Latest News

I read a really interesting scientific paper this morning. Today I completed the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons Operating With Respect course. The faculty leading the...

Last Friday the Orthopaedic Department at Cairns Base Hospital had examination of the Brachial Plexus as the topic for their Friday morning teaching session. The Orthopaedic...

With Kelly Macgroarty and Allan Wang at the Queensland Shoulder Society (QSS) Scientific Meeting last week. Allan Wang attended as our guest speaker. Allan is an Orthopaedic...

We have produced a short video walkthrough of the Shoulder Clinic office to help patients orient themselves when they are coming in for their first consultation. The Shoulder...

I enjoyed meeting with Matthias Walker from Medartis, Switzerland a few weeks back. It was exciting hearing from Matthias about the new products coming out from Medartis. I get...

Christine told me an endearing story this week that I want to share. I fixed Christine's fractured shoulder nine months ago, Thursday was her last visit.  When I told Christine,...

Thank you to Zimmer Biomet for inviting me to chair their Advanced Shoulder Symposium in Sydney with Prof John Sperling from the Mayo Clinic. It was a terrific meeting with a...

I enjoyed meeting up for coffee with Damian McClelland after the Royal North Shore Shoulder meeting last week. Damian is from the University Hospitals of North Midlands in the UK...

Congratulations Ashish and Matthew on your paper in the Journal of Shoulder & Elbow Surgery looking at suprascapular nerve blocks for patients undergoing shoulder surgery. It's...

Speaking about rotator cuff repairs and how to increase the success rates for repairs at the Royal North Shore Hospital Symposium on Friday.   Several large international...

Dr Farmer presenting on shoulder instability It was terrific to have my friend Kevin Farmer from the University of Florida present at the Queensland Shoulder Society on Tuesday...

I am very proud of Kristine Italia and Jashint Maharaj for receiving awards from the Asia Pacific Orthopaedic Association Sports (APOA). Tin, our fellow, won the Young...