Clinical Practice

Assoc Prof Matthew Lawson-Smith is an Specialist Orthopaedic Surgeon with a focus on hand and upper limb surgery.  He consults and operates within Perth metropolitan, Mandurah and Rockingham districts, treating Dupuytren’s disease, carpal tunnel syndrome, hand conditions and trauma to the hand and wrist.

Background & Training

Born in London but raised in Perth, Dr Lawson-Smith has undertaken advanced fellowship training in Perth followed by subspecialty training in Australia and overseas. This included an upper limb and sports surgery fellowship with the Canberra Orthopaedic Group; a one year hand and wrist fellowship at the Birmingham Hand Centre, which is one of the largest hand centres in Europe; and a one year shoulder and upper limb fellowship at The James Cook University Hospital Middlesbrough under Professor Rangan.

Dr Lawson-Smith is active in the ongoing education of doctors and orthopaedic trainees. He teaches and examines at the University of Notre Dame, where he is an adjunct senior lecturer, as well as teaching the Western Australian Orthopaedic trainees. Previously he has taught at Oxford University and he currently examines for the Australian Medical Council. Matthew has been heavily involved in teaching medical students since 1995.  He runs a mock hand exam programme for orthopaedic and plastic trainees and also convenes a junior doctor hand surgeon program at Fremantle Hospital,  Western Australia.

Assoc Prof. Lawson-Smith has presented papers on hand and upper limb surgery at Australian and overseas conferences and have published over a dozen surgical papers.

Contact Details

Address: Murdoch Orthopaedic Clinic, Murdoch Medical Centre, Suite 10, 100 Murdoch Drive, Murdoch 6150 WA

Tel: 08 6332 6325  Fax:08 6332 6327 Email:admin@drmls.com.au  Website:www.drmatthewlawsonsmith.com.au Healthlink EDI: mlsortho