With his initial medical training undertaken at Flinders University (Adelaide) in 1996, Dr Ling became a Fellow at the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons in 2007. Following this, he completed a Clinical Fellowship in Upper Limb Surgery at the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Queens University (Ontario, Canada). In 2012, Dr Ling became Fellow of the Australian Orthopaedic Association and was appointed to the Court of Examiners of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons in 2015 for the Specialty Court of Orthopaedics Surgery.
With Orthopaedics SA, Dr Ling consults privately at Memorial Hospital, Flinders Private Hospital and Central Districts Hospital. He is also active in the public system, serving as a Visiting Medical Specialist with the Southern Adelaide Health Service and operating at Noarlunga Hospital, Flinders Medical Centre and the Repatriation General Hospital. Dr Ling works in upper limb and sports injury at both facilities, while at the Repatriation General Hospital, he also deals with joint replacement. To support regional patients, Dr Ling visits regional Australia, which includes consulting and operating at Portland District Hospital, Victoria.
1997
Internship – Royal Adelaide Hospital
South Australia
1998
RMO 2- Basic Surgical Training
Royal Adelaide Hospital, South Australia
1999
RMO 3-Basic Surgical Training
Queen Elizabeth Hospital/ Lyell McEwin Hospital
South Australia
2000
Orthopaedic Service Registrar
North Western Adelaide Health Service
Flinders Medical Centre/ Repatriation General Hospital
2001
Orthopaedic Service Registrar
Modbury Public Hospital
Royal Adelaide Hospital
2002
Orthopaedic Service Registrar
Department of Orthopaedics and Trauma
Flinders Medical Centre
2003-2004
Orthopaedic Advanced Trainee Registrar – Year 1
Flinders Medical Centre
Royal Adelaide Hospital
2004-2005
Orthopaedic Advanced Trainee Registrar – Year 2
Royal Adelaide Hospital
North Western Adelaide Health Service (QEH/ LMHS)
2005-2006
Orthopaedic Advanced Trainee Registrar – Year 3
Department of Orthopaedics and Trauma
Royal Adelaide Hospital
Modbury Public Hospital
2006-2007
Orthopaedic Advanced Trainee Registrar – Year 4
Department of Orthopaedics and Trauma
Women’s and Children’s Hospital
Flinders Medical Centre
2007
Upper Limb Clinical Fellow
Queens University
Kingston, Ontario, Canada
2007
Visiting Medical Specialist
Department of Orthopaedics and Trauma
Flinders Medical Centre/ Repatriation General Hospital
Watch Dr Ling speaking about one of the regional hospitals he visits
