Dr Robert Labrom (Orthopaedic Surgeon)
- Name
- Dr Robert David Labrom
- Qualifications
- FRACS 2002
- MBBS 1992
- Occupation
- Orthopaedic Surgeon
- Gender
- Male
- Medical Specialties
- Orthopaedic Surgery
Associate Professor Labrom is a busy Spinal Surgeon who has a practice solely dedicated to spinal surgery and other treatments for spinal conditions.
TRAINING
Robert Labrom is an Associate Professor at both the University of Queensland and QUT. Dr Labrom completed his medical degree at Queensland University over 20 years ago and then finished his training as an Orthopaedic Surgeon in Queensland. He then trained and worked for several years in Vancouver, Canada. He has successfully completed a Fellowship in Spinal Surgery and also a Master’s Degree in Spinal Biomechanics through the University of British Columbia.
Dr Labrom is a proud member of the Spine Society of Australia, an Active Fellow of the Scoliosis Research Society – an international organization dedicated to the advancement of knowledge in the field of scoliosis, and he is a Fellow of the Australian Orthopedics Association.
RESEARCH
Dr Labrom continues his keen research interest and is a Surgeon Member of the Paediatric Spine Research Group based at the Mater Hospital. He has published over 25 peer reviewed articles and textbook chapters on spinal surgery. He attends and presents regularly at local and international meetings. Dr Labrom has supervised the further training of many medical students, junior doctors, advanced surgical trainees and Masters and PhD students over the years
CLINICAL INTERESTS
Dr Labrom has a special interest in scoliosis surgery in both children and adults. He treats all type of scoliosis and other paediatric spinal conditions with both non operative and surgical methods. He offers traditional open surgical methods to correct scoliosis as well as endoscopic (keyhole) techniques for certain conditions.
Dr Labrom has a Public Hospital Appointment at the Lady Cilento Children's Hospital as a Senior Visiting Medical Officer.
Dr Labrom's adult practice covers all areas of spinal disorders including a special interest in keyhole disc surgery in the lumbar and cervical spine. Dr Labrom has helped develop new techniques and implants for minimally invasive techniques for both lower back and sciatica conditions as well as for keyhole neck surgery procedures.
He also has a special interest in acute lumbar and cervical disc herniations. Often non-surgical solutions can be found for these acute sciatica conditions, though surgical solutions can include minimal access surgical techniques when required.
- Hospital Affiliations
- Mater Children's Private Hospital
- The Wesley Hospital
- Affiliated Clinics
- QCOS Spine - Auchenflower
Practice Locations
QLD
- QCOS Spine - Auchenflower
- Address
- Evan Thomson Building
Suite 14 Level 10
24 Chasely Street
Auchenflower QLD 4066
Australia
- Phone
- 07 3721 8600
- Fax
- 07 3721 8666
