Speciality

Subspeciality

  • Orthopaedic Surgery
  • Spine

Areas of interest

Paediatric surgery

About

A/Prof Yang is a Melbourne trained spine surgeon specialising in the care of the spine in both children and adults. His focus is purely on the spine, starting from paediatric conditions such as scoliosis, to traumatic and degenerative spinal conditions in adults. A/Prof Yang has completed multiple prestigious overseas fellowships in California as well as Toronto, gaining extensive exposure to the latest techniques including computer navigation spine surgery, minimally invasive spine surgery and tethering for scoliosis. Yi has recently published and presented at international meetings and journals on spinal conditions. Topics include scoliosis tethering, adult deformity and spinal cord injuries.

Consulting locations

Consulting Location

Spine Surgery Victoria

152 Lennox St
Richmond VIC 3121

Consulting Location

Waverley Orthopaedic Group

501 Waverley Rd
Mount Waverley VIC 3149

Epworth locations

Hospital

Epworth Richmond

Qualifications

  • FaOrthA
  • FRACS
  • Dip. Anatomy
  • MBBS (Hon)

Education and training

  • Fellowship - Adult spinal surgery
  • Fellowship - Paediatric spinal surgery

Research

  • Deformity correction
  • Tethering for scoliosis
  • Use of guidance in spine surgery

Professional Associations

  • North American Spine Society
  • Asian Pacific Spine Society
  • Canadian Spine Society
  • Royal Australian College of Surgeons

Public Appointments

  • Royal Children's Hospital
  • Royal Melbourne Hospital