At a Glance
Accredited by the Australian Orthopaedic Association (VIC2503284). Read the AOA program summary for this fellowship (PDF).
Chief Supervisor: Dr Sasha Roshan-Zamir MBBS (Hons), FRACS (Orth), FAOrthA, PGDipSurgAnat
Co-supervisor: Dr David Shepherd MBBS, FRACS, FAOrthA
Length: 6 months
Stipend: $110,000 AUD per annum, with potential for on-call and after-hours assisting
Sites: Western (Footscray), Sunshine, Joan Kirner and Williamstown hospitals
Specialist training for an orthopaedic surgeon wishing to subspecialise in foot and ankle surgery. Exposure includes:
- Foot and ankle trauma, including complex trauma
- Total ankle arthroplasty
- Deformity correction
- Forefoot correction
- Arthroscopy and ligament reconstruction
There is opportunity to run independent trauma operating sessions and to join the consultant on-call roster for adult and paediatric trauma, after appropriate supervision and sign-off. Applicants are expected to have completed general orthopaedic training and, ideally, a prior foot and ankle fellowship. Fellows contribute a minimum of one research publication during the term.
Email a curriculum vitae to lidia.carbone@wh.org.au for information on availability.
Applications for all Western Health orthopaedic fellowships are handled the same way – see how to apply.