelmeier: 8 shared papers
Michael Paterson and Daniel Pincus: 7 shared papers
Duminda Wijeysundera and Avery Nathens: 7 shared papers
Jonathan Irish and David Gomez Jaramillo: 7 shared papers
Jonathan Irish and David Gomez: 7 shared papers
David Gomez Jaramillo and Andrea Simpson: 7 shared papers
Andrea Simpson and David Gomez: 7 shared papers
Michael Paterson and Richard Jenkinson: 6 shared papers
Seper Ekhtiari and Emil Schemitsch: 6 shared papers
Harman Chaudhry and Daniel Pincus: 6 shared papers
Hans Kreder and Daniel Pincus: 5 shared papers
Bheeshma Ravi and Jesse Wolfstadt: 5 shared papers
Raman Mundi and Daniel Pincus: 5 shared papers
Richard Jenkinson and Daniel Pincus: 5 shared papers
J Michael Paterson and Adalsteinn Brown: 4 shared papers
J Michael Paterson and Karen Palmer: 4 shared papers
David Urbach and Jesse Wolfstadt: 4 shared papers
Avery Nathens and Daniel Pincus: 4 shared papers
Donald Redelmeier and Daniel Pincus: 4 shared papers
Emil Schemitsch and Daniel Pincus: 3 shared papers
David Gomez Jaramillo and Daniel Pincus: 3 shared papers
Ashwin Sankar and David Gomez: 3 shared papers
David Gomez and Daniel Pincus: 3 shared papers
David Urbach and Ashwin Sankar: 2 shared papers
David Urbach and Daniel Pincus: 2 shared papers
Duminda Wijeysundera and Daniel Pincus: 2 shared papers
Adalsteinn Brown and David Gomez Jaramillo: 2 shared papers
Adalsteinn Brown and Daniel Pincus: 2 shared papers
Jonathan Irish and Daniel Pincus: 2 shared papers
David Wasserstein and Karen Palmer: 2 shared papers
Andrea Simpson and Daniel Pincus: 2 shared papers
Charles De Mestral and Daniel Pincus: 2 shared papers
Ashwin Sankar and Daniel Pincus: 2 shared papers
Jesse Wolfstadt and Daniel Pincus: 2 shared papers
Karen Palmer and Daniel Pincus: 2 shared papers
Erica Merman and Daniel Pincus: 2 shared papers

Department of Surgery
Department of Medicine
Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine
Department of Family Medicine
Department of Biology
Department of OB/GYN
Institute of Health Policy, Management, and Evaluation
Other

2 shared papers, latest 2024

Nizar Mahomed

Department of Surgery

1 shared papers, latest 2017

Paul Marks

Department of Surgery

1 shared papers, latest 2022

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