About this profile
This profile is background information for readers preparing to discuss orthopaedic care. It is not a recommendation or confirmation of current availability.
MBBS (Adel), FRCS(C), FRACS, FAOrthA Orthopaedic Surgeon
Dr Peter Viiret is one of the founding doctors of Orthopaedics SA.
viiretadmin@orthosa.com.au
Specialising in
With over 35 years’ experience, he specialises in the treatment of adult and paediatric orthopaedic disorders, treating a range of conditions associated with knees, hips, hand, wrist, feet and shoulders. His breadth of experience enables him to identify a range of alternative treatments, selecting the most appropriate to deliver optimal patient outcomes.
Dr Viiret graduated from the University of Adelaide in 1971, and then undertook a further eight years of surgical training, including periods in Switzerland, Germany, Canada and Jamaica. He obtained Fellowship of the Royal College of Surgeons in Canada in 1977 and the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons in 1978. He is a long-time member of both the Australian Orthopaedic Association and Australian Paediatric Orthopaedic Society.
Consulting / Operating Locations
Morphett Vale (Southern Specialist Centre)
233 Main South Road, Morphett Vale, SA, 5162
Western Hospital
168 Cudmore Terrace, Henley Beach, SA, 5022
Memorial Medical Centre
1 Kermode Street, North Adelaide, SA, 5006
Additional Information
For the convenience of patients, Dr Viiret consults and operates at locations across Adelaide. These include Memorial Hospital (North Adelaide), Western Hospital (Henley Beach), Southern Specialist Centre (Morphett Vale), Laren Vale Hospital (McLaren Vale), Noarlunga Health Services (Noarlunga Centre) and Flinders Private Hospital (Bedford Park). For 35 years, Dr Viiret was a Senior Visiting Consultant in Orthopaedic Surgery at the Women’s and Children’s Hospital. He is currently an Orthopaedic Consultant at Southern Adelaide Sports Injury Clinic at Noarlunga Hospital and a Board Member of Western Hospital.
Qualifications
- MBBS, University of Adelaide 1971
- ECFMG, 1971
- LMCC, Canada 1976
- FRCS (C) in Orthopaedic Surgery, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada 1977
- FRACS in Orthopaedic Surgery, Melbourne, 1978
- FA Orth A, 1982
Education/Medical training
1961-65
Scotch College
Mitcham
South Australia
1966-71
Medical School
University of Adelaide
South Australia
1972-73
Rotating Internship
Canberra Hospital
Australian Capital Territory
1973
Resident in General Surgery
Hôpital Cantonal Universitaire de Lausanne
Lausanne, Switzerland
1973-74
Emergency Room Physician,
United States Army Hospital,
Heidelberg, West Germany
1974-77
Resident in Orthopaedics,
Orthopaedic Training Programme,
University of Ottawa,
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
1975 (Three months)
Orthopaedic Registrar,
University of West Indies,
Kingston, Jamaica
1977
Resident in General Surgery,
Orthopaedic Training Programme,
University of Ottawa,
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
1978-80
Clinical Fellow / Senior Registrar in Orthopaedic Surgery,
The Queen Elizabeth Hospital,
Woodville, South Australia
1980-81
Visiting Orthopaedic Surgeon,
Repatriation General Hospital,
Daw Park, South Australia
1980-Present
Senior Visiting Orthopaedic Surgeon,
Women’s and Children’s Hospital,
North Adelaide, South Australia
1980-Present
Private Orthopaedic Surgical Practice
Associations
Questions to consider
- Does the specialist assess my condition and age group?
- What referral, imaging and previous treatment information should I bring?
- Which treatments should I discuss, and what would follow-up involve?
- What are the current fees, appointment arrangements and consulting locations?