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Associate Professor John IRELAND F.R.A.C.S., F.A.Orth.A. Associate Professor John Ireland is Sydney born and trained and graduated from the University of New south Wales in 1980. He is the 1980 Foundation Medallist in Medicine.

He was awarded his Fellowship from the Royal Australasian college of Surgery in
1990, and Fellow of the Australian Orthopaedic Association in 1994.

He completed a Fellowship in Joint Replacement surgery at the Norfolk and Norwich
Hospital, Norfolk, UK.

He was also awarded AO and Zimmer traveling Fellowships in Joint Replacement
surgery and Trauma.

Since returning to Australia, Associate Professor Ireland has worked the last 17 years in the west of Sydney. Initally at Nepean Hospital , Campbelltown and Liverpool Hospitals, now he is chairman of the Whitlam Joint Replacement Centre based at Fairfield Hospital,servicing the South Western Sydney Area. Continuing his commitment to Orthopaedics, Professor Ireland is also the Area Clinical Director of Orthopaedics for the Western Zone.

Qualifications

Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery, University of New South Wales , 1980
Fellowship of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons, 1990
Fellowship of the Australian Orthopaedic Association

Registration

The New South Wales Medical Board
The General Medical Council of the United Kingdom

Professional Memberships

Australian Orthopaedic Association
Royal Australasian College of Surgeons
Australian Society of Orthopaedic Surgeons
Australian Medical Association
Australian Academy of Medicine and Surgery

Current Public Hospital Appointments

Visiting Medical Officer at Liverpool and Fairfield Health Services

Current Private Hospital Appointments

Sydney South West Private Hospital
Liverpool Day Surgery
Sydney Private Hospital

Specific Areas of Interest

Adult Reconstructive and Replacement Surgery. This includes Joint Replacement
and Revision Surgery of Hip, Knee, Shoulder and Ankle.
Extensive experience in Joint replacements using all recognised and validated types of prosthesis and including minimal invasive techniques.
and validated types of prostheses and including minimal invasive techniques.
Arthroscopic Surgery of all major joints. This includes ligament reconstruction.
Acute Trauma surgery