Madeline MacKechnie, PhD, MA

Dr. Madeline MacKechnie graduated summa cum laude with a Bachelor’s degree in International Development Studies and holds a Master’s degree in Global Development Studies from Queen’s University, Canada. She earned her PhD in Medical Sciences from Erasmus University Rotterdam. Dr. MacKechnie supports IGOT's surgical education, research, and leadership initiatives. She is committed to fostering and strengthening collaborative partnerships both within the university and globally. Alongside UCSF faculty, she has helped develop the Asociación de Cirujanos Traumatólogos de las Americas (ACTUAR), an organization focused on building research capacity in Latin America, as well as the Consortium of Orthopaedic Academic Traumatologists (COACT), an initiative representing leading orthopaedic institutions across North America that promotes the sharing of best practices in musculoskeletal trauma care.