Dr Brian Freeman (Orthopaedic Surgeon)
- Name
- Prof Brian James Christopher Freeman
- Qualifications
- MB BCh BAO Ireland 1988
- FRACS 2010
- Occupation
- Orthopaedic Surgeon
- Scientist - Researcher - Academia
- Gender
- Male
- Medical Specialties
- Orthopaedic Surgery
Professor Brian Freeman is an Orthopaedic Surgeon with a major interest in both Paediatric and Adult Spinal Surgery. His public practice is shared between the Royal Adelaide Hospital, the Women and Children’s Hospital. His private practice is conducted at Orthopaedics SA with admitting / clinical privileges at St Andrew’s Hospital and Memorial Hospital. Professor Freeman graduated from medical school in 1988 and pursued higher surgical training in Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery, obtaining Fellowship of the Royal College of Surgeons in 1997 and Fellowship of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons in 2010. He completed two internationally recognised Fellowships in Spinal Surgery; The British Orthopaedic Association National Fellowship in Spinal Surgery (12 months, 1998-1999) Nottingham, UK and The Clinical/Research Fellowship in Spinal Surgery at the Royal Adelaide Hospital, Adelaide, Australia (12 months 1999-2000). Research conducted during this Fellowship (2000) led to the award of Doctorate of Medicine to Professor Freeman from the University of Nottingham, UK (2006). Professor Freeman has been in continuous clinical practice as a Spinal Consultant for 16 years. He commenced as Consultant Spinal Surgeon at Queen’s Medical Centre, Nottingham, UK in 2000. In 2007, he was awarded the position of Special Professor of Spinal Surgery by the University of Nottingham, UK (2007-2010). In 2008 he was appointed Head of Spinal Services at the Royal Adelaide Hospital and Professor of Spinal Surgery at University of Adelaide (2008-present). He was appointed Research Director at the Adelaide Centre for Spinal Research in 2012 and Co-director of the Centre for Orthopaedic and Trauma Research, University of Adelaide in 2012.
- Affiliated Clinics
- GP2U Telehealth - Online Doctors via Video Conference
- Orthopaedics SA - North Adelaide
- Affiliated Organisations
- Orthopaedics SA
- Topics
- Adult and Paediatric Spinal Surgery
Practice Locations
Adelaide
- Orthopaedics SA - North Adelaide
- Address
- Memorial Medical Centre
Level 1
1 Kermode Street
North Adelaide SA 5006
Australia
- Phone
- 08 8267 8267
- 08 8267 8213
- Fax
- 08 8267 2007
- Adelaide Spine and Brain Clinic
- Address
- 208 Melbourne Street
North Adelaide SA 5006
Australia
- Phone
- 08 8267 8200
- Fax
- 08 8267 2007
