Sevan Hopyan

Biography

Dr. Hopyan’s clinical work focuses on paediatric orthopaedic oncology.  He undertakes surgical resections and biological and endoprosthetic limb reconstructions using the best available methods that are specifically appropriate for children with primary bone and soft tissue tumours.  Another area of focus is upper extremity reconstruction to address the sequelae of brachial plexus birth palsy.  Dr. Hopyan developed a method of surgically correcting severe shoulder deformity in this population.  Both of these fields involve multidisciplinary clinics and team approaches.  Congenital limb anomalies and other paediatric orthopaedic conditions requiring complex reconstruction are also areas of clinical interest.  Dr. Hopyan’s multidisciplinary clinical team is generating a paediatric- and sarcoma-specific outcome measure to compare the function of various limb salvage and reconstruction approaches.

Research Interest

Dr. Hopyan’s current area of interest is vertebrate limb development.