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Associate Professor Christopher Vertullo

Associate Professor Christopher Vertullo

MBBS FRACS

Orthapedic Surgeon: Surgery of the knee.

Dr Vertullo was educated and raised on the Gold Coast and attended Medical School at the University of Queensland. He graduated in 1990 and undertook his Orthopaedic training in Queensland. He became a fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons in 1999.

He undertook further training during 2000 and 2001 at University of Torronto and at Duke Univeristy. Dr Vertullo's special interests include ACL Reconstruction, Chonderal Transplant and Minimally Invasive Total Knee Replacement

Memberships

  • International Society for Surgery of the Knee
  • Australian Medical Association
  • Arthroscopy Society
  • Asia Pacific Knee and Sports Medicine
  • Piedmont Society
  • Australian Knee Society

Registration

  • Medical Board of Queensland
  • General Medical Council of Great Britain
  • Toronto College of Surgeons Physicians Canada
  • North Carolina Medical Board USA

Academic

Clinical Fellowships at:

  • University of Toronto, Canada
  • Duke University in North Carolina USA during 2000/2001
  • Associate Professorship at Bond University
  • Adjunct Associate Professorship at Griffith University

Visiting Fellowships

  • Southern Californian Orthopaedic Institute in Los Angeles
  • University of Western Ontario, Canada
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Joint replacement for arthritis, arthroscopic surgery, cartilage transplant and ligament reconstruction.

Publications

  • Mobile Bearing Knee Replacements
  • Improving the Survivorship of Total Knee Replacements

Dr Vertullo has a strong interest in research and is currently undertaking many studies involving knee surgery.