Orthopaedic Surgeon
MBBS (Hons) FRACS(Orth)
OPSMC

Mr. Phong Tran, completed his undergraduate training at Monash University in 1999 and completed his training in orthopaedic surgery in 2007. In 2009, Phong undertook fellowship training at prestigious world-renowned orthopaedic centres in Germany specialising in sports injury  and arthroscopic surgery. During 2010 he continued his fellowship training with Mr. John O'Donnell, specialising in

• hip arthroscopy,
• femoracetabular impingement (FAI),
• anterior muscle sparing hip replacement

Mr. Tran is dedicated to providing excellence in care in both public and private hospitals, and is the Head of Orthopaedic Unit at Western Health.

Mr. Tran has been awarded numerous prizes including 2001 NeurosurgeryPrize (RACS), 2002 Bennett Research Prize (RACS), 2002 Best Paper – Southern Trauma Symposium, and the 2007 Registrar Prize (AORA). In 2010 and 2011 he was awarded the Western Health Innovation Award, 2011 SACS Victorian Leadership Award and Highly Commended at the 2011 Victorian Health Awards. Mr. Tran is the chief editor of the surgeon training website Orthofracs.com and patient education website Orthoanswer.org. He is also an assistant editor of Australian New Zealand Journal of Surgery.

Area of Specialty:

• Hip