Dr Liptak graduated from Flinders University, Adelaide, in 1996 and became a Fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons (Orthopaedic Surgery) in 2007. Following this, he completed a Clinical Knee Fellowship (Sports & Arthroplasty) with the Australian Orthopaedic Association, and visited with several centres of orthopaedic excellence in the UK, US and France.
Practising privately with Orthopaedics SA, Dr Liptak consults at Flinders Private Hospital and The Memorial Hospital. He is a Visiting Orthopaedic Specialist at Flinders Medical Centre.
1996
Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (BMBS)
Flinders University
South Australia
2000
Basic Surgical Skills Course (March)
Completed primary FRACS MCQ (June)
2001
AO/ASIF Principles of Operative Fracture Treatment (March)
Smith & Nephew ACL Reconstruction Course (May)
Completed primary FRACS OSCE (June)
2002
Emergency Management of Severe Trauma (EMST) course
2003
AOA SA Bone School
AOA COE Hips for Ages Sydney
AOA SA Bone School
Orthopaedic Principles and Basic Science Examination (OPBS)
2004
AOA COE Orthopaedic Update Launceston, Tasmania
AOA SA Bone School
2005
COE Orthopaedic Sport Trauma, Melbourne
AOA SA Bone School
Orthopaedic Radiation and Safety Course
2006
Australian Hand Surgery Society Registrars Course
FRACS (Ortho) Fellowship Examination
AO Course – Advances in Operative Fracture Management, Davos, Switzerland
2007
Use of Hydroxyapatite in Primary and Revision Surgery Hip Course, Lyon, France
Exeter Hip Symposium, Princess Elizabeth Orthopaedic Centre, Exeter, UK
ISAKOS, Florence, Italy
AOA Clinical Knee Fellowship Sports Arthroplasty – J Bartlett, H Morris, Melbourne
4th International Advanced Course on Surgical Knee Arthroscopy, Tours, France
2007
Feb – April
Mr W Lee, Knee Specialist, Adelaide SA
2007
May
Pittsburgh Orthopaedic Centre – Dr F Fu, Dr C Harner
Specialising in Knee Arthroscopic Ligament Reconstruction Procedures
2007
July – Dec
The Park Clinic – Mr H Morris, Knee Specialist
July – Dec
Melbourne Orthopaedic Group – Mr G Hoy (Upper Limb/ shoulder Specialist)
and Mr S Barwood (shoulder Specialist)
July – Dec
Mr J Feller, Melbourne
Knee and Sports Injury Specialist
July – Dec
Mr J O’Donnell, Melbourne
Hip Arthroscopy/ Knee and shoulder
October
Lyon Orthopaedic Department, Lyon, France
Dr P Neyret and Dr E Servien
Knee Specialists in Arthroplasty/ HTO/ Arthroscopy and Reconstructive Ligament Surgery
1996
Internship – The Queen Elizabeth Hospital (SA)
Rotations: Orthopaedic Surgery, Emergency Medicine, Urology, Upper GI Surgery, Cardiology, Medical Nights
1997
Registrar – Nuclear Medicine, The Queen Elizabeth Hospital (SA). Duties: To perform and report the studies which were performed within the department including bone scans, sestamibi scans, renal scans, white cell scans and ventilation perfusion scans.
1998 – 99
Part-Time Emergency Medical Officer – Emergency Department, The Queen Elizabeth Hospital (SA)
1998 – 99
Surgical Assistant to Mr W. Lee – Orthopaedic Surgeon
2000
Pre-Olympic Games Medical Officer for International Athletes training in Adelaide
Sports Medicine Australia – SA Branch
2000
Basic Surgical Training Rotations:
Orthopaedic Surgery – TQEH (3 months)
Intensive Care Unit – TQEH (2 months)
Upper GI Surgery – TQEH (3 months)
General Surgery – LMHS (1 month)
General Surgical Nights (4 months)
2001
Orthopaedic Service Registrar Flinders Medical Centre
2002
Orthopaedic Service Registrar the Royal Adelaide Hospital
2003
First Year Orthopaedic Trainee Registrar
The Queen Elizabeth Hospital/ The Royal Adelaide Hospital
2004
Second Year Orthopaedic Trainee Registrar
Flinders Medical Centre/ The RAH
2005
Third Year Orthopaedic Trainee Registrar
Women’s and Children’s Hospital/ The Royal Adelaide Hospital
2006
Fourth Year Orthopaedic Trainee Registrar
The Royal Adelaide Hospital/ Modbury Hospital
2007
Locum Orthopaedic Surgeon Mt Gambier
