I am dedicated to the concept of “Life Long Learning and Research” which allows me to remain at the leading edge of patient care and rehabilitation. I will discuss your problem with you in great detail and you can share your concerns with me regarding any queries you have
Academic Qualifications
2002 Fellow of the Australian Orthopaedic Association
2000 Fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons
1996 Masters Degree in Biomedical Engineering (MBiomedE) (Research Thesis on ACL Reconstruction)
1994 AO Certified
1993 EMST certified
1993 FRACS part 1 approved
1993 FRACS OSCA approved
1991 Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS)
University of New South Wales
Ilizarov Clinical Fellowship, Lecco Italy – Focus on complex osteotomy operations
Hospital for Special Surgery, New York
Mayo Clinic, Rochester Minnesota
The Fowler Kennedy Sport Medicine Clinic, London Ontario – Focus on ACL reconstruction, Complex and revision knee reconstructive procedures including PCL reconstruction, Meniscal allografting, High Tibial Osteotomy and combination procedures.
Masters Thesis : Anterior Cruciate Ligament reconstruction in fresh cadaveric knees under 40 years of age comparing controls to patella tendon and hamstring tendon reconstructions, UNSW, 1996.
Sher D, Cross MJ, Sports injuries of the knee in adolescents, Modern Medicine of Australia, Vol 39, No 2, pp 62-74, 1996.
Rowden NJ, Sher D, Rogers GJ, Schindhelm K, Anterior Cruciate Ligament Graft Fixation: Comparison of Patellar Tendon and Hamstring Autografts in Young Fresh Cadavers, Am J Sports Med, 25(4):472-8, 1997 Jul-Aug.
Ben-Nissan B, Sher D, Walsh W, Bioceramics, Volume 15, Trans Tech Publications, UK, 2002-12-12
Catagni MA, Sher D, Upgrade of the Ilizarov Method, Atlas for the insertion of transosseous wires and half pins, AB Maiocchi Editor, Medi Surgical Video, Milan- Italy, 2002
Sher D, Van der Wall, H, Fracture of a Bone-Graft Donor Site in the Ulna, Clinical Nuclear Medicine. 30(6):416-417, June 2005.
Sher, D, Biant, LC, Subcapital fracture of the femoral neck in medically unwell patients: technique for fixation using direct infiltration local anaesthetic rather than regional blockade. Injury. 2008 Jul;39(7):820
Girgis, C, Sher, D, Seibel, M, Atypical Femoral Fractures and Bisphosphonate Use. New England Journal of Medicine; 2010, Vol. 362 Issue 19, p1848
Presentations at National or International Meetings
Graft fixation for the ACL, The 54th Scientific Australian Orthopaedic Association meeting Sydney 1995 (Winner of the Evelyn Hamilton Prize for best scientific paper)
Opening versus closing wedge osteotomy, Australian Orthopaedic Association Continuing Education Meeting, Sydney, 2006
A simple method for improving tibial post fixation during ACL reconstruction, The 17th Annual Australian Knee Society Meeting
Autologous meniscal transplant – a case study, The 17th Annual Australian Knee Society Meeting
Autologous meniscal transplant – a case study, The 54th Scientific Australian Orthopaedic Association meeting Sydney 1995
Bilateral simultaneous arthroscopic ACL reconstruction, The NSW regional branch clinical meeting of the Australian Orthopaedic Association 1994
Isolated articular cartilage lesions of the femoral trochlea, The Mater Misercordiae Orthopaedic Meeting 1994
Meniscal Transplantation, The Mater Misercordiae Orthopaedic Meeting 1994 Autologous meniscal transplant – a five year follow up, The Mater Misercordiae Orthopaedic Meeting 1998
A novel view for the scintigraphic assessment of the elbow, The 59th Annual Scientific Australian Orthopaedic Association Meeting 1999
Chairperson and co-convenor, Bioceramics 15, Sydney, December 2002
Early detection of HO in the elbow, Mayo Clinic Elbow CME 2009
- A five year prospective follow up of immediate weight bearing in uncemented total knee replacements, The Australian and New Zealand Orthopaedic Research Society Meeting 1995
- A five year prospective follow up of immediate weight bearing in uncemented total knee replacements, The 54th Scientific Australian Orthopaedic Association meeting Sydney 1995
- A simple method for improving tibial post fixation during ACL reconstruction, The 54th Scientific Australian Orthopaedic Association Meeting Sydney 1995
- Meniscal Allografts, Clinical and MRI follow up
- A new and more accurate method of intraoperative leg length and offset measurement during total hip arthroplasty – Patent Approved
- Tension Band wiring of fractures
- Elbow skin healing following the ‘posterior approach’
- AOA Representative Orthopaedic Outreach
- Concord Repatriation General Hospital
- Former Head of Orthopaedic Department
- Prince Of Wales Private Hospital
- St Lukes Private Hospital
- Sydney Private Hospital
Lecturer NSW Agency for Clinical Innovation
Lecturer in Sports Medicine UNSW
Lecturer School of Physiotherapy University of Sydney
Lecturer Australian Orthopaedic Nurses Association
Lecturer Australian Ski Patrol Association
Lecturer Concord Clinical week
Lecturer Concord Hospital physiotherapy department
Lecturer Concord Hospital radiology department
Lecturer Prince of Wales Private Hospital Nursing education
Lecturer at multiple GP and Physiotherapy education meetings
Lecturer Orthogeriatric combined meetings
Co-convenor Bioceramics 15 International meeting, Sydney
Ongoing registrar education at weekly meetings
Active member the “Mayo Elbow Club” – Mayo clinic
Convenor Orthosports Orthopaedic Updates Yearly seminar
Lecturer GPCE 2008
Lecturer – National Sports Trainers First Aid Course
Team Doctor Australian Rugby Union Representative team, Maccabiah, Israel
Established the Day surgery unit at Concord Hospital
Team Doctor Manly Warringah Rugby League Club (The Pepsi Sea Eagles)
Orthopaedic cover for Eastern Creek Motorcycle Grand Prix (The Final Curtain)
Team Doctor for English Academy Rugby League tour of Australia
Team Doctor Manly Warringah junior representative rugby league teams
Tournament Doctor for Australian Indoor Tennis Championships
Team doctor for NSW Metropolitan cup representative rugby team
Team Doctor Manly Warringah junior representative rugby league teams
Medical School Elective Term – Lenox Hill Hospital and Nicholas Sports Institute, New York
Mount Moriah War Memorial College 1985
Prefect 1984
House Captain 1985
Captain of cricket, basketball and soccer teams
1982-1984 Captain of basketball and soccer teams
1981 Duke of Edinburgh Award Bronze Medal
1979 Junior school house captain
- Fellow of the Royal Australian College of Surgeons
- Member of the Australian Society of Orthopaedic Surgeons
- Member of Australian Medical Association
- Member of The Shoulder and Elbow Society of Australia
- Fowler Kennedy Former Fellow
- Mayo Clinic Former Fellow
- Active in trauma management at Concord Hospital.
I consult and operate in Fiji each year as a volunteer as part of Orthopaedic Outreach. The philosophy of this organisation is to teach the local surgeons to continue the treatment of the local patients after the visiting surgeon leaves thus ‘teaching them to fish’ rather than just providing an inconsistent service to them.
I also teach and operate at Concord Public Hospital to ensure that those patients who are unable to afford private health cover receive the highest possible level of care.