PRIMARY CONTACT DETAILS

Telephone:

(08) 8362 7788

Facsimile:

(08) 8362 0071

Group:

SportsMed SA

Address:

SportsMed SA - Central Branch

32 Payneham Road

Stepney 5069

SA

Website:

www.SportsMed.com.au

Email:

Dushan.Atkinson@SportsMed.com.au

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PROFESSIONAL PROFILE

During the first half of 2008 Dushan undertook a Fellowship at St Michael’s Hospital in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, working with Dr Tim R. Daniels.

He then spent 12 months on Fellowship at SportsMed SA, in Adelaide, Australia, working with Drs Greg Keene, Roger Oakeshott and David Martin.

He has gained Fellowship training in:

• General Foot & Ankle Surgery, Complex Hindfoot Deformity, Forefoot Reconstruction, Diabetic Foot Management, Total Ankle Replacement
• General Orthopaedic Trauma Surgery
• Arthroscopic Surgery
• Minimally Invasive Sports Medicine Surgery
• Hip and Knee Primary and Revision Joint Replacement Surgery
• Computer Navigation

INTERESTS & PROCEDURES

Dushan is very much a family man, though in his spare time also enjoys writing and DJing music, cooking, and recreational snowboarding, sailing and windsurfing.

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Dushan Atkinson’s Background and Training

Dushan was raised in London and educated at Westminster School. He qualified in Medicine from the University of Edinburgh in 1998, and completed basic surgical training in Edinburgh on the South-East of Scotland BST rotation; attaining the Membership of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh (MRCS) in 2001.

He became Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons in Trauma and Orthopaedics in 2006, and completed his Specialist Registrar training in Trauma and Orthopaedics on the Imperial College North West Thames rotation in 2008.

He was awarded his Certificate of Completion of Training in July 2008, and entered onto the Specialist Register of the General Medical Council.

His UK Orthopaedic training has included periods at the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, the Princess Margaret Rose Hospital, Central Middlesex Hospital, Charing Cross Hospital, Northwick Park Hospital, The Hillingdon Hospital, Mount Vernon Hospital, Chelsea and Westminster Hospital, St Mary’s Hospital and the Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital in Stanmore.

ARTICLES & RESEARCH

Dushan has a keen interest in Medical research and Medical Education in General, and has published 49 original scientific articles.

His particular interest is in the use of Circular Frames in Trauma Surgery and in Lower Limb joint replacement surgery.

He is also one of the founders and steering group members of the Argo Medical Education Project, www.ArgoRegistrars.com, and Senior Editor for the www.orthoteers.com The Orthopaedic Education Resource.