Assoc. Prof. Gareth Prosser

Assoc. Prof. Gareth Prosser

hip, knee, trauma, rehabilitation

Orthopaedic Surgeon
MBChB MRCS, Fellow of the AOA, FRCS(Orth) and FRACS(Orth)

Assoc. Prof. Gareth Prosser specialises in Hip, Knee and Trauma Surgery, Young adult hip problems and accelerated rehabilitation.

About

Gareth obtained his medical degree in the UK at Manchester University and undertook his surgical training in Birmingham. His orthopaedic training was based at the internationally renowned Royal Orthopaedic Hospital and he was awarded Fellowship of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh in 2007.  

He gained advanced training in hip and knee replacement as the Perth Allograft Fellow and then the Fremantle Arthroplasty Fellow in WA under the supervision of Professor David Wood and Professor Piers Yates. He returned to Birmingham to complete a further fellowship in hip joint preserving surgery in the young adult under the supervision of Mr John O’Hara.

He was appointed consultant orthopaedic and trauma Surgeon at Fremantle and Armadale Hospitals in 2008. Having committed to orthopaedic surgery in Australia he gained Fellowship of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons in 2012.

Dr Prosser is very enthusiastic about education and is involved in the orthopaedic registrars training programme as well as teaching undergraduates. He has been awarded the post of Associate Professor from the University of Western Australia in recognition of his commitment to medical student teaching. He is regularly invited to teach on local, national and international courses for other orthopaedic surgeons.

He has published multiple peer-reviewed articles and presents regularly at local, national and international meetings (see publications). He is a member of the Australasian and British Orthopaedic Associations and has recently been appointed as joint head of the orthopaedic department at Fiona Stanley Hospital.

Particular interests

My particular interests are:
  • Hip replacement, minimally invasive hip replacement, hip replacement in the young
  • Revision hip replacement including for fracture and infection
  • Hip resurfacing
  • Hip preserving surgery in the young including pelvic osteotomy and femoral osteotomy (for dysplasia, Perthes and slipped upper femoral epihysis)
  • Hip labral repair
  • Knee replacement including computer navigation and patient specific instruments
  • Unicompartmental knee replacement
  • Revision knee replacement including for fracture and infection 
  • Knee arthroscopy
  • Upper and lower limb trauma

Quick Facts about Assoc. Prof. Gareth Prosser

Associate Professor Gareth Prosser consults and operates privately at St John of God Murdoch Hospital and Mount Hospital.

His special interests include:

  • hip and knee replacement including hip resurfacing
  • revision hip and knee replacement
  • young adult hip problems including joint preserving surgery for dysplasia and impingement
  • trauma surgery
Dr Prosser welcomes Public, Private and DVA patients. Workers Compensation and MVIT patients will be considered.

He also consults and operates at Fiona Stanley, Fremantle and Armadale hospitals.

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