As a surgeon, Simon has also undertaken  upper limb training. He completed Professor Richard Page’s Upper Limb Fellowship in Shoulder, Elbow and Wrist surgery in Geelong, which included an academic research component. From there, he travelled to Zurich, Switzerland to work as a fellow under Professors Christian Gerber and Karl Wieser at the Universitätsklinik Balgrist – a centre that has been at the forefront of shoulder surgery for the past 30 years. Whilst in Europe, he also undertook a visiting fellowship with Professor Pascal Boileau – one of the pioneers of shoulder arthroplasty and instability surgery.

Simon maintains a public practice at Peninsula Health and is a supervisor of training orthopaedic registrars. He has a strong academic record and has published multiple peer reviewed articles on a variety of traumatic and upper limb topics. He is also an invited reviewer for a number of academic journals. Outside of work, he enjoys swimming, tennis and running – whether it be for fitness or after his three young children.