About Frank Wurmitzer
Languages spoken: English, German
Hospitals practising at: Bidwill Trust Hospital Timaru, Timaru Public Hospital
Specialist Experience
Trauma & Orthopaedic Surgeon Davos & Luzern/Switzerland 2003-2007, Orthopaedic Fellow 2008-2009 Auckland, Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon Hawkes Bay Hospital 2009-2011, Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon Lower Hutt Hospital 2012, Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon Wellington Regional Hospital 2013, CAA medical examiner grade 1 since 2014, CASA DAME since 2016
Current Positions
Specialist Orthopaedic Surgeon in Private Practice. Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon Timaru Public Hospital, CAA(NZ) & CASA (AUS) medical examiner grade 1.
Services
Areas of Special Interest
- General Orthopaedics
- Hip/Knee/Shoulder Arthroplasty & Arthroscopy
- Orthopaedic Trauma & Sport Injuries
- Correction of Post-Traumatic Deformities
- Hand & Foot Surgery
- Aviation Medicine
- Joint revision surgery
Description of Specialisation
- Arthroplasty (Joint Replacement & Revision Surgery) of Hip, Knee & Shoulder
- Trauma & Sport Injury (except spine)
- Arthroscopy Knee
- Shoulder
- Elbow & Ankle
- Orthopaedic Surgery Hand & Foot (Dupuytren, Bunions)
Carpal tunnel release, Primary total hip joint replacement, Primary total knee joint replacement
Credentials
Qualifications/Memberships
FRACS (ortho), Dr.med. (Germany), PGDipAvMed, CAA/CASA grade1 medical examiner
Specialist Training
Orthopaedic trauma specialist 2005 (Germany), Orthopaedic trauma fellowship 2006 in Australia, Canada, New Zealand, Arthroplasty fellowship 2008-2009 Auckland, Orthopaedic trauma fellowship 2009 Auckland, Aviation Medicine 2012-2013
