Dr Alexander Burns is an Australian trained orthopaedic surgeon who completed a Fellowship in revision hip and knee replacement in Canada. He has worked in both the public and private hospital systems in Canberra since 2005, specialising in hip and knee replacement and hip arthroscopy. He is the current President of the Hip Joint Preservation Society of Australia, is on the executive of the Arthroplasty Society of Australia, and is an examiner on the Orthopaedic Court of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons.
Specialties
Hip replacement and knee replacement
Hip arthroscopy
Young persons’ hip disease
Labral tearing and hip bursitis treatment
Knee reconstruction and arthroscopy
Trauma and fracture treatment
Qualifications
MBBS - Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (Sydney University)
FRACS - Fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons
FAOrthA - Fellow the the Australian Orthopaedic Association
Consulting Locations
Level 2, Woden Specialist Medical Centre
90 Corinna Street, PHILLIP ACT 2606
Dr Alexander Burns is trained in complex primary and revision surgery of the hip and knee. He completed an overseas Fellowship at the London Health Sciences Centre in Ontario Canada, an institution internationally respected for joint replacement surgery.
He is the President of the Hip Joint Preservation Society and is the vice president of the Arthroplasty Society of Australia, the peak body in joint replacement surgery. He is also an examiner for the Fellowship of the Royal Australian College of Surgeons
He is a subspecialist in hip arthroscopy.
Hip arthroscopy aims to treat problems with hip formation which lead to labral tearing and joint degeneration in young patients.
Dr Burns also contributes to the public hospital system in the ACT, with both elective surgery and as part of the on call trauma roster.
Dr Burns operates privately at the Calvary John James Hospital and the Canberra Private Hospital, both in Deakin. He sees patients in his public clinic at the Canberra Hospital, and operates at both Canberra Hospital and Calvary Public Hospital.
He is involved in education and training of registrars and also is a regular presenter at various peer conferences such as the Continuing Orthopaedic Education meetings of the Australian Orthopaedic Association.
His Team
Dr Burns' Personal Assistant, Eliza brings extensive experience to the role, with many years in medical administration. Enabling her to effectively guide patients through the various administrative steps required, is her Medical Admin Assistant, Michele.
Together they aim to provide a timely and supportive service to our patients.
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About Dr Alexander Burns
Dr Burns travelled overseas to gain particular experience in hip arthroscopy surgery, visiting Dr Chris Larson in Minnesota, one of the worlds most respected hip arthroscopy surgeons. Arthroscopic hip surgery is technically difficult, and requires a significant degree of training to be effective and safe, but it is now understood as an important part of managing the hip from adolescence onwards.
Joint replacement surgery is very common now as the Australian population is aging, and has the potential to allow people back to activity and reduce pain.
Revision joint surgery, which removes and replaces a worn out replacement is newer and more specialised and, requires understanding of different approaches, uses different prostheses, and uses techniques such as bone grafting. Generally this surgery needs subspecialist training due to the increased complexity involved.
