Shaun is an Australian trained Orthopaedic Surgeon, having completed his training in the Victorian/Tasmanian training programme in 2006. He has been in practice in Ballarat since 2009.

Fellowship
He subsequently furthered his orthopaedic training, with further fellowships in;
- Orthopaedic Traumatology (Royal Melbourne Hospital, 2006-7)
- Arthroplasty, including mini-invasive hip and knee replacements (Ospedale San Matteo, Pavia, Italy, 2007)
- Foot and ankle surgery (Cappagh National Orthopaedic Hospital, Dublin, Ireland, 2007, and Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre, Oxford, England, 2008).