Epworth Victor Smorgon Chair of Surgery - The University of Melbourne
Professor Richard de Steiger is an Orthopaedic Surgeon with a special interest in hip and knee joint replacement and the management of adult hip disorders. He completed his fellowship training in orthopaedic surgery in Melbourne and studied for several years in Oxford, United Kingdom and Bern, Switzerland.
Prof de Steiger currently holds the positions of Epworth, Victor Smorgon Chair of Surgery, The University of Melbourne, Chairman – Musculoskeletal Clinical Institute, Epworth HealthCare, and the Deputy Director of the Australian Orthopaedic Association, National Joint Replacement Registry, which monitors all hip and knee implants inserted in Australia. He is also a member of the Australian Orthopaedic Association, Victorian/Tasmanian Regional Training Committee (VTRTC), Victorian Orthopaedic Research Trust (VORT), and sits on many research committees and government panels.
He is the Principle Investigator on several orthopaedic trials, and his current research interests include joint replacement surgery, computer navigation and the application of adult stem cell therapy to orthopaedics.