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MICHAEL CLARFIELD,
M.D., C.C.F.P., Dip. Sport Med

Sports Medicine Specialists
150 Eglinton Ave East 5th floor, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M4P 1E8

416-481-1601

APPOINTMENTS AND ASSOCIATIONS

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR:   University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
   
ASSOCIATE STAFF: Toronto Hospital
  • Humber River Valley Regional Hospital
TEAM PHYSICIAN: The Toronto Maple Leafs (NHL)
  National Tennis Team (Davis Cup, Federation Cup)
COMPANY PHYSICIAN: National Ballet of Canada
DIRECTOR: The Sports Medicine Specialists
  The High Performance Specialists
  Allan Eagleson Sports Medicine Clinic
  (Formerly Bobby Orr Sports Medicine Clinic)
  York University Toronto Canada
  St. Michael's College Sports Medicine Clinic
  Sheena’s Place-Home for Women with Eating Disorders (`94-`97)
MEDICAL DIRECTOR: Toronto Marathon 1983-1995
ADVISOR:  The Medical Post
SPORTS MEDICINE ADVISOR: Adidas Canada
  Fin Racquets Australia, Canada
  Spenco Sports Medicine Products
  Canadian Standards Association
TECHNICAL ADVISOR: MedChem Canada
COLUMNIST:  The Toronto Sun
MEMBER:  Canadian Academy of Sports Medicine (CASM)
  American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM)

 

AWARDS

  • TENNIS CANADA EXCELLENCE AWARD (1996)
  • In recognition of contribution to athlete development in CanadaUPJOHN ACHIEVEMENT AWARD (1989)
  • In recognition of contribution to “The Canadian Academy of Sports Medicine”

COMMITTEES

CHAIRPERSON:

  • Ontario Medical Association Sports Medicine Executive (1990 – 1992): NATIONAL SPORT/SCIENCE WORKINGS GROUP
  • The Toronto Sports Medicine Rounds

EXECUTIVE: 

  • Ontario Medical Association, Sports Medicine Section (1990 – 1992)
  • CASM 2000 Organizing Committee (Canadian Academy of Sports Medicine Hockey Safety Committee)
  • N.H.L. Team Physicians Society
  • N.H.L. Team Physicians Society Sub Committee on Safety
  • Canadian Standards Association Committee for Standards for Helmets for Hockey and Lacrosse
  • Canadian Standards Association Committee for Standards for Face Masks in Hockey and Lacrosse
  • Allan Eagleson Sports Injury Clinic Education Committee
  • International Marathon Medical Director Association

SPORTS MEDICINE COLUMNIST AND ADVISOR

1994 - Present- Columnist Marathon News
1993 - Present- The Toronto Sun weekly column on Health and Fitness, "The Jock Doc"
1993 - Present- Columnist Rehabilitation and Community Medicine
1991 - Present- Adidas- Running Magazine
1991 - Head Injuries in Sport – Sport Med `91, Toronto
1993 - Present- Editor: The Sports Medicine Advisor
1990 - Present- Various lectures to physicians across Canada in Sports Injuries
1990 - Compartment Syndrome:  Presented in 1990 Innsbrook, Austria, International
  Sports Medicine Symposium
1989 - Editor "The Athlete" Magazine
  Now Magazine
  Shoulder Instability – Presented March 1989, Epidemiology of Gymnastic
  Injuries
  – Provincial study funded by the Ministry of Tourism and Recreation
1988- The Athletes Back – The Back Symposia, Toronto
  Shoulder Injuries in Adolescents – Hospital for Sick Children Pediatric
  Symposia
1986 - 1989 - Bobby Orr Sports Clinic Newsletter
1987 - 1989 - Verve Magazine
1987 - 1988 - Bi-monthly appearance CBC afternoon show "Day Shift"
1986 - 1987 - Housecalls Magazine
1985 - 1989 - Effectiveness on New Tennis Racquet to Decrease Vibration in the Arm
1985 - 1987 - Sports Clubs of Canada Newsletter
1985 - Objectives of Sports Medicine – Family Practice Residents Program, University
  of Toronto
1984 - 1985 Canadian Runner Magazine
1983 - Orthotics of Sports Medicine, Presented Sport Med 1984
   Co-Authors:R. Charles Bull, MD, FACA, FICS, FRCSC
 
  Terry Di Francesco
  R. Peter Welsh, MB, ChB, DABOS, FACS, FRCSC
1982 - Treatment of Acute Ankle Injuries, Toronto, Symposium
  Boehinger Ingleheim Investigator – Dolgit Cream in Acute Soft Tissue Injuries
  Rhone Poulenc Investigator-Comparison on Orrdis/Naprosyn in Acute Ankle
  Injuries

RESEARCH AND PRESENTATIONS

1998 Wrist Injuries Sport Med 1998
1997 Dance Injuries Sport Med 1997, Toronto
  Hip Injuries Sport Med 1997, Toronto
  Lecturer at the Bracing and ACL Instability Conference, Practical Approach to
  Least Invasive Knee Surgery
  Chairperson – “What’s New 3” Skydome Conference Practical of Sports
  Injuries
  Guest Lecturer – Roche Canada
1996 Hockey Injuries Five Part Series on “Hockey Night in Canada
  Head Injuries in Hockey NHL Team Physicians Meeting
  Co-Chairperson – Toronto Sports Medicine Rounds
  Guest Lecturer- Geigy Canada
  Guest Lecturer- Roche Canada
1995 Co-Chairperson – “Live Action” Sports Medicine Symposium Toronto
  Co-Chairperson – Toronto Sports Medicine Rounds
  Shoulder Injuries in Sport – Sport Med 1994
  Roche Canada Guest Lecturer
1994 Anterior Tibial Compartment Pressures during Intermittent
  Sequential Pneumatic Compression Therapy.  Co-authors, Gilbert, Ogilvie-
  Harris, and Broadhurst
  Co-Chairperson - Toronto Sports Medicine Rounds
  Sports Medicine - Five part Intermission Feature - Hockey Night in Canada
1993 Knee Injuries in Sport: Sport Med 93 (Toronto)
  Co-chairperson - Sports medicine 93 Skydome Hotel
  Hockey Injuries - Hockey Night in Canada Presentation Now on Permanent
  display at the Hockey Hall of Fame

SPORTS AFFILIATIONS AND EXPERIENCE

INTERNATIONAL

 

1993 Chief Medical Officer: Canadian Team Maccabi Games, Israel
1992 Team Physician: Team Canada - Canada Cup 1991
1989 Chief Medical Officer: Canadian Team Maccabi Games, Israel
1987 Canadian Team Festoon: World Field Hockey Tournament, Holland
1986 Canadian Team Physician: Commonwealth Games, Scotland
1982 Medical Official: Asian Games, Delhi India

NATIONAL TEAM AFFILIATION
 

Tennis Canada Elite Program-Davis Cup, Federation Cup, Sunshine Cup, Youth Cup, Continental Cup
Canadian Track and Field Team
Canadian Field Hockey Team
Canadian Cycling Team
Physician Canadian Olympic Torch Relay

LOCAL

TEAM PHYSICIAN:  The Toronto Maple Leafs
  St. Michaels Majors Hockey Club
  St. Michael's JR A Hockey Club
  Wexford Raiders JR A Hockey Club
  Toronto Marlboros JR A Hockey OHL (1983-1988)
  Weston Dukes JR B Hockey
  Thornhill Thunderbirds JR A Hockey
COMPANY PHYSICIAN: The National Ballet of Canada
PHYSICIAN:  Masters Games Track and Field (1985)
  York University Varsity Teams
MEDICAL ADVISOR: Disabled Games
MEDICAL DIRECTOR: Brooks Road Races
  Toronto Marathon
PHYSICIAN AND LECTURER: Muskoka Running and Fitness Camp

PUBLICATIONS

1996 Information for “Patients with Sports Injuries,” Roche Canada National
  Distribution
1994 Video - Cholesterol and You - the role of exercise in health
1993 Preventing and Treating Sports Injuries (booklet prepared for public
  distribution)
1992 Overuse Injurers - Prevention and Management (S.M.C.C. Publication)
1989 Home Rehabilitation Kit for Sports Injuries
1989 Video: Pathophysiology and Treatment of Tennis Elbow
1987   "Success and Excess" Treating Sports Injuries National Distribution Adria
  Laboratories
1986 Prevention of Aerobic Injuries, Syntex Sports Medicine Video Library
1986 Prevention of Aerobic Injuries, National Distribution Brooks Canada
1982 Produced "Information to Patients with Sports Injuries", A series of six
  brochures utilized by physicians to treat sports injuries, Distribution North
  America, Australia, New Zealand, Asia, Europe

EDUCATION

1973-1975   B.Sc.  University of Toronto, Honors Science
1975-1980   M.D.   University of Toronto, Medical School
1980-1982   C.C.F.P. University of Toronto, Family Practice Residency
 
 
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