Marvin Tile

Marvin Tile CM (January 11, 1933 – August 18, 2025) was a Canadian orthopedic surgeon, Chief of Surgery at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre (1985–1996) and University of Toronto professor, who was made a Member of the Order of Canada in 2009. Tile was co-founder of Sunnybrook Hospital Trauma Unit ^[1] and founding president of the Ontario Orthopedic Association ^[2] Born in Toronto, Ontario, Tile attended Harbord Collegiate Institute and the University of Toronto where he earned a B.Sc. (Med) and MD degrees in 1957. He received his FRCS(C) in 1963 after which he studied in Europe as a Detweiler Traveling Fellow ^[3] Tile authored two books and 59 manuscripts "pioneering the practice of orthopedics around the world".^[1]

Tile died on August 18, 2025, at the age of 92.^[4]

Books

• Fractures of the Pelvis and Acetabulum, 2nd edition, Marvin Tile, published by Williams & Wilkins (1984) ISBN 9780683082494.
• The Rationale of Operative Fracture Care, 3rd edition, Schatzker J and Tile, M, ISBN 9783540277088.