Melbourne Orthopaedic Group, VIC

MBBS, PhD, FRACS

Associate Professor Ek is a hand and upper limb surgeon who specialises in the treatment of degenerative, inflammatory and traumatic conditions involving the hand, elbow and shoulder

He has a special interest in the use of arthroscopy for the management of upper limb conditions and aims to utilise the latest surgical techniques and implant technology.

Associate Professor Ek grew up in Melbourne and received his Medical Degree with Honours from The University of Melbourne in 2001. He completed his internship and basic surgical training at St Vincent’s Hospital in Melbourne and completed a PhD in bone and tumour biology at The University of Melbourne for research into osteosarcomas in 2008.

He went on to complete his orthopaedic training in Melbourne and became a Fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons (FRACS) in 2010. Following the completion of his orthopaedic training, Associate Professor Ek spent a further three years undertaking subspecialist fellowship training in shoulder, elbow and hand surgery including 12 months as an Honorary Hand Fellow at St. Vincent’s Hospital in Melbourne and Dandenong Hospital under the supervision of Dr Stephen Tham.

Associate Professor Ek continued his training overseas completing a six-month fellowship in shoulder and elbow Surgery at the Balgrist University Hospital, University of Zurich in Switzerland under Professor Christian Gerber. He subsequently undertook a further six-month fellowship in shoulder surgery at the Harvard Shoulder Service, Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, USA under the supervision of Dr Jon JP Warner.

Finally, he went on to work at the Hospital for Special Surgery, Weill Cornell Medical School in New York, where he completed a 12-month AGCME-accredited fellowship in hand, upper extremity and microsurgery. During this latter fellowship, Associate Professor Ek was actively involved in the care of professional athletes from several sporting teams including the New York Giants (NFL), New York Mets (MLB), New York Knicks (NBA) and golfers from the PGA tour.

Associate Professor Ek continues to be active in teaching and in clinical and biomechanical research. He has published over 50 articles and several book chapters as well as presented at many regional, national and international conferences. Associate Professor Ek has public/academic appointments at Dandenong Hospital, Monash University and Austin Hospital, University of Melbourne.