Curriculum Vitae

Photo: Luzern Kantonsspital 2019

Education

Hamilton South Public School 1988-1994

Newcastle Grammar School 1995-2000 (Dux of School)

University of Newcastle- Biomedical Science / Neurophysiology (B.BiomedSc [Honours] 2001-2004)

University of Queensland- Medical School (MBBS) 2005-2008

University of Newcastle- PhD (Trauma Sciences) 2014-ongoing- Supervisor Prof Zsolt Balogh & Prof John Attia

International Fellowships

Prof. Dr. med. Martin Beck & Prof. Dr. med. Michael Leunig Hip Preservation & Arthroplasty @ Luzerner Kantonsspital, Luzern & Schulthess Klinik Zurich, Switzerland April – October 2019

Prof. Dr. med. Klaus A. Siebenrock, Hip Preservation & Arthroplasty @ Inselspital Bern, Switzerland, August – November 2019

University of Calgary Orthopaedic Trauma Fellowship, Canada, July 2020 – June 2021

Cambridge Hip Arthroscopy Course, July 2019

International Visitations

Prof. Dr. med. Joachim Pfeil, Hip Arthroplasty, St Josef’s Hospital, Weisbaden, Germany July 2019

Dr. med. Fabian Kalberer, Hip Arthroplasty, Kantonsspital Winterhur, Winterhur, Switzerland July & October 2019

Dr. med. Patrick Zingg, Hip Arthroplasty and Preservation, Universitätsklinik Balgrist, Zurich, Switzerland May 2019

Prof. JK Oh, Orthopaedic Trauma, Korea University Guro Hospital, Seoul, Korea October 2018

Recipient of Australian Orthopaedic Association’s Travelling Fellow Award to Seoul with Dr Keran Sunderaj, Korea 2018
Pictured with Prof JK Oh and the Orthopaedic Trauma team from Korea University Guro Hospital

Prizes, Awards, Scholarships & Grants

Exceptional Performance in Australian Orthopaedic Association (AOA) Training Program, October 2018

Australian Orthopaedic Registrar Association (AORA) Scientific Meeting Best Abstract, Perth, November 2018

Singapore Orthopaedic Association (SOA) Scientific Meeting Runner-up Best Scientific Presentation, Singapore, November 2018

New South Wales (NSW) Health PhD Scholarship Program recipient 2017- $60,000

Korean Orthopaedic Association Travelling Fellow October 2018

AOA Research Foundation Grant 2018- $25,000

HNE Health Research & Translational Centre Grant 2019- $5,000

University of Calgary Orthopaedic Research Grant 2020- $5,000

Receiving Prize at the Singapore Orthopaedic Association Annual Scientific Meeting, 2018

International Courses

AO Trauma / AO Recon- Comprehensive Periprosthetic Fracture Management of the Hip & Knee, Davos, Switzerland December 2019

AO Recon- Complex Lower Limb Arthroplasty, Prague, Czech Republic October 2019

AO Trauma – Acetabular & Pelvic Fracture Management, Graz, Austria September 2019

EMEA Hexapod Deformity Correction Instructional Course – J&J Institute, Switzerland September 2019

Cambridge Hip Arthroscopy Course – Smith & Nephew Institute, Watford, UK July 2019

EMEA Conservative THA Symposium- J&J Institute, Hamburg, Germany, September 2019

AO Trauma – Solutions to Complex Trauma and Relatd Complications, Seoul, Korea October 2018

AO Trauma – Advanced Principles of Fracture Management, Malaysia October 2017

Australia Paediatric Orthopaedic Instructional Course, Queenstown, New Zealand 2017

AO Trauma- Principles in Fracture Fixation, Davos, Switzerland 2011

AO Recon Complex Arthroplasty with course convener and previous JHH Trauma Fellow of Prof Zsolt Balogh, Dr Krisztian Sisak , Prague 2019

Academic Profile

Research Gate

Google Scholar

Scientific Peer Review

Podium Presentation at Oxford University, August 2019

Extra-curricular Roles

Wallabies v Scotland Test Match Medical Room Doctor, July 2012

NSW Country v British Lions Rugby Test Match Medical Room Doctor, July 2013

Expert opinion interviews on ABC National Radio regarding combat sports safety regulations in NSW, 2013

10 years ongoing medical involvement in combat sports