Dr. Kishore Mulpuri

Chairman, Medical Advisory Board

Dr. Mulpuri’s clinical practice and research interests have a major focus on the pediatric hip and cerebral palsy. He regularly treats patients with a wide range of conditions including but not limited to: Developmental Dysplasia of the Hip (DDH), Cerebral Palsy (CP), Legg–Calvé–Perthes disease, osteogenesis imperfecta (OI), slipped capital femoral epiphysis (SCFE) and trauma.

He is the Research Director of the International Hip Dysplasia Institute (IHDI) and currently holds the medical lead position for the Child Health BC Hip Surveillance Program for Children with Cerebral Palsy. He also is Co-Lead for the Evidence to Innovation Theme at BCCHR. He is the Founding President of the Canadian Pediatric Orthopaedic Group (CPOG), which facilitates the academic and scientific exchange of thoughts and ideas between Canadian pediatric orthopaedic surgeons and creates invaluable opportunities for educational activities and collaborative research across Canada.

In addition, he leads the Bone Health & Mobility Research Team at BC Children’s Hospital and currently acts as Principal Investigator or Co-Investigator on various local and international multi-centre research studies. He is regularly involved with the development of new clinical practice guidelines, most recently chairing the work group that developed the guidelines for non-operative treatment and management of DDH.