Dr Brett Collins is a Queensland trained Orthopaedic Surgeon practicing in Brisbane. He has a focus on knee surgery, with experience in other lower limb and shoulder surgery. His special interest area is in sports related injuries. This includes knee reconstruction, arthroscopy, joint replacement and osteotomies. Meniscal, cartilage and joint preservation surgery forms a significant part of his practice.
Brett completed his medical degree at The University of Queensland in 1999 before joining the Orthopaedic Training Program. He gained his Fellowship in Orthopaedics from the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons in 2009. Subspeciality fellowship training was undertaken in Canada in 2010-11.
He spent 12 months at the Fowler Kennedy Sport Medicine Clinic in London, Ontario focusing solely on Sports Orthopaedics with exposure to professional and university athletes. He also completed a Lower Limb Arthroplasty Fellowship at St Michaels Hospital in Toronto, Ontario.
Orthopaedic research activity currently includes investigations in to ACL graft strength and reconstruction techniques, meniscal root repair and the association between ACL ruptures and osteoarthritis. Teaching includes Registrar and Medical Student training.
Special Interests :
- ACL reconstruction
- Knee arthroscopy
- Knee replacement
- Cartilage surgery
- Soft tissue shoulder surgery
- Sporting injuries
Appointments for Dr Collins can be made through his main office at BOSMC. He consults at Westside Private Hospital and has regular operating lists. Please contact Dr Collins office as per the details below.
Westside Private Hospital
Level 3
32 Morrow Street
Taringa QLD 4068
Phone: (07) 3834 6789
Fax: (07) 3832 4306