Dr Gieroba is an Australian-trained orthopaedic surgeon. He specialises in preventative care, treatment and rehabilitation for a range of hip and knee ailments, injuries and conditions.
Dr Gieroba has undertaken further specialist fellowship training at St Vincent’s Hospital in Melbourne on arthroplasty and sarcoma surgery. He has a particular interest in joint replacement, trauma and fracture management and sports-related knee injuries.
Trained in robotic surgical techniques, including robotic-arm assisted surgery with the Mako surgical robot, Dr Gieroba is able to offer his patients expert advice and a range of treatment options. For his hip replacement patients, Dr Gieroba is familiar with all approaches to the hip including the direct anterior approach.
Dr Gieroba treats a variety of different patients
Dr Gieroba keeps appointments available for urgent problems such as fractures and acute injuries
Dr Gieroba reviews your referral and imaging before your appointment to ensure that all appropriate imaging has been done. Often all imaging is already available, or your referral is detailed enough that Dr Gieroba can work out what other scans you may need. Where possible he will arrange further imaging before your first appointment saving you time and money avoiding coming back for scan results. Sometimes he does need to meet you and examine you first before he can decide what further scans are needed.
Importantly, certain conditions do very well with non-operative management and Dr Gieroba is able to recommend an experienced Sports Doctor, Physiotherapist, Exercise Physiologist or Podiatrist to help you avoid surgery where we can. If Dr Gieroba is not the most appropriate surgeon for your condition, he is able to recommend one of his colleagues with a special interest in the condition.
Burnside Hospital - Stepney
