Dr Amy Touzell (Orthopaedic Surgeon)
- Name
- Dr Amy Beth Touzell (nee Nall)
- Occupation
- Orthopaedic Surgeon
- Adjunct Senior Lecturer
- Gender
- Female
- Languages Spoken
- English
- Medical Specialties
- Orthopaedic Surgery
Dr Amy Touzell is a fully qualified, Australian trained orthopaedic surgeon. She treats all conditions of the lower limb and has a special interest in arthroscopic hindfoot surgery. She has international subspecialty training in trauma, foot and ankle, knee and hip surgery and has a special interest in arthroscopic and minimally invasive surgery of the foot and ankle.
Dr Touzell attended the University of Newcastle, Australia to complete her primary medical degree in 2005. She initially worked as a junior doctor in Tamworth and Newcastle before moving to Melbourne to prepare for and complete her orthopaedic surgical training. She was awarded her fellowship of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons in 2015.
Dr Touzell then completed two additional years of training with England's Oxford University Hospitals and the North Bristol Trusts in both trauma and foot and ankle surgery. She is particularly interested in arthroscopic hindfoot surgery and minimally invasive techniques for deformity correction of the lower limb. She has presented at local and international meetings and authored several peer-reviewed papers.
Dr Touzell is a member of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons and the Australian Orthopaedic Association, the only professional bodies for governing and training orthopaedic surgeons in Australia. She is an elected member of the Victorian branch committee of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons and is involved in teaching, training and clinical governance of the Australian health system, including surgical outcomes. She is also has a statutory appointment with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA) which requires comment and assessment of AHPRA complaints. She is passionate about encouraging junior doctors to pursue a career in surgery and is actively involved in the teaching and training of surgical trainees at Peninsula Health and in particular is a strong advocate the role of mentorship in surgery.
Dr Touzell is also a member of the Australasian Trauma Society, The Australian Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society and the Australian Limb Lengthening and Reconstruction Society. She regularly attends and presents research at local and international meetings, as well as supervising research projects completed by junior doctors. You may be asked to participate in one of the research projects she is involved in!
- Hospital Affiliations
- Frankston Private Hospital
- Holmesglen Private Hospital
- Beleura Private Hospital
- Affiliated Clinics
- South East Orthopaedic Surgery
- Affiliated Organisations
- Fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons (FRACS)
- Australian Orthopaedic Association (AOA)
- Australian Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society (AOFAS)
- Australasian Trauma Society (ATS)
- Australian Limb Lengthening and Reconstruction Society (ALLARS)
- Affiliated Universities
- Monash University
- Populations Treated
- Adults, Adolescents and Children
Practice Locations
Melbourne
- South East Orthopaedic Surgery
- Address
- 925 Nepean Highway
Mornington VIC 3931
Australia
- Phone
- 0484 739 550
- Fax
- 03 9978 9461
