Assoc Prof Samuel MacDessi (Orthopaedic Surgeon)
- Name
- Assoc Prof Samuel John MacDessi
- Qualifications
- MBBS University of Sydney 1996
- Occupation
- Orthopaedic Surgeon
- Gender
- Male
- Medical Specialties
- Orthopaedic Surgery
Dr MacDessi specialises in knee replacement and knee sports medicine surgery. He has a research interest in evolving techniques in knee arthroplasty surgery and has extensive experience in the field of cartilage restoration surgery, osteotomy and ligament reconstruction. He is a partner of Sydney Knee Specialists and is the Director of SKS Research and Fellowship Training.
Dr MacDessi has appointments at St George Private Hospital, Kareena Private Hospital and Canterbury Public Hospital. Dr. MacDessi graduated in Medicine and Surgery from the University of Sydney in 1995 and was the recipient of the William Henry and Eliza Sharp Prize for Clinical Surgery. He was awarded the Fellowship of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons (FRACS) in Orthopaedic Surgery in 2004.
Dr. MacDessi was the Knee and Hip Reconstruction Fellow at the Hospital for Special Surgery, New York in 2005-06, where he sub-specialised in the field of knee arthroplasty and reconstructive surgery. During this time, Dr. MacDessi worked with leading authorities in the field of knee surgery. He has co-authored a text on minimally invasive knee surgery, has multiple publications in the field of knee surgery and is on the reviewer for several international orthopaedic journals. He is a member of the Australian Orthopaedic Association, the Australian Knee Society, the International Society of Arthroscopy, Knee Surgery and Sports Medicine and the Australian Society of Orthopaedic Surgeons.
- Hospital Affiliations
- Canterbury Hospital
- St George Private Hospital
- St Luke's Hospital
- Kareena Private Hospital
- Affiliated Clinics
- Sydney Knee Specialists - Kogarah
- Sydney Knee Specialists - Miranda
- Sydney Knee Specialists - Darlinghurst
- Topics
- Knee Replacement
- Revision Knee Replacement
- Arthroscopic Knee Surgery
- Cartilage Repair and Transplantation
- Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) Reconstruction
- Knee Ligament Surgery
- Patellofemoral Reconstructions (MPFL)
- Knee Osteotomy Surgery
Practice Locations
Sydney
- Sydney Knee Specialists - Kogarah
- Address
- Suite 201, 131 Princes Hwy
Kogarah NSW 2217
Australia
- Phone
- 02 8307 0333
- Fax
- 02 8307 0334
- Sydney Knee Specialists - Miranda
- Address
- Suite 17, Level 2
42-44 Urunga Parade
Miranda NSW 2228
Australia
- Phone
- 02 8307 0333
- Fax
- 02 8307 0334
- Sydney Knee Specialists - Darlinghurst
- Address
- St Vincent’s Private Hospital
Suite 1301, Level 13
Darlinghurst NSW 2010
Australia
- Phone
- 02 8307 0333
- Fax
- 02 8307 0334
