Dr. Brett Fritsch
Orthopaedic Knee Surgeon

Current Appointments

Visiting Medical Officer – Orthopaedic Surgeon

• Royal Prince Alfred Hospital
• North Shore Private Hospital
• Mater Hospital, North Sydney

Medical Education and Training

Orthopaedic Fellowship training

Duke Orthopaedic Sports Medicine Fellow

• Duke University, NC, USA
• August 2008-July 2009

Advanced Shoulder Arthroscopy Fellow

• Alps Surgical Institute, Annecy, France
• September 2009 – December 2009

Advanced Surgical Training in Orthopaedics 2004-2008

2004 - Orthopaedic Registrar

• Westmead Hospital
• Orange Base Hospital

2005 - Orthopaedic Registrar

• Shriners Hospital for Children, Portland OR, USA
• Canberra Hospital

2006 - Orthopaedic Registrar

• Royal Prince Alfred Hospital
• Mater Hospital

2007 - Orthopaedic Registrar

• Royal Prince Alfred Hospital
• Sydney Adventist Hospital (SAN)

Internship and Basic Surgical Training

Medical School

• University of NSW - MBBS Bsc (Med)
  Bachelor of Science (Medicine)
  Bachelor Medicine
  Bachelor Surgery
  
  
• Graduated 1999 with Class I Honours

Memberships and Affiliations

• Australian Orthopaedic Association
• Royal Australasian College of Surgeons
• Australian Society of Orthopaedic Surgeons
• Australian Medical Association
• NSW Medical Board
• American Orthopaedic Society of Sports Medicine
• Piedmont Society

Research and Publications

"Multi-ligament knee injuries"

• An ongoing combined retrospective and prospective review of over 90 multi-ligament knee injuries, analysing epidemiology, mechanism, and treatment techniques
  • Presented at 11th Combined Orthopaedic Associations meeting, Sydney, October 2004
  • Presented at ISAKOS meeting (E-poster), Miami Florida, March 2005
  • Presented ACT State branch meeting, November 2005
  • Podium presentation, ISAKOS, Florence 2007
  • Podium Presentation, World Congress Sports Trauma, Hong Kong 2008
  • Podium presentation, AAOS, Las Vegas 2009
  • Preparing for publication
  
  
• Glenoid rim fracture after anchor repair: A report of 4 cases
  • Fritsch BA, Arciero RA, Taylor DC
  • Am J Sports Med. 2010 Aug;38(8):1682-6
  
  
• Posterior shoulder instability secondary reverse humeral avulsion of the glenohumeral ligament
  • Bokor DJ, Fritsch BA
  • J Shoulder Elbow Surg. 2010 Sep;19(6):853-858
  
  
• Posterior Shoulder Instability - Review Article
  • Fritsch BA, Taylor DC
  • Current Orthopaedic Practice
  
  
• A minor ankle injury resulting in severe angular deformity and functional impairment, with description of a simple surgical correction
  • Presented at Australian Orthopaedic Associations National conference, Melbourne, October 2002

Exams / Courses

• Awarded Fellowship in Orthopaedics from RACS January 2008
• Orthopaedic Fellowship exam, May 2007
• Orthopaedic Basic Sciences Exam, July 2004
• RACS Surgical Primary Examination, 2002
• RACS Basic Surgical Skills Course, Sydney
• RACS Care of the Critically Ill Surgical Patient (CCrISP), Sydney
• RACS Early Management of Severe Trauma (EMST), Sydney
• USA Medical Accreditation (USMLE/ECFMG)
  • Step 1 July 2006
  • Step 2 CK July 2006
  • Step 2 CS August 2007
  • Step 3 December 2007
• AO Basic Fracture Management, Sydney
• Basic Arthroscopy course, RNSH, Sydney
• Vail Hip Arthroscopy Symposium and Cadaver Workshop, Vail, Colorado, February 2009
• Carticel Accreditation, Durham, NC, USA 2009
• Coach K Leadership Conference, Durham, NC, 2009
• American Orthopaedic Association~Kellogs School of Business Leadership Series – Chicago, IL, January 2009

Meetings Attended

• Society for Surgery of the Shoulder and Elbow (SECEC), Madrid, Spain, October 2009
• International Mitek French Speaking Congress
  • Annecy, France, October 2009
  • Teaching Faculty
• Société Française de Chirurgie Orthopédique et Traumatologique (SOFCOT), Paris 2009
• American Orthopaedic Society of Sports Medicine (AOSSM) Annual Meeting, Keystone Colorado, June 2009
• Donjoy Sports Medicine Fellows meeting, San Diego, USA, 2009
• Hospital for Special Surgery Annual Christmas meeting, New York, USA, December 2008
• American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) annual meeting, Las Vegas January 2008
  • Presenter
• International Society of Arthroscopy, Knee Surgery and Orthopaedic Sports Medicine (ISAKOS), Hollywood Beach, Florida, 2005
  • Presenter
• Australian Orthpaedic Association (AOA) meeting Canberra 2006?
• 11th Meeting of the Combined Orthopaedic Associations, Sydney 2004
  • Presenter
• Australian Orthopaedic Association Annual Meeting, Melbourne 2002
  • Presenter

Sports Team Physician

• Duke University Mens Basketball 2008-09
• Duke University Mens Football 2008-09
• North Carolina Central University (NCCU) Mens football 2008-09
• Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) Baseball Tournament 2009
• Riverside High School Football 2008-09
• Gordon Rugby Club 2005-2007

Interests

Waterskiing

• 1994-96 World Barefoot Waterski jump champion
• Member of Australian Barefoot Waterski Team :

Open Mens team 1994-1998

• Representative at 1994, 1996, and 1998 World championships, and the 1995 Australasian championships
• Representative at the inaugural Summer Extreme Games (X-Games I), Rhode Island 1995

Junior team 1989-1994

• Representative at Australasian championships in 1991 and 1993


• 3 times Overall Australasian Barefoot Waterski champion :
  • Open Mens 1995
  • Junior 1991, 1993

Multiple Australian title holder 1988-1998

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