Dr. Ruby Grewal received her MD degree at the University of British Columbia. Following completion of her orthopedic surgery residency at the University of British Columbia, she spent 2 years sub-specializing in upper extremity reconstruction and trauma. Her first fellowship was at the Hand and Upper Limb Centre in London, ON and her second fellowship was at the Royal North Shore Hospital in Sydney, Australia. During her fellowship in London, she also completed a master’s degree in epidemiology and biostatistics. In 2006, she joined the Department of Surgery at the University of Western Ontario and is a co-director of the clinical research lab within the Roth | McFarlane Hand & Upper Limb Center (HULC).

Dr. Grewal has been awarded the Dean's Award for Excellence for her research contributions to the Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, multiple awards for research excellence and has represented the Canadian Orthopaedic Association as an International Travelling Fellow. She has published over 100 scientific articles and 30 book chapters. She is a deputy editor of the Journal of the American Academy of Orthopedics Global Research and Reviews Journal and spent over 12 years as an Associate Editor of the Journal of Hand Surgery (Am). She is a board member of the Canadian Society for Surgery of the Hand and co-president of a Canadian Multicenter Research Group evaluating disorders of the hand and wrist.