Dr Danny Awwad: a consultation guide

FRACS, FAOrthA, MBBS Orthopaedic Surgeon

Dr Danny Awwad is an Orthopaedic Surgeon specialising in primary and revision hip and knee replacements, sports injuries and trauma. He has a keen interest in anterior (minimally invasive) hip replacement techniques and has trained with world surgeons in Australia and Switzerland. He has completed further Fellowship training in robotic hip and knee replacements in Glasgow and revision hip and knee replacements in Oxford, UK.

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Specialising in

• Hip
• Hip (Anterior)
• Knee
• Robotics
• Sports injuries
• Trauma

As an Associate Clinical Lecturer at The University of Adelaide, Dr Awwad has contributed to the development of future surgeons. He has also worked in prominent hospitals, including the Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Oxford and the Golden Jubilee National Hospital in Glasgow, where he focused on advanced techniques in revision and robotic surgery.

Dr Awwad has held various roles throughout his career, including as an Orthopaedic Trauma Consultant at Flinders Medical Centre, and has completed his Orthopaedic Registrar training at several renowned hospitals across South Australia, including Royal Adelaide Hospital and Lyell McEwin Hospital.

Outside of his professional life, Dr Awwad is a passionate sportsperson. He has coached, managed, and played in a social touch football team from 2022 to 2024 and has been a member of the Adelaide University Rugby Union Football Club from 2009 to 2014 and again in 2021.

Consulting / Operating Locations

• Ashford Hospital

  41 Anzac Highway, Ashford, SA, 5035

• Flinders Private Hospital

  1 Flinders Drive, Bedford Park, SA, 5042

• Memorial Medical Centre

  1 Kermode Street, North Adelaide, SA, 5006

Additional Information

In addition to his clinical practice, Dr Awwad contributes to orthopaedic research and teaches as a Clinical Associate Lecturer at the University of Adelaide.

Qualifications

• Orthopaedic training in SA from 2019 to 2023 (RAH, LMH, Modbury, QEH, Darwin, FMC)
• Fellowship of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons (FRACS) 2024
• Fellowship of the Australian Orthopaedic Association (FAOrthA) 2024
• Bachelor of Medicine & Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) – The University of Adelaide, SA

Clinical fellowships

2024

Golden Jubilee University National Hospital, Glasgow

2025

Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre, Oxford

Clinical titles and academic appointments

Clinical Associate Lecturer at the University of Adelaide

Professional organisations

• Graduate Medical Council
• Australian Orthopaedic Association
• Royal Australasian College of Surgeons
• Australian Medical Association (AMA)
• South Australian Salaried Medical Officers Association
• Royal Adelaide Hospital Resident Medical Officer Society
• Adelaide University Surgical Society
• Adelaide University Medical Students Society

Publications

An International, Multi-Center Cohort Study Comparing Six Shoulder Clinical Scores in an Asymptomatic Population. JM McLean, D Awwad, R Lisle, J Besanko, D Shivakkumar, J Leith. Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery. 2018 Feb;27(2):306-314

Testing the Hip Abductor Muscle Strength of Elderly Patients using a Handheld Dynamometer.DH Awwad, JD Buckley, R Thomson, M O’Connor, TA Carbone, MJ Chehade. Geriatric Orthopaedic Surgery & Rehabilitation. 2017 Sep;8(3): 166-172

The influence of fracture stability on early patient mortality and reoperation after pertrochanteric and intertrochanteric hip fractures. Chehade MJ, Carbone T, Awwad D, Taylor A, Wildanauer C, Ramasamy B, McGee M. Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma. 2015 Dec; 29(12):588-43

Presentations

An International, Multi-Center Cohort Study Comparing Clinician- and Patient-Derived Shoulder Clinical Scores in a Normal, Pathology-Free Population Using an Electronic Data-Collection System. JM McLean, D Awwad, R Lisle, J Besanko, D Shivakkumar, J Leith (Presented by D Awwad at World Congress of Orthopaedics, Milan, Italy 2018)

Testing the Hip Abductor Muscle Strength of Elderly Patients Using a Handheld Dynamometer. Awwad DH, Buckley JD, Thomson R, O’Connor M, Carbone TA, Chehade MJ. (Presented by D Awwad at AOA SA/NT Branch Scientific Meeting, November 2015)

Effect of Fixation Device on Health Outcomes for Patients with Stable Trochanteric Hip Fractures. Chehade MJ, Carbone TA, Awwad D, Taylor A, Gill TK, Wildenauer C, Van De Pol J, Costi K, Cordier T, McGee M. (Presented by D Awwad at AOA SA/NT Branch Scientific Meeting, November 2015)

Audits/other research involvement

• Personal Audit of Elective Primary Hip and Knee Arthroplasty Cases Feb to Nov 2023
• NALHN Audit of Hip and Knee arthroplasty revisions 2017 to 2021
• NALHN Orthopaedic Audit of Admissions and Complications, Apr to Jun 2020
• RAH Orthopaedic Mortality and Morbidity Audit Nov 2018 to Jan 2019
• RAH Orthopaedic Mortality and Morbidity Audit Feb to Apr 2019
• RAH Orthopaedic Mortality and Morbidity Audit May to July 2019
• FMC Orthopaedic Audit of Adverse and Unplanned Events, Nov 2016 to Jan 2017
• LMHS Orthopaedic Audit of Admissions and Complications, Jan to Mar 2016

Awards

2024 Royal Australasian College of Surgeons Pickard Robotic Training Grant

Financial grant to contribute towards robotic surgical training during Glasgow Hip and Knee Arthroplasty Fellowship

Scientific poster

Complications and patient-assessed functional outcomes of low impact extracapsular hip fractures surgically managed by Gamma Nail internal fixation. Chehade MJ, Carbone T, McGee MA, Wildenauer C, Awwad D, Taylor A, Solomon LB, Pohl AP, Howie DW. (AOA Annual Scientific Meeting, October 2010)