Our surgeons

Dr Jay Dave
M.B.B.S, F.R.A.C.S. (Orthopaedics)

Qualifications
Medical School: University of Sydney
Qualifications: Bachelor of medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (hons 1) 1981
Post Graduate: Fellow Royal Australasian College of Surgeons F.R.A.C.S.(Orthopaedics) May1990

Registration
New South Wales Medical Board

Speciality
Hip and Knee Surgery

Experience
1981 - 82 Intern Westmead Hospital
1982 - 84 RMO - Junior registrar (Rotating terms) Westmead Hospital
1984 - 86 Service Orthopaedic Registrar Wollongong Hospital
Service Orthopaedic Registrar Canterbury Hospital.
1986 - 90 Scheme Registrar Orthopaedic
1. St George Hospital
2. Concord Hospital
3. Prince of Wales Hospital
4. Baulkham Hills Hospital
5. Bexley Private Hospital

VMO Hospital Experience 1990-1998:
Public Hospital:
Past Bankstown Hospital
Nepean Hospital
Mt Druitt Hospital

Current V.M.O. Appointments (Public Hospitals)
Fairfield Hospital
Campbelltown Hospital
Liverpool Hospital

Private Hospitals Visiting Rights
Sydney South West Private Hospital Strathfield Private Macarthur Private

Awards/Scholarships/Publications/Presentations/ Personal Davelopment:
1. RSL Scholarship Sydney Hospital 1979 (Treatment of tropical diseases in New Guinea Highlands)
2. Spinal Cord Decompression following Cord Compression from metastasis (Registrar paper presentation 1982) with Dr Fearnside)
3. Vascular tumours of bone (Bone tumour registry presentation St George Hospital 1986)
4. Meta analysis of Metacarpal Phalangeal Joint dislocation of thumbs AOA Melbourne 1995. Anatomical study and case presentation.
5. Post Graduate Association with Dr Honner Hand Surgeon 1990-1992 EMST Course 1997 Sydney.
6. Post Graduate Association with Joint Replacement Unit Baulkham Hills Hospital with Dr Bruce Shepherd 1990-1991.
7. Chairman Orthopaedic Department Fairfield Hospital.
8. Chairman Medical Staff Council Fairfield hospital 2002 to 2005
9. Chairman Medical Advisory committee Sydney Southwest Private Hospital.
10. Supervisor of training JMOs Fairfield Hospital
11. Founding committee member of Whitlam Joint Replacement Centre.

Special Interests:
1. Major Joint replacement surgery of lower limbs and Revision Surgery
2. Specific training in Resurfacing arthroplasty of the hip. 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.
3. Hand Surgery
4. Sports injuries
5. Arthroscopic Surgery

Associations:
1. Fellow of AOA 1993onwards
2. AMA Full member 1993-onwards
3. NSW Hand Surgery Association 1995onwards
4. Trauma Society 2000 onwards
5. Australian Society of Orthopaedic Surgeons

Current Practice:
Full time General Orthopaedic Surgeon at Private and Public Hospitals. Hospitals with special interests in advanced joint reconstructive work.