Barb Mackay

BScN, RN

A graduate of Douglas College Nursing in 1995, Twyla brings over 30 years of critical care and post-operative expertise. Her career spans from Vancouver General Hospital , King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Okanagan Health Surgical Centre. She has worked in many areas of nursing. Spinal ICU, Emergency Room, Trauma Unit, Medical Team for the Saudi Royal Family and a Surgical Director.

Throughout her career, she has seen the increasing need for surgical education, care, and optimization of post operative care for surgical patients. She has a strong desire to provide excellent care to relieve stress and anxiety for patients going through the surgical process.
Her extensive clinical knowledge and experience in providing personalized, elite care ensures that she can plan and provide full circle care for you.

Twyla’s joy is seeing patients and families succeed through the perioperative journey, with the best possible results. Thanks to her calm, confident manner, as well as her extensive clinical expertise, patients can be assured they are receiving the highest possible level of care.

Dr. Daniel Pincus

MD, PhD, FRCSC

Dr. Daniel Pincus is an orthopaedic surgeon specializing in hip and knee replacement surgery, including complex primary procedures and revision joint reconstruction.

He is known for particular expertise in minimally-invasive hip and knee replacement techniques, including hip resurfacing, DAA hip arthroplasty, and partial and total knee replacement, and has performed more than 3,000 of these procedures. Dr. Pincus serves as Fellowship Director for the Sunnybrook Hip and Knee Arthroplasty Fellowship Program, where he is actively involved in surgical training and education.

During his training and early career, he received several prestigious honours, including the Lawson Family Most Outstanding Graduate Award from the University of Toronto Orthopaedic Surgery Program and the Bernie Langer Award from the University of Toronto Department of Surgery, recognizing the most promising early-career surgeon.

Dr. Pincus is committed to personalized evidence-based care and integrating the most advanced surgical techniques to help patients safely return to mobility, function, and quality of life.