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Dr Aman Sood
Telephone: 08 8267 8277
QUALIFICATIONS
- BMBS Flinders University, Adelaide 1997
- FRACS in Orthopaedic Surgery, 2008
EDUCATION
- February 2008 Advanced training in Orthopaedic Surgery FRACS (Ortho)
- 2004 – 2007 Advanced Surgical Training in Orthopaedic Surgery, Royal Australasian College of Surgeons, South Australian Public Hospitals
- 1999 – 2003 Basic Surgical Training Scheme Royal Australasian College of Surgeons, South Australian Public Hospitals & Royal Darwin Hospital
- 1998 Internship in Medicine and Surgery Flinders Medical Centre, Bedford Park, South Australia
- 1992 – 1997 Bachelor of Medicine & Surgery (M.B.B.S.) Flinders University of SA, Bedford Park, South Australia
- 1990 – 1991 Higher Secondary School
St Paul’s College, Gilles Plains, South Australia
EMPLOYMENT
August 2009
Current Commenced Private Practice with Orthopaedic SA & Visiting Orthoapedic Specialist at Royal Adelaide and Repatriation Hospital
May 2009 - Jul 2009
Travelling Fellowship, Arthroscopic and Minimally Invasive Surgery. Multiple Centres of Orthopaedic Excellence in Western Europe
Jul 2008 – May 2009
Fellow, Hand and Upper Limb Surgery,Princess Alexandra Hospital, Queensland Health Building, 147-163 Charlotte Street, Brisbane, Qld Registered as a Specialist in Orthopaedic Surgery with Queensland Medical Board
Feb 2008 – Jul 2008
Visiting Medical Officer, Orthopaedic Surger, Flinders Medical Centre, Bedford Park, South Australia & Royal Adelaide Hospital, North terrace, Adelaide, South Australia. Private Practice: Melbourne Street, North Adelaide, South Australia
Jan 2007 – Dec 2008
Hand and Upper Limb Surgery, Trauma & Research.Flinders Medical Centre, Bedford Park, South Australia & Royal Adelaide Hospital, North terrace, Adelaide, South Australia
Jul 2006 – Jan 2007
Paediatric Orthopaedic Surgery. The Women and Children’s Hospital, North Adelaide, South Australia
Jan 2006 – Jul 2006
Lower Limb Arthroplasty & Trauma.Royal Adelaide Hospital, North terrace, Adelaide, South Australia
Jul 2005 – Jan 2006
Spinal and Foot & Ankle Surgery. The Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Woodville, South Australia
Jan 2005 – Jul 2005
Trauma & Lower Limb Arthroplasty. Royal Adelaide Hospital, North terrace, Adelaide, South Australia
Jul 2004 – Jan 2005
Trauma & Upper Limb Surgery.Royal Adelaide Hospital, North terrace, Adelaide, South Australia
Jan 2004 – Jul 2004
Trauma and General Orthopaedic Surgery. Flinders Medical Centre, Bedford Park, South Australia
Jan 2003 – Dec 2003
Registrar - General Orthopaedics. Royal Adelaide Hospital and The Queen Elizabeth Hospital, South Australia
Jan 2002 – Dec 2002
Registrar - General Orthopaedics. Modbury Public Hospital and Royal Adelaide Hospital, South Australia
Jan 2001 - Dec 2001
Registrar - General Orthopaedics. Royal Darwin Hospital, Darwin, Northern Territory
Jan 1999 – Dec 2000
Surgical Resident rotating through South Australian public hospitals.The Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Flinders Medical Centre and Repatriation General Hospital. Rotations included General Surgery, Vascular Surgery, ENT surgery, Intensive care and Emergency Medicine
Jan 1998 – Dec 1998
Internship in Medicine and Surgery. Flinders Medical Centre, Bedford Park, South Australia
PERSONAL ACHIEVEMENTS
- Allan Frederick Dwyer Runner-up Prize for the 2nd best scientific paper, Australian Orthopaedic Registrar’s Association conference, October 2007, Lorne, Victoria
- R J Bauze prize for the best scientific paper, AOA meeting, August 2007, Adelaide
- Awarded the AOA research fellowship by Australian Orthopaedic Association (2007)
- Successful completion of Part II Examination (Final Fellowship exam) of Advanced Orthopaedic Training Programme during 3rd year of training (June 2006)
- Satisfactory completion of Part 1 Examination (OPBS) of Advanced Orthopaedic Training Programme
- Received Gordon Gordon Taylor Medal for highest achiever in FRACS Part I MCQ Exam (Australia & NZ) – November 2000
- Successful completion of FRACS Basic Surgical Training
- Successful completion of Emergency Management of Severe Trauma (EMST) course conducted by Royal Australasian College of Surgeons (May 2000)
- Twice selected as the Flinders Medical School’s representative for the Undergraduate Orthopaedic Workshop held in Adelaide (December 1997) and Melbourne (December 1996)
- John Gladstone Sweeney Orthopaedic Prize for the best Orthopaedic student in 1996.
- Richard Taunton Southwood Prize for the best undergraduate research paper (Orthopaedics) in 1995
ORTHOPAEDIC RESEARCH, PRESENTATION & PUBLICATIONS
Title: Osteoid Osteoma of The Upper Extremity, An Unusual Diagnosis
Investigators: A. Sood, M. Ross
Details: Queensland Hand Society Annual Scientific Meeting, Gold Coast, November 2008
Title: Surgical Pathoanatomy of Acute Acromioclavicular Dislocation
investigators: A. Sood, G. Bain
Details: Biannual Scientific Meeting of Shoulder and Elbow Society, Perth, November 2008
Title: Self Administered Shoulder Assessment form – Is It Reliable As a Triage Tool In Outpatient Setting?
Investigators: A. Sood, N Wallwork, V Moss; M Pascoe; J Krishnan
Details: Australian Orthopaedic Registrar’s Association conference, Lorne, Victoria, October 2007
Winner of “Allan Frederick Dwyer Runner-up Prize” for the 2nd best scientific paper
Australian Orthopaedic Association, Annual Scientific Meeting, Hobart, October 2008
Title: Clinical Results of Coracoacromial Ligament Transfer in Acromioclavicular Joint Dislocations: A Systematic Review
Investigators: A. Sood, N Wallwork, G. Bain
Details: Australian Orthopaedic Association, SA Branch Meeting, Adelaide, August 2007
Winner of “R J Bauze” prize for the best scientific paper, AOA meeting, August 2007
Published “International Journal of Shoulder Surgery” 2008;2:1:13-21
Title: Perilunate dislocation with associated lunate fracture: Three cases with introduction of the “Intra-lunate Arc” concept.
Investigators: Bain GI, McLean JM, Turner PC, Sood A, Pourgiezis N.
Accepted for Publication: The Journal of Hand Surgery (American Volume) (in-Press).
Title: Total Knee Arthroplasty in Haemophiliac Arthropathy
Investigators: D. Teague, A. Sood
Details: Asia Pacific Orthopaedic Association, Seoul, South Korea, September 2007
Title: Acromioclavicular Joint Stabilisation – Early Results of A New Technique Using Metallic Buttons
Investigators: Y. Lim, A. Sood, R. van Riet, G. Bain
Details: Bi annual meeting of Shoulder & Elbow Society of Australia, Victor Harbour, SA, November 2006
Australian Orthopaedic Association (AOA), SA Branch Meeting, Adelaide, March 2007
Accepted for publication: “Techniques in shoulder and elbow surgery” 2007;8(4):213-21
Title: Stiffness Post Total Knee Arthroplasty – A Literature Review
Investigators: S. Brumby, A. Sood
Details: Asia Pacific Orthopaedic Symposium, Singapore, July 2005
Title: Haemophiliac Arthropathy – South Australian Experience
Investigators: A. Sood, D. Teague
Details: Australian Orthopaedic Registrar meeting, Gold Coast, November 2004
Australian Orthopaedic Association (AOA), SA Branch Meeting, Adelaide, July 2003
Title: Capture Cups in Total Hip Arthroplasty
Investigators: A. Sood, S. Scott, G. Mercer, D. Campbell
Details: Combined Orthopaedic Meeting, Sydney, October 2004
Title: Effect Of Distal Scaphoid Excision And Triquetrum Excision On The Radioscapholunate Arthrodesis of Wrist: A Cadaveric Study
Investigators: A. Sood, G. Bain
Details: AOA, SA Branch Meeting, Adelaide, March 2003
Annual Australian Orthopaedic Association Meeting, Adelaide, October 2003
Australian Orthopaedic Registrar meeting, Gold Coast, November 2004
Asian-Pacific Federation of Societies for Surgery of the Hand – APFSSH, Bangkok Thailand, November 2006
Published – J Bone Joint Surg Br Proceedings, Nov 2004; 86-B: 478
Title: Re-operations in Proximal Femoral Fractures – The Queen Elizabeth Hospital Experience
Investigators: A. Sood, C. Butcher
Details: AOA, SA Branch Meeting, Adelaide, March 2003
Annual Australian Orthopaedic Association Meeting, Adelaide, October 2003
Published (abstract) – J Bone Joint Surg Br Proceedings, Nov 2004; 86-B: 492
Title: Effect Of Scaphoid And Triquetrum Excision On Limited Arthrodesis Of Wrist – A Laboratory Study
Investigators: A. Sood, N. Ashwood, G. Bain, Q. Fogg
Details: Australian Hand Surgery Society Meeting, Gold Coast March 2002
Royal Australasian College of Surgeons & Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh – Annual Scientific Congress 2002, Adelaide, May 2002
Asian-Pacific Federation of Societies for Surgery of the Hand – APFSSH, Bangkok Thailand, November 2006
Published (abstract) – ANZ Journal of Surgery - Volume 72, supplement May 2002, A 39
Accepted for full text publication
Title: Results of Scaphotrapeziotrapezoid Arthroscopic Debridement for Isolated Idiopathic Arthritis
Investigators: N. Ashwood, A. Sood, G. Bain
Details: AOA SA Branch meeting, Adelaide, April 2002
Royal Australasian College of Surgeons & Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh Annual
Scientific Congress 2002, Adelaide, May 2002
Published (abstract) – ANZ Journal of Surgery - Volume 72, supplement May 2002, A 37
Title: Comparison of the Different Wrist Splints: Below Elbow Plaster, Fibreglass Spiral Splint & Volar Wrist Splint
Investigators: A. Sood, R. Southwood, J. Krishnan
Details: Winner of “Richard T Southwood” prize for the best undergraduate research paper in 1995
PROFESSIONAL COURSES & WORKSHOPS
July 2009
Use of Hydroxyapatite in Primary and Revision Hip Surgery.Depuy International, Annecy, France
June 2009
Annecy Live Surgery International Shoulder Advanced Course.Annecy, France
Dec 2008
Advanced Course in Complex Elbow Trauma. AO International, Davos, Switzerland
Dec 2008
Instructional Course in Microsurgery. National University Hospital, Singapore
July 2008
Shoulder Symposium.Instructional Course Format, Sydney
July 2007
Shoulder Arthroplasty Cadaveric Workshop – New Approaches & Techniques. Facilitator: Mr J Hughes
Zimmer Institute, University of Melbourne.
Sept 2006
Shoulder Arthroscopy & Arthroplasty Cadaveric Workshop. Facilitators: Mr D Sonnabend, Mr J Fardoulys. University of NSW, Sydney
Sept 2006
Hip and Knee arthroplasty Cadaveric Workshop– New Approaches & Techniques. Zimmer Institute, University of Melbourne, Aug 2006 5th Asia Pacific Orthopaedic (Arthroplasty) Symposium, Singapore
July 2006
AO Hand Course. Synthes Australia, Sydney
March 2006
Australian Hand Surgery Society Scientific Registrars Conference. The Australian Hand Surgery Society, Adelaide
July 2005
Continuing Orthopaedic Education (COE) Meeting (Sports Injuries) Australian Orthopaedic Association, Melbourne
March 2005
Principles of Hip Arthroplasty Course. Stryker Australia, Brisbane
Oct 2004
Combined Orthopaedic Association Meeting. Australian Orthopaedic Association, Sydney
Oct 2003
Critical Literature Evaluation and Research (CLEAR) Course. Royal Australasian College of Surgeons, Adelaide
July 2002
AO Course on Advances in Fracture Treatment. Synthes NZ, Queenstown, New Zealand
November 2001
3rd Annual Pan Pacific Trauma Course. Smith + Nephew Surgical, Langkawi, Malaysia
March 2001
AO Course on Principles of Operative Fracture Treatmen, Mathys Australia, Melbourne
May 2000
Emergency Management of Severe Trauma (EMST) Royal Australasian College of Surgeons, Adelaide
1996
AOA Annual Undergraduate Workshop. South Australian Orthopaedic Association, Adelaide
1997
Victorian Orthopaedic Association, Melbourne
TEACHING
2006 - 2009 Clinical Lecturer - School of Medicine, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide