ProfTimWhitehead
Orthopaedic Surgery
Subspeciality
Knee surgery, Sports orthopaedic surgery
Areas of Interest
Prof Tim Whitehead is an internationally recognised knee surgeon, who is lauded for his high level of clinical care and academic practice.
He is a member of and held leadership positions for several prestigious groups and societies, such ISAKOS and the ACL Study Group. He is an active member of the Australian Knee Society and in 2008 was awarded the prestigious APKASS/ESSKA Travelling Fellowship entitling him to membership of the distinguished Magellan Society.
As an award-winning researcher and academic, Tim is frequently invited to lecture at national and international conferences.
Tim works closely with Industry and is an active member of several implant and technique design teams, covering both sports surgery and arthroplasty, including implant design, computer navigation and robotics.
Areas of interest:
- Sporting injuries
- ACL injuries
- Complex knee procedures, including multi-ligament knee injuries
- Realignment osteotomy
- Knee preservation surgery
- Patello-femoral instability
- Arthroplasty, including computer-assisted surgery and robotics
Appointments at
Consulting Location
Centaur Institute
Epworth locations
Qualifications
- MBBS, University of Melbourne, 1993
- FRACS
- FA(Ortho)A, Royal Australian College of Surgeons, 2003
Education and Training
- Regular Registrar and medical student teaching
- Clinical orthopaedic fellow
Research
- Outcome following ACL surgery
- Three dimensional gait analysis
- Outcome following osteotomy and total kne replacement
Professional Associations
- RACS
- Australian Orthopaedic Association
- Australian Knee Society
- Magellan Society
- International Society of Sports and Knee Orthopaedic Surgery
Clinical institutes
- Musculoskeletal Clinical Institute