Orthopaedic Research Institute of Queensland

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Dr Hazratwala specialises in lower limb and trauma with special interests in adult total hip and knee replacements and adult revision (previously failed or painful) hip and knee replacements.

He also focuses on unicompartmental knee replacement (half knee replacements), hip resurfacing (Birmingham), hip arthroscopy, ACL reconstruction, ankle reconstruction and foot disorders general orthopaedic trauma (all four limb fractures).

Dr Hazratwala gained his Medical Degree from The University of New South Wales in 1995 and chose to train in orthopaedic surgery thereafter. He worked in New South Wales as a junior orthopaedic trainee until 2003 when he was selected for advanced training in Queensland.

He completed first year of advanced training at The Townsville Hospital in Queensland. Dr Hazratwala subsequently completed his training in Brisbane in 2007 obtaining a full orthopaedic Fellowship. He worked with Professor Ian Harris as part of his training at the Liverpool Hospital in Sydney. Dr Hazratwala also worked under Dr Peter Myers at the Mater Hospital in Brisbane learning sports injury reconstructive surgery. He has been trained in adult hip and knee replacement surgery by Dr Gary Nielsen, Dr Julian Lane, Professor Kerry Outerbridge and Dr Peter McMeninen. He also spent significant time at national and international courses and learned hip resurfacing (Birmingham) minimally invasive techniques.

After completing his training, Dr Hazratwala returned to The Townsville Hospital as a full-time staff specialist and was the Director of the Department of Orthopaedics. In January 2009, he formed the Townsville Lower Limb Clinic as a specialist centre for orthopaedic surgery offering super-specialised orthopaedic services for conditions of the lower limb.

He is a member of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons and the Australian Orthopaedic Association. Dr Hazratwala provides orthopaedic services to the neighbouring island of Fiji from which he originally hails. He is the only visiting orthopaedic surgeon to this island nation of 700,000 people.

Dr Hazratwala currently holds a public position as a Visiting Medical Officer at The Townsville Hospital. He is the Director and Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon at the Clinic and holds visiting and admitting rights at the Mater Hospital, Pimlico and The Townsville Day Surgery at The Lakes.