Mr Simon Talbot is an Orthopaedic Surgeon with a focus solely in knee surgery. He completed his medical degree in 1994 and his orthopaedic training in 2004 to become a Fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons. Simon then undertook further training in knee surgery with fellowships in Melbourne (with John Bartlett and Hayden Morris) and Belgium. John Bartlett has retired and handed over the ongoing care of his patients to Simon.

Simon performs surgery on a wide range of knee conditions including arthroscopic surgery, cruciate ligament reconstruction and knee joint replacement surgery. He performs over 500 knee operations each year including more than 200 knee replacements.

He places particular emphasis on the importance of open and honest communication between himself and his patients. Clinic appointments are spaced to allow time to talk about all available options while minimising the chance of keeping patients waiting. He runs two acute knee injury clinics each week to see urgent sporting injuries.

Simon sees patients at his consulting rooms in Heidelberg and holds frequent operating sessions at Warringal Private Hospital. He has been a consultant orthopaedic surgeon at Western Health since 2006 where he specialises in complex knee joint revision surgery and the reconstruction of traumatic knee injuries.

Affiliations:

Simon is a member of several professional organisations including the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons, the Australian Orthopaedic Association, the Australian Knee Society, the Asia Pacific Orthopaedic Association and is an honorary lecturer at the Australian Institute for Musculaskeletal Science, University of Melbourne.

“Improved outcomes for my patients is my primary concern.”

Mr Talbot holds Sports Knee Clinics twice a week to see urgent knee injuries including ACL ruptures and cartilage damage.

For all appointments and enquiries, please call 03 9459 6611.