Mr Matt Walker

Matt is a graduate of Auckland Medical School and did his specialist training in the Tauranga, Waikato and Auckland regions before leaving overseas on fellowship. He worked in the United Kingdom at the Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital at Stanmore, London in hip and knee revision surgery and knee cartilage implantation surgery. A knee arthroplasty and complex soft tissue reconstructive fellowship was then completed in Melbourne, before he returned to New Zealand to help set up the new orthopaedic department at North Shore Hospital in 2004. He is committed to providing an excellent and long lasting orthopaedic service, offering education and readily available advice to other health professionals and patients.

Areas of Specialisation

• Hip & Knee Joint Replacement/Revision
• Computer Navigation
• Robotic Assisted Surgery
• Sports Knee Reconstructive Surgery
• Arthroscopic Knee Surgery

Year of NZ Registration
Specialist Registration 2002

Qualifications
MBChB (Auckland)
FRACS Orthopaedics (NZ) 2002

Training
Orthopaedic training in New Zealand
Fellowship training 2003, Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital, London, UK
Fellowship training 2004, Melbourne, Australia

Memberships
Fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons
New Zealand Orthopaedic Association
Knee Society of New Zealand

Hospitals Practising At
Southern Cross North Harbour
North Shore Surgical Centre

Current Positions
Private Practice since 2005