There's no such thing as a routine joint replacement.
That's what Dr. Luc Rubinger believes, and it shapes everything about how he practices. Every patient who walks into his clinic has a different body, a different history, and a different idea of what getting better looks like. His job, as he sees it, is to figure out what "better" means for you specifically, and then deliver it.
The Surgeon
Dr. Rubinger is a dual fellowship-trained orthopaedic surgeon specializing in hip and knee reconstruction. He completed two subspecialty fellowships at the University of Toronto; one in arthroplasty and lower extremity reconstruction at Mount Sinai Hospital, and one in orthopaedic trauma at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre and St. Michael's Hospital. He is now a staff orthopaedic surgeon at Lakeridge Health's Ajax Pickering Hospital, and one of the inaugural surgeons at the Schroeder Ambulatory Centre in Richmond Hill.
His clinical practice centres on two principles. The first is surgical precision: using kinematic alignment, robotic-assisted surgery, and a sub-vastus approach for knee replacement — techniques that preserve more of your natural anatomy and tend to result in faster recovery and more natural movement afterward. The second is access: he has a deep belief that high-quality orthopaedic care shouldn't be something you have to wait years for, or move across the province to receive.
The Researcher
Dr. Rubinger has published dozens of peer-reviewed papers, written numerous textbook chapters, and presented at national and international conferences including the Canadian Orthopaedic Association and the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. His research ranges from arthroplasty outcomes and AI in healthcare to health equity in joint replacement.
The Business Side
Dr. Rubinger completed his MBA at McMaster's DeGroote School of Business — completing the degree in parallel with his surgical residency and fellowships. He is a Clinical and Commercial Advisory Board member at iGAN Partners, one of Canada's largest healthcare-focused venture capital firms, and sits on the board of Halo Health, a company focused on improving how care teams communicate and coordinate across hospital settings. For Dr. Rubinger, the MBA was never about leaving medicine. It was about understanding the systems that medicine operates within — and finding ways to make those systems work better for patients.
Outside the OR
Dr. Rubinger is the team orthopaedic surgeon for the OHL’s Brantford Bulldogs, where he manages injuries and keeps some of the most talented young hockey players in the country on the ice. He is also a volunteer Holocaust educator — as a grandchild of survivors, he shares his family's testimony with elementary and high school students across Ontario. Outside of work, family is his priority. He is an avid cyclist and can also be found on a ski hill, in a canoe, or in the kitchen.
