3 Best Orthopedics in Central Coast NSW

“Dr John Limbers earned his undergraduate medical training with First Class Honours at the University of New South Wales. He pursued international subspecialty surgical experience at Addenbrooke’s University Hospital and Cappagh National Orthopaedic Hospital. With over 25 years of experience in orthopaedic surgery, he has performed more than 5,000 hip and knee replacements. He has also completed over 2,500 robotically assisted joint replacements, making it one of the largest series by any orthopaedic surgeon in Australia. He has a particular interest in reconstructive foot and ankle surgery. He is a member of the Arthroplasty Society of Australia, the Australian Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society, and the Australian Medical Association. He is an accredited robotic surgeon and has a special interest in Mako robotic hip and knee replacement surgery.

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“Dr Simon Hutabarat is a senior specialist orthopaedic surgeon. He completed his medical training at the University of New South Wales. He is a member of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons, the Australian Medical Association, and the Australian Orthopaedic Association. Dr Hutabarat is passionate about leveraging cutting-edge technology to enhance the quality of his work. Dr Simon has performed over 5,500 shoulder operations, 2,100 hip operations, and 6,250 knee operations. He has developed his expertise by operating on an immensely high volume of patients. He has had several publications in international orthopaedic journals and has presented regularly at local, national, and international orthopaedic meetings. He published Scintigraphy in Severe Tenosynovitis of the Tibialis Posterior Tendon and Surgical Reconstruction of the Neuropathic Foot, by Rooney.

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“Dr Ed Bateman is an orthopaedic surgeon specialising in shoulder, elbow, hip, and knee surgery in private practice. He is a member of the Shoulder and Elbow Society of Australia and a member of the Australian Medical Association. He adopts a holistic approach to patient management and, most of the time, recommends alternatives to surgery. This has been shown to reduce pain and improve recovery. His team specialises in rapid recovery after joint replacement surgery. He uses approaches such as the Direct Anterior Approach for hip replacement and the Medial Subvastus approach for knee replacement. He uses the latest technology to enable accurate positioning and implantation of prostheses to facilitate the best possible outcome. He practices at Coastal Orthopaedics and Sports Injuries. The clinic is proud to be an independent group of specialists working together to ensure a comprehensive orthopaedic surgical service.

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