Dr. Katherine Rooks MD, FRCSC

Originally from Saskatoon, Dr. Rooks completed her Bachelor of Science (Biochemistry), her Medical Degree and her Orthopaedic Surgery residency at the University of Saskatchewan. During her residency, she traveled for electives at the BC Children’s Hospital in Vancouver, the Shriner’s Hospital in Montreal and the Great Ormond Street Hospital for children in London, England. She then completed an 18-month fellowship in Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgery at the Starship Children’s Hospital in Auckland, New Zealand. Following her fellowship, she stayed on as a staff Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgeon at the Starship Children’s Hospital before finally returning to Saskatoon in May 2018.

Education:

2016-2017: Pediatric Orthopaedic Fellowship, Starship Children’s Hospital, Auckland, NZ
2016: FRCSC Orthopaedic Surgery, Saskatoon, SK
2011-2016: Orthopedic Surgery Resident Physician, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon SK
2007–2011: Doctor of Medicine, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK
2003-2007: Bachelor of Science, Biochemistry, Universities of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK

Texbook Contributions: The Pediatric and Adolescent Hip: Essentials and Evidence. Chapter 28: The Hip in Arthrogryposis. Alshryda, Sattar, Jason J. Howard, James S. Huntley, and Jonathan G. Schoenecker. The Pediatric and Adolescent Hip: Essentials and Evidence. Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2019. (Co-authors Dr. Crawford and Dr. Rooks for Chapter 28)

Merwe, M. Van Der, K. Rooks, H. Crawford, C. M. A. Frampton, and M. J. Boyle. “The Effect of Antibiotic Timing on Culture Yield in Paediatric Osteoarticular Infection.” Journal of Childrens Orthopaedics 13, no. 1 (January 2019): 114–19. https://doi.org/10.1302/1863-2548.13.180077.

Rooks, K., Houdek, D., Obaid, H., Dust, W. "Radiographic Severity of Arthritis and Correlation with Patient Satisfaction after Total Knee Arthroplasty”. 2021. Journal of Knee Surgery 34 (13): 1441-1445. doi: 10.1055/s-0040-1710384