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The Orthopaedic Surgery service is the largest public hospital orthopaedic department in Victoria, Australia. It is a tertiary referral centre catering for general, specialty and complex areas within Orthopaedic Surgery.
The Department works closely with Rheumatology to provide a complete musculoskeletal service. The inpatient services are divided between emergency and elective surgery patients. More than 2500 surgical procedures are performed each year.
Orthopaedic Clinics and Fracture Clinics are held every weekday.
As well as catering for a large clinical workload, both basic science and clinical research is carried out, resulting in numerous presentations and publications on an annual basis.
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Orthopaedics Department
7 East, Main Block
The Royal Melbourne Hospital
Grattan Street
Parkville 3050
Victoria, Australia |
Orthopaedic Outpatients
Fracture Clinic, Ground Floor
The Royal Melbourne Hospital
Grattan Street
Parkville 3050
Victoria, Australia |
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Office Telephone (03) 9342 8479
Office Fax (03) 9342 8780
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Outpatient Appointments: (03) 9342 7393
Outpatients Fax (03) 9342 4234
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Orthopaedic Waiting List Enquiries
Office Telephone (03) 9342 8760
Office Fax (03) 9342 8760 |
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Senior Staff
| Head of Orthopaedics |
A/Prof Andrew Bucknill |
Deputy Head and Head of Spinal Unit
Head of Foot and Ankle
Orthopaedic Personal Assistant |
Mr Peter Turner
Mr Andrew Beischer
Michelle Schonrock |
GP Referrals
Outpatient clinic referrals are triaged. Fax Outpatient Appointment form and referral letter to 9342 4234, or mail to Outpatient Appointment Desk, The Royal Melbourne Hosptial, 3050
Priority telephone number (GPs only) 9349 2280.Advice and urgent referrals: Send urgent referrals via Emergency Department or phone the Orthopaedic Registrar on call via the Switchboard on 9342 7000. |
