Mr Dirk van Bavel

Training and Education

MBBS, Melbourne

• I completed my medical degree in 1995 through the university of Melbourne, including winning the Neil Bromberger prize in Orthpaedics

FRACS (Orth)

• I completed my surgical training in 2004 through the Victorian and Tasmanian training programme. I won the Registrar in Training prize in 2003

Certificate in Medical Education

• I have recently completed this through the University of Cardiff.

Fellowships

My Fellowship training was in the following institutions.

Leuven, Belgium

• Advanced techniques in Knee surgery. This included Autologous chondrocyte grafts, meniscal transplants and the Journey Knee replacement. This was with Professor Johan Bellemans
  www.orthopedie-pellenberg.be

Exeter, England

• Primary and revision Hip techniques using the Exeter Hip
  www.exeterhip.co.uk

Bristol (NHS), England

• Primary and Revision Knee Arthroplasty and ACL surgery. ACI grafts, and patellofemoral surgery

Bristol (Jonathan Webb Clinic), England. www.jwclinic.com

• Sports Knee surgery and Knee surgery for the active individual with Mr Webb www.jwclinic.com/jwebb.asp and Mr Eldridge. www.jwclinic.com/jeldridge.asp

Mt Sinai Hospital, Toronto, Canada

• Revision Hip and Knee replacement with Dr Gross and Dr Backstein

Professional Groups

I am a member of:

• The AMA www.amavic.com.au
• The Royal Australasian College of Surgeons www.surgeons.org
• An Associate member of the Australian Orthopaedic Association www.aoa.org.au
• A committee member of VOTOR ( the Victorian orthopaedic trauma outcome registry
  www.med.monash.edu.au
• On the steering committee at the Northern Hospital for OAHKS the osteoarthritis of Hip and Knee Service