Lise Leveille

Lise Annique Leveille (born April 14, 1982, in Burnaby, British Columbia) is a French Canadian gymnast who represented Canada at the 2000 Olympic Games.

Lise Leveille
Full nameLise Annique Leveille
Country represented Canada
Born (1982-04-14) April 14, 1982
Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada
Height1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
DisciplineWomen's artistic gymnastics
ClubFlicka Gymnastics
College teamStanford University
Medal record
Representing  Canada
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place1999 WinnipegTeam
Gold medal – first place1999 WinnipegBalance Beam
Commonwealth Games
Bronze medal – third place1998 Kuala LumpurTeam

After graduating from Handsworth Secondary School in North Vancouver, she became part of gymnastics team of Stanford University, where she received her BSc degree in Biomechanical engineering and Human biology. She subsequently obtained her MD degree from Queen's University at Kingston. She furthermore has an MHSc degree and an PhD degree in Neuroscience from the University of British Columbia (UBC). In 2014, she completed her residency in orthopaedic surgery at UBC and became a Fellow of The Royal College of Surgeons of Canada (FRCSC).[1] In August 2014 started a fellowship in pediatric orthopaedic surgery at Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children in Dallas, Texas. Since 2015, she is a staff pediatric orthopaedic surgeon at British Columbia Children's Hospital, specializing in knee and athletic injuries.[2] Since 2020, Leveille is appointment as Undergraduate Medical Education Director for Orthopaedics of the University of British Columbia.

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