He spent time at The Royal Melbourne Hospital, Royal Childrens Hospital, The Austin Hospital, Sandringham Hospital, Shepparton Hospital, Western Health and Monash Health. Upon being awarded fellowships of both the Royal Australian College of Surgeons, and the Australian Orthopaedic Association he worked as a Visiting Specialist at Royal Melbourne Hospital, Royal Children’s Hospital and Sandringham Hospitals.

David then went on to sub-specialise by undertaking fellowships in Pelvic and Acetabular Trauma and Reconstructive Surgery in the United Kingdom, under the direct supervision of some of the leading Pelvic surgeons in the UK.  He then travelled to Switzerland where he undertook further fellowship training in Hip Preservation and Reconstruction Surgery, Arthroscopic Hip Surgery, and Direct Anterior Hip Replacement Surgery with Prof Martin Beck and other world leading Orthopaedic Surgeons.  David returned to Melbourne and undertook further training  in Hip Preservation Surgery, Anterior Hip Replacement, Knee Replacement, and lower limb sports surgery.  During this time he treated many elite athletes, AFL players, and international cricketers.

David has published numerous papers in various journals on a wide variety of Orthopaedic topics, and is actively engaged in ongoing research projects to further our knowledge of Hip and Knee disorders.  He regularly teaches junior doctors, medical students and registrars.  He greatly appreciates patient engagement with research as it is a key instrument in assisting the community to better understand and treat orthopaedic conditions.

Key to David’s practice is having a patient centred focus, and tailoring treatments to suit the individual.  He has a wide variety of open and arthroscopic surgical skills and is able to individualise treatment to match every patient’s unique problems.  He is able to offer Surgical Hip Dislocation and Pelvic Osteotomies to treat Femoroacetabular Impingement (FAI) and Hip Problems as well as Hip Arthroscopy.  Likewise, he has experience in multiple different types of joint replacement, from 3D printing, robotic surgery, 3D computer navigation, to using both anterior and posterior approaches to the hip.  Feel free to discuss any of these options with him at the time of your consultation.

Communication is central to David’s practice and he endeavours to ensure that patients’ are actively engaged in the decision making process at all stages of their treatment journey.  He prides himself on being open and honest with patients’ and will do his utmost to ensure that they are engaged and that their expectations are met.

David lives locally in Melbourne and has three children, and if he is not chasing after them, he is likely out fishing!

Professional Qualifications

• Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery
• Fellow of the Royal Australian College of Surgeons
• Bachelor of Law

Professional Associations

• AOA
• AO Trauma
• AMA
• ISHA