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* Post-doctoral Research Fellowship, Molecular Immunology; Juntendo University, Tokyo (1990)
* Post-doctoral Research Fellowship, Molecular Immunology; Juntendo University, Tokyo (1990)


Dr. Rutka assumed his appointment with the University of Toronto’s Department of Surgery, Division of Neurosurgery in 1990. Since then, he has been on surgical staff at The Hospital for Sick Children in the Division of Paediatric Neurosurgery.
Dr. Rutka assumed his appointment with the University of Toronto’s Department of Surgery, Division of Neurosurgery in 1990. Since then, he has been on surgical staff at The Hospital for Sick Children in the Division of Paediatric Neurosurgery.

== Current Appointments ==

Dr. Rutka currently holds the following positions:
* R.S. McLaughlin Professor and Chair; Department of Surgery, University of Toronto
* Director; Arthur and Sonia Labatt Brain Tumour Research Centre at the University of Toronto (1998 – present)
* Editor-in-Chief; Journal of Neurosurgery
* Professor; Department of Surgery, University of Toronto
* Senior Scientist; Research Institute, The Hospital for Sick Children
* Staff Surgeon; Division of Neurosurgery, The Hospital for Sick Children


== References ==
== References ==

Revision as of 01:30, 11 March 2014


James Rutka, MD, PhD, FRCSC, FACS, FAAP, is a neurosurgeon from Toronto, Canada.

Dr. Rutka’s clinical practice is at The Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto.[1] He is currently the R.S. McLaughlin Chair of the Department of Surgery at the University of Toronto,[2] Editor-In-Chief of the Journal of Neurosurgery,[3] and the Director of the Arthur and Sonia Labatt Brain Tumour Research Centre.[4]

Education and Training

Dr. Rutka was born in Toronto, Canada. He attended Princeton University in 1977 and obtained his MD from Queen’s University in 1981. After graduating, he received the following training:

  • Internship; McGill University (1982)
  • Neurosurgery Training Program; University of Toronto
  • Post-doctoral Research Fellowship; Brain Tumor Research Centre, University of California, San Francisco (1984-87)
  • PhD, Experimental Pathology; University of California, San Francisco (1987)
  • Clinical Fellowship, Microvascular Neurosurgery; University of Nagoya, Japan, under the supervision of Dr. Kenichiro Sugita (1990)
  • Post-doctoral Research Fellowship, Molecular Immunology; Juntendo University, Tokyo (1990)

Dr. Rutka assumed his appointment with the University of Toronto’s Department of Surgery, Division of Neurosurgery in 1990. Since then, he has been on surgical staff at The Hospital for Sick Children in the Division of Paediatric Neurosurgery.

Current Appointments

Dr. Rutka currently holds the following positions:

  • R.S. McLaughlin Professor and Chair; Department of Surgery, University of Toronto
  • Director; Arthur and Sonia Labatt Brain Tumour Research Centre at the University of Toronto (1998 – present)
  • Editor-in-Chief; Journal of Neurosurgery
  • Professor; Department of Surgery, University of Toronto
  • Senior Scientist; Research Institute, The Hospital for Sick Children
  • Staff Surgeon; Division of Neurosurgery, The Hospital for Sick Children

References

  1. ^ "James Rutka | Neurosurgeon, The Hospital for Sick Children". www.sickkids.ca. Retrieved 2014-03-08.
  2. ^ "James Rutka | R.S. McLaughlin Chair of the Department of Surgery, University of Toronto". surgery.utoronto.ca. Retrieved 2014-03-08.
  3. ^ "James Rutka | Editor-in-Chief, Journal of Neurosurgery". thejns.org. Retrieved 2014-03-08.
  4. ^ "James Rutka | Director, Arthur and Sonia Labatt Brain Tumour Research Centre". www.sickkids.ca. Retrieved 2014-03-08.


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