Dr. Anthony J. Costa is an FRCSC certified orthopaedic surgeon with over 15 years of independent practice experience managing a broad range of orthopaedic problems. His subspecialty interests include complex knee-related conditions, hip and knee arthritis, as well as sports-related knee & shoulder conditions.
Dr. Costa graduated from the University of Western Ontario Schulich School of Medicine in 2006 and completed orthopaedic residency training at the University of British Columbia from 2006–2011. From 2011– 2012 he undertook subspecialty fellowship training in orthopaedic knee surgery and lower extremity trauma at Royal North Shore Hospital in Sydney, Australia.
Following fellowship training, Dr. Costa began independent practice in Prince George, British Columbia in 2012 at the University Hospital of Northern British Columbia. From 2012–2021 he practiced general orthopaedics, and also provided orthopaedic support for the Prince George Cougars WHL hockey team.
In 2021 Dr. Costa served as Chief Medical Officer for the IIHF Women’s World Hockey Championship in Calgary before relocating permanently to Calgary in 2022.
From 2022–2023 Dr. Costa worked as a locum orthopaedic surgeon at South Health Campus in Calgary with a focus on shoulder reconstruction and orthopaedic trauma. During this time, he also completed the Harvard Surgical Leadership Program, graduating with commendation.
In 2025 Dr. Costa completed additional advanced training in hip and knee reconstruction and sports knee surgery at Lyon Croix-Rousse University Hospital in Lyon, France, with a particular focus on robotic assisted knee arthroplasty and direct anterior approach total hip replacement.
Dr. Costa currently lives in Calgary, Alberta and is licensed to practice in Alberta and British Columbia. He holds a faculty appointment as Clinical Assistant Professor with the Department of Orthopaedics at the University of British Columbia and maintains an active private orthopaedic practice at Ortho South in Calgary. He also collaborates with Gateway Surgery in Calgary, and the Specialist Referral Clinic and the Cambie Surgery Centre in Vancouver.
Outside of orthopaedics, Dr. Costa enjoys spending time with his wife and two young boys and taking advantage of the many outdoor activities available in Western Canada including hiking, camping, canoeing, fishing, surfing, skiing, snowboarding, and of course plenty of hockey.
Dr. Costa offers the following procedures:
- Total hip and knee replacement
- Partial knee replacement
- Robotic assisted total knee replacement
- Arthroscopic knee procedures: ACL reconstruction, meniscus & cartilage procedures, patella stabilization
- Arthroscopic shoulder procedures: rotator cuff repair and related
- Minor procedures: carpal tunnel release, lateral epicondylitis surgery, trigger finger release, hardware removal