Member of the Order of Canada

• Awarded on: May 8, 2014
• Invested on: May 08, 2015

For his contributions to advancing orthopedic health care services in Alberta, and for his scientific contributions to bone and joint repair research.

Cy Frank advanced orthopedic health care services in Alberta. He was a founder of the Alberta Bone and Joint Institute and the inaugural director of the Institute of Musculoskeletal Health and Arthritis, part of the Canadian Institutes of Health Research. He was credited with introducing changes to Alberta’s system for hip and knee replacements that have reduced wait times and the length of post-operative hospital stays. Also a clinical scientist and professor at the University of Calgary, he helped develop methods for grafting and repairing injured knee ligaments and preventing joint osteoarthritis.