Orthopaedic Surgeon
MBBS BSc FRACS
OPSMC

Area of Specialty:

• Foot & Ankle
• Sports medicine is one of the specialities of Mark's practice. He provides advice and treatment to various sporting clubs, and has been the foot and ankle specialist to the Australian Open tennis tournament and part of the medical staff for the Rugby World Cup. The practice also provides treatment for members of the National Athletics team and the Australian Ballet School.

 Link to further information about Mark Blackney at The Park Clinic

Orthopaedic Surgeon
MBBS(Hons) Monash, DipAnat ASANZ, FRACS (Orth)
OPSMC

Area of Specialty

• Knee
  
• Julian’s research interests include anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction: surgical technique, rehabilitation, recovery of function and knee replacement surgery: posterior cruciate ligament function, unicompartmental versus total joint replacement and the recovery of function. He also specialises in surgery for patellar instability.
  

Orthopaedic Surgeon
MBBS FRACS
OPSMC

Area of Specialty:

• Hand & Wrist
  
• Jason specialises in hand and wrist surgery, including wrist arthroscopy.
  

 Link to further information about Jason Harvey at The Park Clinic

Orthopaedic Surgeon
MBBS FRACS
OPSMC

Area of Specialty:

• Knee
• Hayden specialises in surgery of the knee. He performs over 1,200 procedures per year and is an expert in the traditional fields of arthroscopy, reconstruction and knee replacement surgery. He is also at the forefront of newer techniques, including autologous cartilage implantation and meniscal replacement, and has developed a new minimally invasive knee replacement.
  

 Link to further information about Hayden Morris at The Park Clinic

Orthopaedic Surgeon
MBBS (Hons) FRACS(Orth)
OPSMC

Mr. Phong Tran, completed his undergraduate training at Monash University in 1999 and completed his training in orthopaedic surgery in 2007. In 2009, Phong undertook fellowship training at prestigious world-renowned orthopaedic centres in Germany specialising in sports injury  and arthroscopic surgery. During 2010 he continued his fellowship training with Mr. John O'Donnell, specialising in

• hip arthroscopy,
• femoracetabular impingement (FAI),
• anterior muscle sparing hip replacement

Mr. Tran is dedicated to providing excellence in care in both public and private hospitals, and is the Head of Orthopaedic Unit at Western Health.

Mr. Tran has been awarded numerous prizes including 2001 NeurosurgeryPrize (RACS), 2002 Bennett Research Prize (RACS), 2002 Best Paper – Southern Trauma Symposium, and the 2007 Registrar Prize (AORA). In 2010 and 2011 he was awarded the Western Health Innovation Award, 2011 SACS Victorian Leadership Award and Highly Commended at the 2011 Victorian Health Awards. Mr. Tran is the chief editor of the surgeon training website Orthofracs.com and patient education website Orthoanswer.org. He is also an assistant editor of Australian New Zealand Journal of Surgery.

Area of Specialty:

• Hip

Orthopaedic Surgeon
OPSMC

Area of Specialty:

• Foot and ankle
• Geoff practices solely in foot and ankle surgery. His practice looks after many sporting injuries and also non-sporting problems. He has a particular interest in ankle reconstructive surgery and also cartilage injuries and regeneration techniques. He consults to some of the AFL clubs and looks after elite athletes as well as regular recreational athletes. He is a surgeon in the 'OrthoSport Victoria' group orthopaedic practice.

Tim Whitehead

Orthopaedic Surgeon
MBBS FRACS
OPSMC

Mr. Tim Whitehead is an Australian and internationally trained Orthopaedic Surgeon with a specific interest in all aspects of knee surgery.

After completing his medical degree at the University of Melbourne, he obtained a fellowship of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons in 2003.

Tim recently returned from Canada, where he successfully completed two highly regarded Orthopaedic Knee and Sports Medicine Fellowships. He spent 12 months in London at the University of Western Ontario where he trained with Dr Peter Fowler at the Fowler Kennedy Sports Medicine Centre. During this period, he received specific training in arthroscopic knee surgery, ligament reconstruction and complex knee procedures including re-alignment osteotomy. In addition, he spent a further 12 months in Ottawa, at the University of Ottawa, where he trained with Dr Donald Johnson. While in Ottawa, apart from receiving excellent clinical training, he became actively involved in academic research and presented several papers at international meetings.

Since returning to Melbourne, Tim has commenced private practice at LaTrobe University Medical Centre in Bundoora and Vimy House Private Hospital in Kew. In addition, he has commenced weekly consulting sessions at Olympic Park Sports Medicine Centre and is a Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon at the Austin Hospital in Heidelberg. He is a member of a variety of national and international Orthopaedic associations including the Australian Orthopaedic Association, American Orthopaedic Society of Sports Medicine, Arthroscopy Association of North America, Asia Pacific Orthopaedic Association and ISAKOS.

Area of Specialty:

• Knee

Link to further information about Tim Whitehead at OrthoSport Victoria.