Dr. Christopher Stewart Bailey was born in London.  He did his medical training at McMaster University (1996) following a degree in Physical Education.  He completed his orthopaedic training at Western (2001).  He did a combined orthopaedic/neurosurgical spine fellowship at the Vancouver General Hospital and completed a Master in Surgery from the University of British Columbia (2003).  Following four years in Vancouver he joined the staff at Victoria Hospital.