Dr Yasser Khatib

Dr Yasser Khatib is an Orthopaedic Surgeon based in South Windsor, Sydney. He is affiliated with Nepean Private Hospital and Campbelltown Private Hospital. Dr Khatib is fluent in English and Arabic.

Dr Khatib holds a Bachelor of Science in Medicine, Bachelor of Medicine, and Bachelor of Surgery (BSc(Med) MBBS) from the University of New South Wales, obtained in 2003. He further pursued a Master's degree in Sports Medicine from the University of New South Wales in 2008. In 2011, he was awarded a Fellowship from the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons (FRACS) and in 2014, a Fellowship from the Australian Orthopaedic Association (F AOA). In 2016, he completed a Master of Medicine in Clinical Epidemiology from Sydney University.

Dr Khatib's expertise lies in Orthopaedic Surgery, with a focus on Hip, Knee, Trauma-Fracture, and Shoulder surgeries. His special interests include primary and revision hip replacements, utilizing muscle sparing techniques through the direct anterior approach (DAA). He also specialises in primary and revision knee replacements, sports surgery, arthroscopic surgery, ligament reconstruction, arthroscopic shoulder surgery, as well as trauma and reconstructive surgeries for the upper and lower limbs.

Dr Khatib has contributed to various publications in the field of Orthopaedics. He has published research on topics such as prosthetic fractures, psychological traits in patients awaiting knee arthroplasty, and the impact of psychological factors on outcomes in patients undergoing total knee arthroplasty. He has also conducted studies on tibial rotation kinematics after knee arthroplasty and analyzed the dynamic mechanical properties of meniscus and cartilage in an ACL deficient ovine model.

Dr Yasser Khatib is committed to providing exceptional orthopaedic care to his patients.