Howard Clarke

Dr. Howard M. Clarke is a Professor in the Departments of Surgery and Physical Therapy at the University of Toronto where he has been on the faculty since 1987. He practices in the Division of Plastic Surgery at the Hospital for Sick Children.

Dr. Clarke is a member of the Surgery Test Committee of the Medical Council of Canada as well as the Examination Board of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada. He served on the Editorial Board of the Journal of Reconstructive Microsurgery from 2002 to 2007, and he was an Associate Editor of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery internationally. He has worked as a Clinical Professor of the College of Medicine at Korea University in Seoul and is a Membro Correspondente of the Associaço Brasileiro de Cirurgia da Mo. He has visited Ecuador, China, and Honduras on medical missions.

Since joining the American Society for Peripheral Nerve in 1999, Dr. Clarke has frequently served on the Programme Committee, serving as its chair for the 2005 meeting. Before becoming the Society's President, he held the positions of Secretary, Vice President, and President-Elect. For numerous international conventions, Dr. Clarke arranged or took part in numerous panels on obstetric brachial plexus palsy and pediatric nerve surgery.

Dr. Clarke studied medicine at the University of Toronto and entered the plastic surgery training programme there upon graduation in 1977. Graduate training in the Institute of Medical Science was integrated into this training programme under the supervision of Ralph Manktelow and Nancy McKee. Dr Clarke’s Ph.D. thesis entitled ‘The Haemodynamics and Viability of Skin and Muscle Flaps’ was completed in 1985. Fellowship training followed at Harvard University studying hand surgery with Joe Upton and at the University of Tokyo undertaking microsurgical training with Professor Kiyonori Harii.

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