MrSimonLau

Mr Simon Lau is a Melbourne based Orthopaedic Upper Limb Surgeon, focusing on surgery of the shoulder, elbow and wrist. He specialises in shoulder arthroplasty (anatomic and reverse) using 3D templating software and patient specific instrumentation, arthroscopic sports surgery of the shoulder, elbow and wrist including rotator cuff repair, as well as surgery for trauma to both upper and lower limbs in adults and children.

Simon trained through the Vic/Tas AOA Training Program. As a surgeon, Simon has also undertaken subspecialty upper limb training. He completed Professor Richard Page's Upper Limb Fellowship in Shoulder, Elbow and Wrist surgery in Geelong, which included an academic research component. From there, he travelled to Zurich, Switzerland to work as a fellow under Professors Christian Gerber and Karl Wieser at the Universitätsklinik Balgrist – a world class centre that has been at the forefront of shoulder surgery for the past 30 years.

Simon maintains a public practice at Peninsula Health and is an AOA supervisor of training for orthopaedic registrars. He has a strong academic record and has published multiple peer reviewed articles on a variety of traumatic and upper limb topics and is additionally an Adjunct Senior Lecturer at Monash University. He is an invited reviewer for a number of academic journals. Outside of work, he enjoys swimming, tennis and running – whether it be for fitness or after his three young children.