ABOUT

Dr. Sara Forsyth is a Sport & Exercise Medicine Physician at Footbridge Centre for Integrated Orthopaedic Care and Fraser Orthopaedic Institute.

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Dr. Sara Forsyth earned her BSc (1998), MSc (2012) and MD (2002) from The University of British Columbia. Additionally, she has completed a 2 year Sport and Exercise Medicine Fellowship at Allan McGavin Sports Medicine Centre (2009) under Dr. Jack Taunton.  She holds a Diploma of Sport and Exercise Medicine (CASEM) and CCFP with Certificate of Added Competence in Sport and Exercise medicine. 

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She sees active individuals of all ages and abilities.  Areas of special interest include High performance exercise medicine, female athlete health, sports endocrinology, RED-S, endurance medicine and running and triathlete health.  An accomplished triathlete herself, Sara has completed multiple marathons, Ironman and Half Ironman competitions.  

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Dr. Forsyth works with Varsity, Provincial and National level athletes in a variety of sports including track and field, cross country running, gymnastics, synchronized swimming, triathlon, cycling, BC Freestyle Ski Team, Canadian Men’s National Soccer Team and is currently the Sports Medicine Lead for Canadian Women’s  National Volleyball team, and The Vancouver Warriors National Lacrosse Team.