about Mr Andrew Wallis
Andrew was raised in Perth and following completion of high school, studied Medicine at the University of Western Australia prior to undertaking and completing his orthopaedic surgical training.
On completion of his surgical training, Andrew provided Locum Consultant services to Bunbury Regional Hospital and Joondalup Health Campus. It was following this that he embarked on his overseas fellowship training. His first was undertaken at UniSports under the tutelage of Mr Stuart Walsh, Mr Michael Rosenfelt, Professor Bruce Twaddle and Mr Jeremy Stanley in Auckland, New Zealand, undergoing specialised training in soft tissue and joint preservation surgery. Andrew was part of the UniSports team treating both national and international athletes including Olympic athletes, the All Blacks, Auckland Warriors, Auckland Blues, mens and women Rugby 7s teams, the Touch Blacks and the Northern Mystics. This was followed by a Fellowship in Paediatric Orthopaedics in Auckland at New Zealands flagship paediatric facility, Starship Childrens Hospital. This included a wide range of paediatric issues including hip dysplasia and adolescent soft tissue knee disorders.
Prior to returning to Perth, Andrew undertook a number of observerships in Switzerland and the United States of America. He attended the Kantonsspital Baseland, Switzerland focusing on arthroplasty and trauma surgery before time at the R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Centre in Baltimore, USA, Harbor-UCLA in Los Angeles, USA and the HOAG Institute in Irvine California, USA.
On his return to Australia, Andrew joined the team at Hollywood Orthopaedic Group. Here he offers consultations in addition to private operating lists at Hollywood Private Hospital. Additionally, Andrew has a satellite clinic at Joondalup Health Campus where he can offer private consultations, private and public operating in addition to being part of the trauma team.
Hospitals Practicing At: Hollywood Private Hospital, Joondalup Health Campus
services
Specialties and Special Interests:
- Hip and Knee Replacement Surgery
- Arthroscopic Knee and Shoulder
- Lower Limb Paediatric Surgery
- Sport Surgery
- Adult and Paediatric Trauma Surgery
- General Paediatric Orthopaedics
Adults:
- Hip Replacement Surgery (Posterior Approach and MAKO Robotic Surgery)
- Knee Replacement Surgery (including MAKO Robotic Surgery)
- Arthroscopic Knee Surgery
- Sporting Knee Injuries
- Ligamentous Knee Reconstruction
- Nonsurgical Management of Osteoarthritis
- Trauma Surgery
Paediatrics and Adolescents:
- Developmental Dysplasia of the Hip
- Patellar Instability and Dislocation
- Sporting Knee Injuries
- Ligamentous Knee Reconstruction
- Paediatric Trauma
credentials
Qualifications:
- MBBS Bachelor of Medicine/Bachelor of Surgery
- Graduate Diploma of Applied Anatomy
- FRACS Fellowship of the Royal Australian College of Surgeons (Orthopaedics)
- Fellow of the Australian Orthopaedic Association (FaOrthA)
Postgraduate Fellowships:
- Orthopaedic Fellowship, Starship Childrens Hospital, Auckland New Zealand
- Orthopaedic Fellowship, Unisports Sports Medicine, Auckland New Zealand
- Orthopaedic Observer, Kantonsspital Baseland, Basel, Switzerland
- Orthopaedic Observer, HOAG Hospital, Irvine, California USA
- Orthopaedic Observer, R. Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Centre, Baltimore, Maryland USA
- Orthopaedic Observer, Harbor/UCLA Medical Centre, Los Angeles, California USA
Professional Memberships:
- Australian Medical AssociationMedical Defence Association of Western Australia
- Royal Australian College of Surgeons
- Australian Orthopaedic Association