Carlos Prada Fuenzalida
Assistant Prof/Medical Doctor
Surgery
BIO
Dr. Carlos Prada (MD, MHSc, FRCSC, FEBHS) is an orthopaedic surgeon specializing in hand, wrist, and elbow surgery. Originally from Chile, he completed his medical training and orthopaedic surgery residency at Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile. He subsequently pursued subspecialty training in Canada, completing a Clinical Research Fellowship at the Centre for Evidence-Based Orthopaedics at McMaster University, followed by fellowships in Upper Extremity and Hand Surgery at McMaster University in Hamilton and at the Roth | McFarlane Hand & Upper Limb Centre at Western University in London. He is also a Fellow of the European Board of Hand Surgery.
Dr. Prada has authored over 40 peer-reviewed publications and remains actively involved in clinical and biomechanical research focused on hand, wrist, and elbow surgery. He was selected as a fellow of the International Federation of Societies for Surgery of the Hand (IFSSH) 2022 UK Traveling Fellowship Program.
Dr. Prada is currently based at St. Joseph’s Health Care London at the Roth | McFarlane Hand & Upper Limb Centre. His elective practice focuses on wrist reconstruction, wrist arthroscopy, and the management of traumatic injuries of the hand and wrist. His practice also includes the treatment of elbow injuries and complex forearm instability.