Dr Paul Rebgetz BPhty, MBBS, FRACS (Orth), FAOrthA

Paul graduated from Griffith University in 2009 and completed his Orthopaedic training in 2021. He undertook further foot and ankle fellowship training in Edinburgh, Scotland working with Mr John McKinley. He has subspeciality foot and ankle skills in:

• Ankle: arthritis, arthrodesis, ankle arthroscopy, ligament reconstruction, ankle fracture management, talus fractures
• Achilles tendon disorders – rupture repair, tendonitis, tendonopathy
• Hindfoot - Subtalar arthrodesis, calcaneal osteotomies, calcaneal fractures
• Midfoot - fusions and Lis franc injuries
• Forefoot - hallux valgus correction, fusions, lesser toe corrections, metatarsalgia

Paul also has interests in:

• Hip replacement
• Knee replacement
• Robotic hip and knee replacement
• Revision arthroplasty
• Sports knee surgery
• General Trauma

Tony graduated from Melbourne University with a Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery in 1979. He completed his Orthopaedic Surgery training in Perth in 1991 being awarded his Fellowship of the Royal College of Surgeons in 1992 & subsequently becoming a Fellow of the Australian Orthopaedic Association.

Tony carried out a Paediatric Fellowship at Great Ormond Street Hospital for Sick Children in London, UK in 1993 and Shriners Hospital, Portland, USA in 1994 complementing this with further training in adult foot and ankle surgery.

Tony retired from Surgery in 2019 but remains a member of the Society.

Timothy graduated from the University of Western Australia and completed his Orthopaedic training in 2020. He undertook further foot and ankle fellowship training in Brisbane, Gold Coast and Sydney. He has subspeciality foot and ankle skills in:  

• Total ankle joint replacement
• Ankle and foot arthritis
• Sports injuries including Achilles tendon and ankle ligament reconstructions. 
• Minimally invasive deformity correction (bunion, toe, hindfoot)
• Foot & ankle trauma    

Timothy also has interests in :

• General Trauma Surgery
• Total Knee Replacements.

Matthew graduated from the University of Western Australia and completed his Orthopaedic training in 2009. He undertook further foot and ankle fellowship training in Oxford, United Kingdom. 

SUB-SPECIALTY FOOT AND ANKLE INTERESTS AND EXPERIENCE IN:

• Bunion correction (including minimally invasive)
• Ankle ligament stabilisation surgery
• Ankle arthroscopic surgery
• Arthritis of the foot and ankle

Murray graduated from the University of Western Australia and completed his Orthopaedic training in 2011. He undertook further foot and ankle fellowship training in Basel, Switzerland and Sydney.

Murray also has interests in hip and knee joint replacement and revision.

Simon graduated from the University of Western Australia with a Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery in 2005. He subsequently completed his Orthopaedic Surgery training in Perth and was awarded Fellowship of both the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons (FRACS) and the Australian Orthopaedic Association (FAOrthA) in 2015.

Simon undertook further subspecialty foot and ankle fellowship training in Toronto and Vancouver, Canada; Chicago and Charlotte, USA; London, UK; and Amsterdam, the Netherlands.

SUB-SPECIALTY FOOT AND ANKLE INTERESTS AND EXPERIENCE IN:

• Total ankle joint replacement
• Ankle and foot arthritis
• Sports injuries including Achilles tendon and ankle ligament reconstructions
• Ankle and hindfoot key-hole (arthroscopy) and minimally invasive surgery
• Forefoot reconstruction including bunion and toe correction
• Lower limb deformity correction
• Foot & ankle trauma

Gerard graduated from the University of Western Australia and completed his Orthopaedic training in 1993. He undertook further foot and ankle fellowship training in Sydney, Toronto, Canada and Germany. He is a Knee, Foot and Ankle reconstructive surgeon.

SUB-SPECIALTY FOOT AND ANKLE INTERESTS AND EXPERIENCE IN:

• Forefoot reconstruction including bunion correction
• Ankle replacement
• Tendon and ligament reconstruction
• Arthroscopic surgery
• Surgery for arthritis of the foot and ankle
• Cartilage and tendon regeneration

Rob graduated from University of Otago and completed his Orthopaedic training in 2004.  He undertook further foot and ankle fellowship training in Toronto, Canada. 

Rob also has interests in Hip and Knee replacement and Arthroscopic knee surgery.

SUB-SPECIALTY FOOT AND ANKLE INTERESTS AND EXPERIENCE IN:

• Deformity correction
• Arthritis treatment
• Tendon problems
• Ankle instability

Dror graduated from the University of Western Australia with a Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery in 2005.  He subsequently completed his Orthopaedic Surgery training in Perth and was awarded Fellowship of both the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons (FRACS) and the Australian Orthopaedic Association (FAOrthA).

Dror completed further subspecialty training in knee, foot & ankle surgery in paediatrics, adults and athletes throughout the United Kingdom, Europe and the United States.

SUB-SPECIALTY FOOT AND ANKLE INTERESTS AND EXPERIENCE IN:

• Ankle and foot arthritis
• Sports injuries including Achilles tendon and ankle ligament reconstructions
• Minimally invasive deformity correction (bunion, toe, hindfoot)
• Ankle and Hindfoot arthroscopic and minimally invasive surgery
• Foot and Ankle trauma and injury management

Dror also has interests in arthroscopic knee surgery and knee replacement surgery.

Peter Ammon is an Australian trained Orthopaedic Surgeon specialising in Foot and Ankle Surgery.  Peter undertook his undergraduate medical training locally at the University of Western Australia graduating in 1990. He then completed his orthopaedic training programme in 2001. This followed with foot and ankle fellowships in Melbourne, Australia 2003.

Peter is actively involved in the Australian Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society both in WA and Nationally and attends Australian and International conferences every year to stay current and up to date. He has performed over 8000 foot and ankle procedures to date.

SUB-SPECIALTY FOOT AND ANKLE INTERESTS AND EXPERIENCE IN:

• Minimally invasive foot surgery
• Bunion and toe deformity correction
• Sports injuries of the ankle
• Ankle joint replacement surgery

Boris qualified as an Orthopaedic Surgeon in 1988 at the University of Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina with the Board for Orthopaedic Surgery Yugoslavia. He migrated to Australia with his family in 1994.

Boris was registered as a doctor in Australia in 1996 and completed an allograft fellowship for two years under the guidance of Professor David Wood.

For several years he worked as a senior orthopaedic registrar at Princess Margaret Hospital. He did his orthopaedic training in Perth and become a Fellow of the Australian Collage of Surgeons in 2010.

Boris retired from Surgery in 2021 but remains a member of the Society.

Nicole graduated from the University of UWA and completed her Orthopaedic training in 2002. She undertook a Fellowship in Paediatric Orthopaedics with a special interest in lower limb conditions and has subsequently extrapolated this training to the Adult population. Her adult techniques have been continually updated through conferences, cadaver labs and skills courses.

SUB-SPECIALTY FOOT AND ANKLE INTERESTS AND EXPERIENCE IN:

• Minimally invasive surgery of the forefoot
• Tendon disorders of the foot and ankle
• Laser treatment of Fungal Nails

James graduated from the University of Western Australia and completed his Orthopaedic training in 2019. He undertook further foot and ankle fellowship training in London, England.

James also has interests in hip and knee surgery for which he undertook further training in Halifax, Canada.

Andrej (Andre) graduated from medical school at UWA in 2003 and completed his specialist orthopaedic surgical training in 2014 . In 2015 Andrej undertook further sub-specialty training in foot and ankle surgery, completing his fellowship in Sydney, NSW. He works in private practice and is also a consultant foot and ankle surgeon at several public teaching hospitals.

SUB-SPECIALTY FOOT AND ANKLE INTERESTS AND EXPERIENCE IN:

• Minimally invasive deformity correction (bunion, toe, hindfoot)
• Foot and ankle injury management
• Foot and ankle arthritis