Our Donors Help us make a significant difference in the lives of millions of Canadians who suffer from spine-related problems by supporting the Canadian Spine Society’s sister charity – the Canadian Spine Research & Education Fund.

The Canadian Spine Research & Education Fund (CSREF) has accepted the essential role of funding the Canadian Spine Outcomes and Research Network (CSORN). To honour this commitment we require help from those most intimately involved with the provision of spinal treatment. Please plan to make a personal annual donation and consider canvassing your patients and colleagues to join your charitable efforts. Promotional materials (patient solicitation letters, brochures, etc) are available through the CSREF office; contact us today!

Donor Recognition – Canadian Spine Research & Education Fund Donors

The CSREF is pleased to acknowledge all of the generous people who have made donations – THANK YOU – your support and commitment is greatly appreciated!

CSREF Donor recognition list as of February 8, 2024

$1 MILLION – $1.6 MILLION

DePuy Synthes Canada

Medtronic of Canada Ltd

$50,000 – $100,000

Mr. Ross Cochran

Dr. Hamilton Hall

$30,001 – $45,000

Dr. Edward P Abraham
Stryker Canada
Dr. Sean Christie
Stryker Canada

$20,001 – $30,000

Dr. Charles Fisher
Dr. Scott Paquette

$15,001 – $20,000

Dr. Robert Broad
Dr. Ken Thomas
John Gidden
Dr. Peter Jarzem
John H. Reid
Dr. Albert Yee

$10,001 – $15,000

Dr. Christopher Bailey
Dr. Jacques Bouchard
Dr. Nicolas Dea
Dr. Adrienne Kelly
Dr. Jerome Paquet
SpineVision Inc.
Dr. John Street
Dr. Allan Woo
Dr. Y Raja Rampersaud

$5,001 – $10,000

Dr. Jean-Francois Chevalier
Dr. Sean Comstock
Dr. Joel Finkelstein
Dr. Michael Ford
Dr. Richard Fox
Dr. Michael Johnson
Dr. Barry Malcolm
Dr. Neil Manson
Dr. Andrew Nataraj
Dr. Philippe Phan
Dr. Daniel Warren

$2,501 – $5,000

Dr. Najmedden Attabib
Dr. Alan Beggs
Terri Dawe
Dr. Alexandre Denault
EOS Imaging Inc
Dr. Charbel Fawaz
Dr. Aaron Hockley
Dr. Thomas Guy Hogan
Jack Hole
Dr. R. John Hurlbert
IAG Solutions
Joint Solutions Alliance Corp
Dr. Stephen Kingwell
Dr. Bernard LaRue
Dr. Travis Marion
Dr. Eric Massicotte
Dr. Michel V. Lavoie
Dr. Bradley Jacobs
Dr. Jean-Francois Roy
Dr. Zhi & Lina Wang
Dr. Reinhard Zeller

$1,001 – $2,500

Mr. Donald & Mrs. Susan Bond
Dr. Raphaele Charest-Morin
Dr. Don Chow
Mr Christo Christodoulou
Cecil Cummings
Dr. Rick Dewar
Dr. Iain Dommisse
Dr Marcel Dvorak
Devine Elden
Dr Daryl Fourney
Dr Nicholas Gelinas-Phaneuf
Pat & Carolyn Goguen
Dr Bruce Hodgson
IA Clarington Investments
Dr Brian Kwon
Dr Michel Alexandre Le Breton
Dr Peter Lewkonia
Lochmaddy Foundation
Mrs Lorna Lycan
Dr Ferdinand Matanaj
Greg McIntosh
Dr David Mercier
Dr Heather Morrison
Dr David Parsons
Simon Plante
Dr Parham Rasoulinejad
Dr David Reich
Dr Jan Splawinski
Dr Ganesh Swamy
Dr Leonard & Mrs Pacita Te
Garnett Urquhart
Vancouver Island Neurosurgical Foundation
Dr Eugene Wai

$500 – $999

Blue Cross Life Insurance Canada
Dr Etienne Bourassa-Moreau
CBI Health Centre – Saint John
C Maxime Charlton
CISCO
Elden Devine
Elizabeth DiSabato
Jennifer Edwards
Dr Ron El-Hawary
Dr Hendrik Engelbrecht
Dr Michael Fehlings
Richard Hall
Dr Frank Kortbeek
Alison McConnell
Carey Meyers
Dr Paul Moroz
Nena Nicolls
Dr William Oxner
Dr Michael Spiess
Patti Sullivan
Ultramed Inc
Vertebral Technologies Inc
Henry & Barb Volp
Don Watts
Dr Brian Wheelock
Dr David Yen

Donations made in Honour of

Dr Edward P Abraham
Dr Drew Bednar
CSORN
Dr Charles Fisher
Dr Y Raja Rampersaud
Dr Jan Splawinski
Dr John Street
VGH Spine Team

Donations made in Memory of

Elijah Ashby
Ian Becker
Edna Benjamin
Wilma Burrows (Lee)
Blazica Grzan
Harvey Heimpel
Louise Légaré
The Lingards
Zivko Matorcevic
Danny Morin
Dorothy Robinson
Todd Zdeb


As you know, the Canadian Spine Society, in conjunction with the Rick Hansen Institute, is reconstructing the National Spine Registry, which has come to be known as the Canadian Spine Outcomes and Research Network – CSORN. This is an immense task and one that will require significant monetary resources. The Canadian Spine Research & Education Fund has accepted the essential role of funding this project. To honour this commitment we require help from those most intimately involved with the provision of spinal treatment.

Please plan to make a personal annual donation and consider canvassing your patients and colleagues to join your charitable efforts. Promotional materials (patient solicitation letters, brochures, etc) are available through the CSREF office; contact us today.