Mr David Mitchell
MBBS (Melb), FRACS(Orth), FAOrthA , GAICD
David Mitchell has long been a proponent of rapid recovery surgery, which improves both the quality and speed of recovery after hip and knee replacement. These techniques have been added to other areas of his surgery such as osteotomies around the knee, and cruciate ligament reconstruction.
He is a member of the Australian Knee Society.
Fellowship
In 2000, David was awarded the Charnley Clinical Research Fellowship, and worked under Mike Wroblewski at Wrightington Hospital in England. This is the spiritual home of hip replacement, where Charnley developed the first truly successful hip replacement by 1962. David’s work there included revision hip replacement, and single stage revision hip arthroplasty for infection. Whilst the discipline & thinking processes remain the same, surgical approach has been changed to achieve faster, easier recovery. He has published research on rapid recovery surgery after joint replacement surgery.
Ballarat
David’s long standing connection with Ballarat started when rotated here as a registrar in 1995. He’s been an orthopaedic surgeon in private practice since 2000, he’s director of orthopaedics at Ballarat Base Hospital, involved in Ballarat Day Procedure Centre, and has held positions for the Australian Orthopaedic Association.
Patients
Whether it is day surgery such as knee arthroscopy, ACL reconstruction, or joint replacement surgery (which is on the verge of day surgery) David takes personal responsibility for individualised patient care.
Areas of Practice
- Osteotomies for Knee Arthritis (Tibial and Femoral Osteotomies)
- Knee Arthroscopy (including meniscal repairs)
- Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction
- Osteotomies for Knee Arthritis (Tibial and Femoral Osteotomies)
- Partial Knee Replacement
- Total Knee Replacement
- Hip Replacement
- Hip Replacement
- Revision Hip Replacement
- Peri-prosthetic Infections
Accredited Surgeon at
- St John of God Hospital, Ballarat
- Ballarat Day Procedure Centre
- Ballarat Health Services
Societies
- Fellow of Royal Australasian College of Surgeon
- Fellow of Australian Orthopaedic Association
- Australian Knee Society
- Australian Medical Association
Community Activity
- Chairman, AOA Digital Imaging Committee 2014 -18
- Chairmen, BHS Medical Staff Group 2015 -16
- Victorian Executive of AOA 2010-16
Appointments
- Director of Orthopaedics, Ballarat Health Services
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