Fellowship Training
Orthopaedic surgeons often complete additional fellowship training to gain advanced experience in specialised surgical techniques. Mr Edward O’Bryan has undertaken both local and international fellowships, expanding his expertise in hip and knee surgery through training with leading orthopaedic centres around the world.
After completing his orthopaedic training, Mr O’Bryan was invited to complete the Bayside Hip and
Knee Fellowship in Melbourne. This year-long program was under mentors Mr Chris Jones and Mr Sam Joseph and focused on advanced hip and knee surgery across both public and private practice. During this time he trained in muscle sparing hip replacement techniques, including the direct anterior and direct superior approaches, and gained experience with several robotic and technology assisted systems used in hip and knee surgery. It also focused on preservation techniques of the knee joint as well as sports injuries such as ACL and multi-ligament reconstruction.
Following the local fellowship, Mr O'Bryan also completed travelling fellowships in Europe and Asia,
learning from internationally recognised experts, predominantly in sport knee reconstruction.
A list of the world-renowned surgeons that have shaped Edward's practice, as well as their influence,
is found below.
A/Prof Peter D'Alessandro
Sydney, Australia.
Sport knee & shoulder specialist in Perth, with a special interest in surgery for elite and professional athletes. He is highly published in these areas, and is active in training international fellows in sport surgery.
Areas of Expertise:
Hamstring Repair
Elite Athlete Surgery
Sport Knee Surgery
Dr Arno Schmeling
Berlin, Germany
World-expert in patellofemoral disorders and trochlear dysplasia. He is the Chairman of the Patellofemoral German Knee Society. He is responsible for identifying the landmark surgeons use for the insertion of the MPFL during patella stabilisation surgery.
Areas of Expertise:
Patellofemoral Disorders
Trochlear Dysplasia
MPFL Surgery
Thin-flap trochleoplasty
Dr David DeJour
Lyon, France
The DeJour name is one of the most well-known in orthopaedic surgery. David and his father Henri popularised the classification system for trochlear dysplasia. He is by far the most published world-expert in patellofemoral conditions. He is also an expert in cutting edge considerations for ACL surgery and knee replacement.
Areas of Expertise:
Patellofemoral Conditions
Thick-Flap Trochleoplasty
ACL-ALL Reconstruction
Knee Osteotomy
Dr Frederic Sailhan
Paris France
Expert in anterior approach hip replacement, as well as joint replacement and sport surgery of the knee. He is a lecturer at The University of Paris, where he completed a PhD.
Areas of Expertise:
Anterior Approach Hip Replacement
Joint Replacement
Sport Knee Surgery
Mr Andy Williams
London, UK
One of the world's most highly revered elite athlete knee surgeon. Andy has since trained many Australian surgeons in the art of knee surgery and managing the professional athlete. He is widely published, most significantly in management of the ACL and MCL. Much of the wisdom we rely on for managing elite/professional athletes, as well as the data we quote in this population, is thanks to the work of Andy Williams.
Areas of Expertise
Elite Athlete Surgery
ACL Reconstruction
Lateral Extra-Articular
Tenodesis MCL Reconstruction
Mr Sam Joseph
Melbourne VIC, Australia
Hip & knee specialist in the bayside of Melbourne, with expertise in anterior approach hip replacement, robotic knee surgery and sport knee injuries. He is involved in various research projects with Mr O'Bryan.
Areas of Expertise:
Anterior Approach Hip Replacement
Robotic Knee Surgery
Sport Knee Injuries
Dr Guillaume Demey
Lyon, France
Past president of the Lyon School of Knee Surgery, and a practice colleague of Dr David DeJour. Guillaume is highly published in various aspects of hip and knee surgery.
Areas of Expertise:
ACL-ALL Reconstruction
Thick-Flap Trochleoplasty
Knee Osteotomy
Professor Hideyuki Koga
Tokyo, Japan
The world-leading expert in meniscal centralisation, a procedure popularised and refined by Professor Koga. Hide taught Edward techniques for preservation of the knee including meniscal repair, root repair, osteotomy and the meniscal centralisation strategy.
Areas of Expertise:
Meniscal Centralisation
Meniscal Repair
Knee Osteotomy
Professor Patrick Yung
Hong Kong
The chairman of the Chinese University of Hong Kong Orthopaedic unit, and director of Hong Kong's centre for Sports medicine. Professor Yung has managed many of Hong Kong's professional and Olympic athletes.
Areas of Expertise:
ACL Reconstruction
Elite Athlete Surgery
Professor Ning Tang
Hong Kong
A pioneer in robotic surgery in orthopaedics. Professor Tang is an expert in trauma care and has been responsible for the development and refinement of technology assisted surgery in Orthopaedics.
Areas of Expertise:
Robotic Surgery
Trauma Surgery
A/Prof Justin Roe
Sydney, Australia.
Knee specialist in Sydney, with a special interest in surgery for elite and professional athletes. A/Prof Roe is a pioneer in live donor tendon ACL reconstruction, responsible for the landmark publications on this unique strategy for managing ACL rupture in certain cases.
Areas of Expertise:
Live Donor Tendon
ACL Reconstruction
Elite Athlete Surgery
AO Masters Trauma Course
Davos, Switzerland
Mr O'Bryan has repeatedly attended courses in Davos, Switzerland, which is the home of the world's greatest orthopaedic trauma group, Association of Osteosynthesis (AO). Most recently he attended the Masters Trauma Course for the knee and tibia, under the tutelage of world experts such as Shanghai's Cong-Feng Luo, Seattle's Sean Nork and Seoul's Jong-Keon Oh.
Areas of Expertise:
Trauma Surgery
Knee Trauma
Tibia Surgery
Multi-ligament knee surgery
Alan Getgood
Doha, Qatar.
A world-renowned knee surgeon and researcher. His research is vast but the most impact was the “Stability Trial” - a randomised controlled trial demonstrating the benefit of a Lateral Extra-Articular Tenodesis. He was a previous chief of surgery at the world renowned Aspetar Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine Clinic in Doha, Qatar. He now practices in London at Fortius Clinic.
Areas of expertise:
Elite athlete surgery
ACL reconstruction
Lateral Extra-Articular Tenodesis
Knee Preservation surgery
Chris Jones
Melbourne, Australia
Hip & knee specialist in the bayside of Melbourne, with expertise in superior approach hip replacement and robotic knee replacement. Mr Jones is a supervisor for Ed’s PhD investigating the development of a robotic solution to the patella in knee replacement.
Areas of expertise:
Superior Approach Hip Replacement
Robotic Knee Surgery