Dr Bu Balalla (Orthopaedic Surgeon)
- Name
- Dr Buddhika Balalla
- Qualifications
- MBBS University of New South Wales 2002
- FRACS 2011
- Occupation
- Orthopaedic Surgeon
- Gender
- Male
- Medical Specialties
- Orthopaedic Surgery
Arthroscopic knee surgery, ACL and multi ligament reconstructions, and knee replacements
Dr Balalla is an orthopaedic surgeon with a subspecialty focus on knee surgery. He specialises in computer-guided total and uni knee replacement, tissue-preserving ACL reconstruction and complex knee trauma.Dr Balalla graduated from Medicine at the University of New South Wales in 2001 and commenced his basic surgical training with the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons in 2003. He was selected for the Australian Orthopaedic Association’s Orthopaedic Training Program in 2007.
After completing further orthopaedic training in 2011, he underwent training in knee surgery as the Sydney Knee Specialists’ Knee Reconstruction Fellow. After this he travelled to Bristol, UK, to receive additional training in knee surgery at the Avon Orthopaedic Centre as the Bristol Knee Group Fellow. In his subsequent travels he has learnt from world-renowned knee surgeons such as Professor Freddie Fu and Professor Rene Verdonk.
Dr Balalla remains very actively engaged in learning; and is a member of ESSKA and ISAKOS, which are international societies focused on knee surgery and arthroscopy. He currently operates at the Hospital for Specialist Surgery (HSS) and Norwest Private Hospital, as well as Westmead Public Hospital.
- Hospital Affiliations
- Westmead Hospital
- Castle Hill Day Surgery
- Norwest Private Hospital
- Lakeview Private Hospital
- Affiliated Clinics
- Orthopaedic Associates
- Sydney East Sports Medicine & Orthopaedics (SESMO)
- Affiliated Organisations
- Royal Australasian College of Surgeons (RACS)
- Australian Orthopaedic Association (AOA)
- European Society of Sports Traumatology Knee Surgery and Arthroscopy (ESSKA)
- International Society of Arthroscopy, Knee Surgery and Orthopaedic Sports Medicine (ISAKOS)
- Medical Interventions
- Knee Replacement
- Knee Arthroplasty
- Topics
- Knee Surgery
- Robotic surgery
Practice Locations
Sydney
- Orthopaedic Associates
- Address
- Suite 1, 17-19 Solent Circuit
Bella Vista NSW 2153
Australia
- Phone
- 1300 695 633
- Fax
- 02 8711 0120
- Sydney East Sports Medicine & Orthopaedics (SESMO)
- Address
- Suite 301, Level 3
451 New South Head Road
Double Bay NSW 2028
Australia
- Phone
- 1300 695 633
- Fax
- 02 8711 0120
