Dr. John (Jack) Oliver is a graduate of McGill University Faculty of Medicine (1973). He completed his training in Orthopedic Surgery at the Montreal General Hospital in 1978. Dr. Oliver Completed a Fellowship in Reconstruction Surgery at the Wellesley Hospital in Toronto in 1979. Dr. Oliver is a certified Orthopedic Surgeon and a Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of Canada. He completed the examinations of the American Board of Orthopedic Surgery in 1982. He completed the Diploma Exam of the Canadian Academy of Sport Medicine in 1989.

Dr. Oliver is an active member of the British Columbia Orthopedic Association, the Canadian Orthopedic Association, and the Canadian Academy of Sport and Exercise Medicine. He has served as a Director and President of the British Columbia Orthopedic Association, and as a Director and President of the Canadian Academy of Sports Medicine.

Dr. Oliver is a Clinical Professor in the Department of Orthopedic Surgery and Family Practice at the Medical School of the University of British Columbia.

Dr. Oliver has been on the surgical staff of Kelowna General Hospital since 1986. He has served as Chairman of the Department of Surgery at Kelowna General. He has surgical privileges for arthroplasty surgery at UBC Hospital. He maintains an active orthopedic practice with current interest in arthroplasty surgery, and treatment of knee conditions. He participates in the orthopedic trauma call at Kelowna General Hospital. Dr. Oliver has been a consultant at the Specialist Referral Clinic in Vancouver since 2004.