Stephen Pinney BA (Harvard), MD (McGill), M.Ed (UBC), FRCS(C) is a Canadian trained surgeon with a passion for quality improvement. He is a former Clinical Professor in the department of orthopaedics at the University of British Columbia and he previously served as head of the department of orthopaedics at St. Paul's Hospital in Vancouver, BC. He presently practices orthopaedics in San Francisco, California and consults on healthcare reform.