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Dr. Roger W. BRIGHTON

M.B., B.S., F.R.A.C.S.(Orth.)

Dr. Brighton completed his medical
degree at the University of NSW in 1986. After finishing the orthopaedic
training scheme in Sydney in 1995, he continued his training overseas first
at the Orthopaedic and Arthritic Hospital in Toronto, Canada and then at the
Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital, London where he held the commonwealth
Fellowship.

Medical School:
University of New South Wales (1986)

Qualifications:
Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery M.B.B.S., (1986)

Post Graduate:
Fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons F.R.A.C.S. (Orthopaedics)

Registration:
The New South Wales Medical Board.

Speciality:
Hips & Knees.

Professional Memberships:
Australian Orthopaedic Association
Australian Arthroplasty Association
Australian Society of Orthopaedic Surgeons
Australian Medical Association

Current Appointments (Public Hospital):
Visiting Medical Officer (Orthopaedic Surgeon),
Westmead Public Hospital.
Visiting Medical Officer (Orthopaedic Surgeon),
Blacktown/ Mt Druitt Public Hospital.

He is actively involved in Registrar and Undergraduate teaching in the above
hospitals.

Private Hospital Visiting Rights:
Westmead Private Hospital .
Hills Private Hospital.
Castle Hill Day Surgery.

His particular interests are:
Joint Replacement Surgery of the Hip and Knee including minimally invasive
techniques,
specialises in Arthroscopic knee surgery and sports medicine knee surgery.
Has expertise in the treatment of HIP DISEASE in adults.
Revision Joint Replacement
Has had specific training in the technique of the BIRMINGHAM HIP
RESURFACING REPLACEMENT.
This form of hip replacement offers a more conservative bone sparing approach to joint replacement of the hip in the younger more active patient with hip arthritis.