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Dr Gary Nattrass, 64 Chapman Street, North Melbourne VIC, Australia
MD, FRACS
Dr Gary Nattrass is a Fellowship-trained, Melbourne-based Paediatric Orthopaedic Surgeon. He has a special interest and expertise in Scoliosis (curvature of the spine) and Paediatric Hip Conditions (Hip Dysplasia, Perthes disease, SUFE). This is alongside his general upper and lower limb practice and also the management of neuromuscular disorders (cerebral palsy, muscular dystrophy etc). He also offers pre-natal counselling for parents when an orthopaedic condition has been identified in utero. Gary is originally from Canada. He received his Medical Degree from the University of Alberta before working in General Practice for six years in Los Angeles. He completed his Orthopaedic Surgery training at the University of Calgary and then undertook Sub-Specialty Fellowship training at Melbourne’s Royal Children’s Hospital and also the Shriners Hospital for Children (UCLA) in Los Angeles. After joining the staff at the Shriners Hospital, Gary returned to Melbourne and took up a staff position at The Royal Children’s Hospital, where he was part of the teaching program from 1995 to 2020. Gary continues with an honorary appointment to The Royal Children’s Hospital. Gary operates privately at Cabrini Hospital in Malvern. With state-of-the-art facilities and a dedicated Children’s unit with specialised paediatric staff, all procedures, including Scoliosis and major Hip Dysplasia surgeries, can be performed there. As one of Australia‘s most experienced Paediatric Orthopaedic Surgeons, Gary was elected by his peers to serve as President of the Australian Paediatric Orthopaedic Society (APOS) from 2009 – 2011. He has a keen interest in Orthopaedic education and is a past-Chairman of the Victorian and Tasmanian Regional Training Committee of the Australian Orthopaedic Association. He has undertaken voluntary work overseas with Cabrini Outreach treating children in Papua New Guinea and China. In terms of Research, Gary has undertaken numerous research projects at The Royal Children’s Hospital and has published extensively. This has resulted in him being invited to speak internationally on Scoliosis and Hip Dysplasia.
64 Chapman Street, North Melbourne VIC, Australia