North Sydney Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine Centre, NSW

MBBS FRACS

Associate Professor Pinczewski specialises in arthroscopic and reconstructive surgery of the knee, ACL reconstruction, knee replacement surgery and clinical research in knee surgery.

He is a co-founder of the North Sydney Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine Centre and is internationally recognised for his research and development in the field of ACL reconstruction and joint replacement surgery.

A graduate of Sydney University, Associate Professor Pinczewski completed his orthopaedic training in arthritis surgery in Edinburgh before returning to commence practice in Sydney in 1984.

He has performed over 12,000 ACL reconstructions and continues clinical research in the fields of arthroscopic reconstruction and knee arthroplasty. Along with many publications in internationally recognised journals, Associate Professor Pinczewski’s commitment to research has resulted in many awards including the Evelyn Hamilton Trust Memorial Prize for Best Scientific Presentation at the Australian Orthopaedic Association annual scientific meetings on three occasions.

Associate Professor Pinczewski was awarded the Excellence in Surgery Award from the Royal Australian College of Surgeons, being the only orthopaedic surgeon to receive this prestigious award. He is a reviewer for The American Journal of Sports Medicine and the British Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. He was appointed Associate Professor of Orthopaedics by The University of Notre Dame, Sydney in 2010.

He has been invited to demonstrate his surgical techniques in 20 countries to date and is frequently invited to present his research at international forums. For three years, Associate Professor Pinczewski delivered an Instructional Course Lecture in Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injury and Reconstruction at the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons.