Speciality

Subspeciality

  • Orthopaedic Surgery
  • Spine

Areas of interest

Robotic Surgery

About

Dr Alvin Pun is an Australian and internationally trained orthopaedic spine surgeon. He has expertise in all regions of the spine (cervical, thoracic, lumbar, sacrum and sacroiliac joint), minimally invasive surgery, robotic surgery, degenerative disc disease, adult deformities, complex spinal conditions, spinal tumours and disc replacement.

After completing his orthopaedic training in Sydney, Dr Pun undertook four years of advanced spine surgical training in world-renowned spinal centres in Melbourne, Milan, Beijing, and London.

In Melbourne, Dr Pun completed a combined Orthopaedic and Neurosurgery Spinal Fellowship at Austin Hospital and Royal Melbourne Hospital.

Dr Pun also completed a Senior Clinical and Research Spine Fellowship (Complex and Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery) at the Istituto Ortopedico Galeazzi in Milan before moving to Beijing to undertake a prestigious AO Spine-accredited fellowship at Peking University Third Hospital, one of the largest spine hospitals in China.

Dr Pun continued his spine fellowship by working for a year at Europe's largest orthopaedic hospital — the Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Trust in Stanmore, United Kingdom. Dr Pun also completed a spinal fellowship awarded by the Asia Pacific Spine Society.

Dr Pun empowers patients to choose the best treatment strategy for their spinal conditions. He provides personalised care, simplifies complex medical information, and offers non-surgical treatment options where appropriate.

Consulting locations

Consulting Location

Grey Street Consulting Suites and Clinic

Level 1, Grey Street Building
124 Grey Street
East Melbourne VIC 3002

Consulting Location

Epworth Eastern - East Wing Tower

Level 10, Suite 10.6
25 Nelson Street
Box Hill VIC 3128

Epworth locations

Hospital

Epworth Richmond

Hospital

Epworth Eastern

Qualifications

  • FRACS
  • FAOrthA
  • MBBS (Hons)
  • BMedSci

Education and training

  • Mentor (Victoria): Australian Orthopaedic Association (AOA)
  • Instructor: Royal Australasian College of Surgeons
  • Adjunct Senior Lecturer: Monash University
  • Spine & SIGMD Impairment Assessment Training AMA Victoria
  • Board Member: Asia Pacific Spine Society (APSS)

Research

  • Direct Lateral and Anterolateral Approaches in Spinal Surgery
  • Sacroiliac Joint Fusion for Sacroiliac Joint Dysfunction
  • Spinal Surgery in Patients with Fibromyalgia
  • Device-Based Spinal Rehabilitation for Chronic Back Pain
  • Sagittal Alignment of the Cervical Spine

Professional Associations

  • SSA
  • EUROSPINE
  • NASS
  • APSS
  • AO Spine
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