| Location |
Level 2 - Orthopaedic Department |
| Appointments |
Ph: (02) 9845 2879 FAX: 98452702 |
| Clinic days |
Clinics are held in the orthopaedic Outpatients department Monday to Friday. The day of your appointment will depend on the consultant your child will see. |
| Method of referring |
Children must be 14years und under to be seen as a new referral, existing patients may be referred until 16 years of age.
Referral Including:
Reason for referral, Childs DOB, investigations already undertaken and results, family contact details and Medicare number. The referral should be addressed to the specialist by name (areas of specialty below). It should be then faxed to the Orthopaedic outpatients clinic on 9845 2702. These will be assessed in order of urgency and priority and an appointment will be sent to the patient / family in the mail.
If a referral is felt to be a high priority the medical officer should after faxing the referral, contact Corinne Bridge 98450000 (page number 6966) to discuss the referral.
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| Clinic function |
Investigation and management of children with orthopaedic problems and bone disease. |
| Urgent cases |
Through Emergency |
| Special interests or sub-specialty clinics |
Dr Matthias Axt - Cerebral Palsy, Arthrogryposis
Dr Michael Bellemore - General, Hip, Leg Lengthening
Dr Andrew Cree - Spine / scoliosis
Dr John Cummine - Spine/Scoliosis
Dr Quang Dao - Knee
Dr Paul Gibbons - General, Limb Lengthening, Foot and Ankle Surgery
Dr Richard Lawson - Congenital Hand Surgery
A/Prof David Little - General, Limb Lengthening, Hip
Dr Paulo Selber - Cerebral Palsy
Dr Nicholas Smith - Hand and Upper Limb
Dr Paul Stalley - Tumour Surgery
Prof Michael Tonkin - Congenital Hand |
