Dr. Butterwick grew up in the small manufacturing town of St. Thomas, Ontario. He then obtained an Undergraduate Bachelor of Science in Kinesiology from the University of Western Ontario. Dr. Butterwick later moved to Ottawa for nearly a decade to obtain a Doctorate of Medicine in 2008 and complete a five-year Orthopedic Surgery Residency in 2013, both at the University of Ottawa. He holds Fellowship Certificates for subspecialty training in Orthopedic Trauma from the University of Ottawa, Foot and Ankle Reconstruction from the University of British Columbia and Hip and Knee Arthroplasty from the University of Toronto. His elective practice focuses on each element of his fellowship training. In his spare time, he is an avid mountain biker, snowboarder and budding backcountry enthusiast.