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Dr. Michael Tanzer

Academic title(s): 
  • Professor of Surgery聽聽
  • Jo Miller Chair of Orthopaedic Research聽
  • Associate Surgeon-in-Chief, MUHC聽
  • Vice Chair Surgery (Clinical), 海角社区聽
Dr. Michael Tanzer
Contact Information
Email address: 
michael.tanzer [at] mcgill.ca
Department: 
Surgery
Division: 
Orthopaedic Surgery
Degree(s): 

MD, FRCSC, FAAOS聽

Area(s): 
Basic Sciences
Outcomes
Location: 
Montreal General Hospital
Graduate supervision: 

Currently supervising students

Group: 
Currently Recruiting
M.Sc. Students
M.Sc. Non-Thesis projects
Ph.D. Students
Research areas: 
Regenerative Medicine
Translation and Innovation
Medical Technology
Current research: 

Arthroplasty, Periprosthetic infection, Osseointegration

Clinical Interests: 

Hip and Knee Arthroplasty聽

Areas of interest: 
  • Hip & Knee Arthroplasty
  • Periprosthetic infection
Biography: 

Dr. Michael Tanzer is an Orthopaedic Surgeon specializing in adult hip and knee arthroplasty. He obtained his medical degree and did his residency training at 海角社区. He did an Adult Reconstruction Hip fellowship at Harvard University with Dr William Harris at the Massachusetts General Hospital. He then returned to the 海角社区 Hospital Centre (MUHC) in Montreal, Canada. He is the Associate Surgeon-in-Chief of Surgery at the MUHC and a Professor and the Vice Chair of Surgery at 海角社区. He holds the Jo Miller Chair of Orthopaedic Research. His research includes clinical, basic science and engineering related investigations related to hip and knee joint reconstruction. He has published 164 papers and book chapters; and has 11 patents. His research has been recognized with 6 Hip Society Awards, 2 American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Awards of Excellence and 2 Founders Medals. He is a member of the prestigious Hip Society and International Hip Society.聽

Selected publications: 

  • Montreuil J, Tanzer M, Zhang YL, Rajda E, Avizonis D, Hart A. Tourniquet Use and Local Tissue Concentrations of Cefazolin During Total Knee Arthroplasty: A Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Netw Open. 2024 Aug 1;7(8):e2429702. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.29702. PMID: 39178000; PMCID: PMC11344230.
  • Rothpan M, Chandra Teja Dadi N, McKay G, Tanzer M, Nguyen D, Hart A, Tabrizian M. Titanium-Dioxide-Nanoparticle-Embedded Polyelectrolyte Multilayer as an Osteoconductive and Antimicrobial Surface Coating. Materials (Basel). 2023 Nov 3;16(21):7026. doi: 10.3390/ma16217026. PMID: 37959623.
  • Monnin, C; Russo, M; Zhang, Y; Montreuil, J; Tanzer, M; Avizonis, D; Hart, A
  • A Novel Method for Quantification of Cefazolin Local Tissue Concentration in Blood, Fat, Synovium, and Bone Marrow using Liquid Chromatography - Mass Spectrometry.
  • Journal of Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Analysis 鈥� In Press. 2023 Sep 20;234:115566. doi: 10.1016/j.jpba.2023.115566
  • Mannarino, Montreuil J, Tanzer M, Hart A.: Local Tissue Concentrations of Cefazolin During Total Joint Arthroplasty: A Systematic Review. Canadian Journal of Surgery 2023 Aug 8;66(4):E415-E421. doi: 10.1503/cjs.019621. PMID: 37553255;
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