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Dr Andrew Mintz
MBBS, FRACS (ORTH) Orthopaedic Surgeon
General information- email - mintzadmin@orthosa.com.au
MBBS, FRACS (ORTH) Orthopaedic Surgeon
General informationDr Andrew Mintz retired from private practice in September 2021.
With over 20 years experience, Dr Mintz specialises in the surgical treatment of hip and knee disorders, particularly in the areas of knee arthroscopy and joint replacement of the hip and knee.
After graduating from the University of Adelaide in 1983, Dr Mintz obtained a Fellowship of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons (Orthopaedic Surgery) in 1992. He undertook overseas training at the Freeman Hospital (Newcastle, UK), and completed post-fellowship training in joint replacement surgery at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School (Boston, USA).
Additional Information
Qualifications
- M.B.B.S., University of Adelaide, 1983
- F.R.A.C.S. in Orthopaedic Surgery, 1991
Education/Medical Training
1977-82
Medical School
University of Adelaide
South Australia
1983
Intern
Royal Adelaide Hospital
South Australia
1984
Surgical Resident
Royal Adelaide Hospital
South Australia
1985
Senior House Officer
Plastic Surgery
Mt. Vernon Hospital
Northwood, UK
1985
Primary Fellowship Course
King’s College
London, United Kingdom
1986
Orthopaedic Registrar
Royal Adelaide Hospital & Lyell McEwin Hospital
South Australia
1987
Orthopaedic Registrar
Flinders Medical Centre
South Australia
1988
Orthopaedic Trainee
Royal Adelaide Hospital
South Australia
1989
Senior Orthopaedic Registrar
Northeastern Orthopaedic Programme, U.K.
Freeman Hospital, Newcastle and Sunderland, D.G.H.
1990-91
Orthopaedic Trainee
Royal Adelaide Hospital, Queen Elizabeth Hospital
South Australia
1992
Visiting Orthopaedic Surgeon, Queen Elizabeth Hospital
Visiting Orthopaedic Surgeon, Broken Hill Base Hospital
Locum Orthopaedic Surgeon, Mildura Base Hospital
1992-93
Fellow, Joint Replacement Surgery
Brigham & Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School
Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A
1998-Present
Senior Consultant, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
Royal Adelaide Hospital
South Australia
1993-2000
Senior Consultant
Repatriation Hospital
South Australia
1998-Present
Private Orthopaedic Surgical Practice
Orthopaedics SA
Associations
1991
Registrars’ Representative, A.O.A. Federal Training
1990-91
President, Australian Orthopaedic Registrars Association
1993-Present
Member, Australian Medical Association
1995-Present
Fellow, Australian Orthopaedic Association
1996-2000
Secretary, Adelaide Bone & Joint Research Foundation
1999-Present
Member, Australian Arthroplasty Society
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