Dr. Craig Waller

ORTHOPAEDIC SURGEON

Specialising in surgery of the hip and knee
St Vincent’s Clinic
Sydney, Australia

Associate Professor,
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Head of the Division of Sports Medicine, The Australian School of Advanced Medicine
Macquarie University
Sydney, Australia

I have been in practice as a specialist orthopaedic surgeon since 1989.
In my 19 years in specialist practice as an orthopaedic surgeon I have
developed my interest in the areas of knee and hip surgery and now
practise exclusively in these areas

Qualifications

Undergraduate:

Bachelor of Medicine
Bachelor of Surgery
Honours Class One, February 1982
University Medal

Postgraduate:

Fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons 1988
Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh 1989
Fellow of the Australian Orthopaedic Association 1992
Associate Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery and Head of the department of Sports Medicine, Australian School of Advanced Medicine, Macquarie University 2007

Academic Awards And Fellowships

Undergraduate:

Wallace Wurth Prize for General Proficiency throughout the Medical Course
Staff Association Prize for General Proficiency by a graduating Student in the Clinical Years
Graduate Prize in Surgery
The Gilbert Ashby Memorial Prize
The C.V. Salisbury Memorial Prize
The A.C. Thomas Memorial Prize
The H.B. and R.L. Melville Prize
The Keith Harrison Memorial Prize for Proficiency in Medicine,
Final Degree Examinations, 1981
UNSW University medal

Postgraduate:

Zimmer Overseas Travelling Fellow 1987

Memberships

Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh
Royal Australasian College of Surgeons
Australian Orthopaedic Association
Australian Association of Orthopaedic Surgeons
International Society for Arthroscopy, Knee and Orthopaedic
Sports Surgery (ISAKOS)
International Cartilage Repair Society (ICRS)
Asia Pacific Arthroplasty Society
Australian Medical Association
The Neuromuscular Society

Current Hospital Appointments

Visiting Orthopaedic Surgeon
St Vincent’s Private Hospital
The Prince of Wales Private Hospital
St Luke’s Private Hospital
Honorary Orthopaedic Surgeon
The Prince of Wales Hospital
Associate Professor in Orthopaedic Surgery and Head of the Department of Sports Medicine (Level D academic position)
Australian School of Advanced Medicine
Macquarie University
Macquarie University Private Hospital

Special Interests

My particular areas of interest in orthopaedic surgery include:

Arthroscopic surgery of the knee
Knee ligament reconstruction (ACL, PCL and complex ligament reconstructions in the knee)
Sports surgery
Cartilage replacement
Meniscus replacement
Knee replacement
Partial knee replacement
Hip replacement
Hip resurfacing (Birmingham technique)
Minimally invasive hip and knee replacement
Computer assisted hip and knee replacement

I have lectured and presented widely in Australia and overseas in the areas of sports surgery, joint replacement, minimally invasive surgery, partial joint replacement and computer assisted surgery.

I travel extensively to research new and improved methods of treatment and have been a demonstrator of surgical techniques to orthopaedic surgeons in the fields of knee surgery and joint replacement both in Australia and overseas.

I have a particular interest in orthopaedic development in Asia and am a founding member of The Asia Pacific Arthroplasty Association (APAS) which promotes the science of joint replacement in the Asia-Pacific region.

I have been a regular presenter and surgical demonstrator at the annual APAS joint replacement conferences since its inception in 1998.

I am also engaged in surgical research through the Orthopaedic Research Laboratory at The Prince of Wales Hospital and The University of New South Wales, as well as the newly formed research laboratories at The Australian School of Advanced Medicine at Macquarie University in Sydney, Australia.

I have published papers in sports surgery and other topics in the orthopaedic literature.

Design and Development of Orthopaedic Devices

I have long been engaged in the design and development of orthopaedic implants and devices.

Principal Designer

XLA range of modular femoral heads for infinite adjustability of leg length and offset in hip replacement.
De Puy International, 2004.

Principal Designer

Freedom uni-compartmental knee replacement
Stryker Corporation, 2006

Principal Designer

Interference screw for ACL fixation, 2003.

Principal Designer

Minimally invasive total knee replacement instrument set

De Puy International. 2002.