Meritorious Service Medal

• Awarded on: May 3, 2021
• Invested on: March 21, 2024

Shafique Pirani, M.S.M.
North Vancouver, British Columbia

Canadian orthopaedic surgeon Shafique Pirani founded sustainable clubfoot care projects in Uganda and Bangladesh to build nationwide Ponseti method clubfoot teaching and treatment capacities in public health care institutions. This previously known but little-used method of foot manipulation, casting and braces has resulted in excellent outcomes for patients without the need for surgery. The train-the-trainer program for medical students and health care staff has become a model of care and has improved thousands of lives in the developing world.