Andries Adriaan de Villiers

Compassionate professional skilled in managing medical emergencies and fostering positive relationships with patients and families. Expert in communicating medical terminology clearly and concisely to patients, families and other healthcare professionals. Highly organized and detail-oriented for accurately completing paperwork and documentation.

MBChB, cum laude  University of Pretoria, South Africa, 1983, 

FCS (Orthopaedic Surgery), College of Medicine (SA), South Africa, 1993, 

MMed (Orthopaedic Surgery), University of Pretoria, South Africa, 1993, 

Specialist Training Authority, Royal College of London, United Kingdom, 2003, 

FRCS, Royal College of Surgeons, London, 2007, 

FRACS, Royal Australasian College of Surgeons, Australia, 2009

AHPRA MED 0001216597 ORTHOPAEDIC SURGERY, 

• American Association of Orthopaedic Surgeons (Member since 1996)
• Australian Orthopaedic Association (Member since 2017)

• Orthopaedic Consultant, Gippsland Orthopaedic Group, Traralgon, Victoria, Australia, 05/2009, Present
• Senior Orthopaedic Consultant, Eastern Health Melbourne, Ringwood East, Australia, 06/2007, 04/2009
• Senior Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon, NHS Fife, Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland, 2006, 05/2007
• Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon, Capio Healthcare UK, Essex, United Kingdom, 09/2004, 09/2005
• Orthopaedic Surgeon, Pretoria East Private Hospital, Pretoria, South Africa, 12/1994, 08/2004

Hip and knee replacements   5200

Shoulder replacements          650

Reconstructions on    Knees   4500

                                 Shoulders 1500

Thousands of trauma related surgeries

Currently performs 8 - 12 Joint Replacement surgeries per week across three hospitals

In addition to this 4 - 8 reconstructive procedures on knee and shoulder joints

• Orthopaedic Registrar, Pretoria Academic Hospital, Pretoria, South Africa, 01/1990, 12/1994, Prof. R Gräbe, Prof. NG Maritz, Prof. B Lindeque, Prof Domisse, Dr C Grobbelaar
• Senior Medical Officer in Orthopaedic Surgery, Cottesloe Hospital, Johannesburg, South Africa, 01/1987, 12/1989, Dr F Snyckers, Dr I Diamond, Dr I Rogan, Dr P Firer, Dr R Kuschlick
• Registrar in Thoracic Surgery, Pretoria Academic Hospital, Pretoria, South Africa, 01/1986, 12/1986, Prof M Bennett, Prof J de Villiers
• Medical Officer in Trauma Surgery, Johannesburg General Hospital, Johannesburg, South Africa, 07/1985, 12/1985, Prof. K Boffard
• Senior House Officer Coronary Care Unit / Thoracic Surgery, Pretoria Academic Hospital., Pretoria, South Africa, 01/1985, 06/1985, Prof. M Bennett, Prof. J de Villiers
• Houseman ship, Garankuwa Community Hospital, Tshwane, Pretoria, 01/1984, 12/1984

• Mako Total Knee Bioskills Training Sydney (February 2019)
• Royal North Shore Shoulder Symposium Sydney (February 2019)
• Orthopaedics – Perth (October 2018)
• Smart Surgery Symposium De Puy Brisbane (September 2018)
• AOA Conference Sydney (June 2018)
• Orthopaedics Today - Hawaii (January 2018)
• Knee Evolution - Knee Reconstructive and Sports Medicine Surgery - Sydney (November 2017)
• Foundation Skills for Surgical Educators (October 2017)
• Orthopaedics Today - Hawaii (January 2016)
• Stryker Knee and Technology Meeting - Sydney (June 2016)
• Corin Lars Cadaver Workshop - Sydney (May 2015)
• 3rd Annual VuMedi – San Francisco CA (November 2014)
• De Puy Exchanging knowledge and ideas – Open Minds - Sydney (August 2014)
• Winter Hip and Knee Course – Vail Colorado (January 2014)
• The Evolution of Knees Symposium - Sydney (July 2013)
• Arthroscopy Association of North America Annual Meeting – San Antonio, Texas (April 2013)
• VASM – Surgical Mortality Data Exchange (January 2013)
• Please refer to CPD certificate RACS (May 2012 to present)
• Design Fixation and Stability issues in the hip and knee workshop (June 2012)
• Athrocare Arthroscopic Workshop Sydney (March 2012)
• Orthopaedics Today Hawaii (January 2012)
• AOA and NZOA Annual Meeting Rotorua New Zealand (October 2011)
• Asia Pacific Arthroplasty Congress Smith and Nephew (July 2010)
• Young Fellows Forum Perth (April 2010)
• Cadaver Instructional course Device Technologies Bangkok Thailand (August 2009)
• DePuy Corail User group meeting Annecy France (June 2009)
• Arthroscopic Shoulder Trial Durect Sydney (May 2009)
• Knee User Group Stryker Brisbane (March 2009)
• AAOS Annual Meeting LAS VEGAS (February 2009)
• Cadaver Workshop Athrocare Rotator cuff and labral repair (November 2008)
• Shoulder Trial Durect research Meeting (October 2008)
• AOA Continuing Orthopaedic Course Melbourne (August 2008)
• Royal Australasian College Surgeons as Managers Coffs Harbor (November 2007)
• AAOS Learning centre Chicago Arthroscopic Shoulder Surgery Master class (October 2007)
• American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Orthopaedic Knowledge update (February to March 2006)
• Exeter Hip Symposium Exeter, United Kingdom (7-8 February 2005)
• 2nd International Navigation Training for Hip and Knee Athroplasty Samedan, Switzerland (27-29 January 2005)
• South African Foot Surgeons Association Congress Cape Town, South Africa (2-3 May 2003)
• Scorpio Clinical Education Meeting Basingstoke, UK Supervising Specialist Mr NP Thomas (25-26 April 2003)
• Combined Arthroplasty & Knee Surgery Congress Champagne Sports Resort, South Africa (9-12 April 2003)
• Consensus Hip Meeting – Bristol UK (7-8 November 2002)
• User Group Meeting – Stryker United Kingdom Danesfield House (6 November 2002)
• American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Annual Meeting Workshops (15 March 2002)
• Training Course in Hip and Knee replacement Surgery Endo Klinik, Hamburg Germany Supervising Specialist Dr GW Baars (26-27 June 2001)
• Training Course in Hip-Joint Surgery Lubinus Klinik, Kiel Germany Supervising Specialist Dr Philipp Lubinus (25 June 2001)
• ISSLS Annual Meeting Edinburgh, Scotland Supervising Specialists Mr. Richard Porter, Prof. John Temple, Mr. Jonathan Johnson, Dr Chris Mann, Dr Hidezo Yoshizawa, Dr Robert Moore, Dr Robert Fraser, Dr Bjorn Stromqvist, Dr Juergen Kraemer, Dr David Hall, Mr. Robert Mulholland, Dr Federico Balague (19-23 June 2001)
• Low Back Pain, Growth Factors/Gene Therapy/Trauma, Deformity, Herniated Disc, Disc Degeneration, Spinal Stenosis, Herniated Disc (June 2001)
• South African Arthroplasty Congress (18-21 April 2001)
• Osteoporosis, Pain and inflammation Congress MSD South Africa (23 February 2001)
• Workshop on Current Concepts in Cementless Total Hip Replacement (19 August 2000)
• South African Spine Congress (2-3 June 2000)
• Arthrex ACL Reconstruction (25 March 2000)
• Foot and Ankle Symposium Orthopaedic Implants Link New Deal (25 March 2000)
• American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Annual Meeting Workshops (1 March 2000)
• Course of Foot Surgery Techniques Nancy, France Supervising Specialist Patrice F Diebold M.D. (16-18 December 1999)
• Instructional Course for Surgery of the Hand (4-6 September 1999)
• SAOA Instructional Course on Foot and Ankle Surgery Department of Orthopaedic Surgery – University of Natal (15-17 April 1999)

Married, Son / Daughter, Australian, 

Fluent in English and Afrikaans, 

Health Excellent