My Practice

Dr Macgroarty completed his medical degree at University of Queensland in 1995. Subsequently, he entered advanced training in Orthopaedics and gained Fellowship to the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons in 2003.

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After spending time as a staff surgeon at The Prince Charles Hopsital and Redcliffe General Hospital, he embarked on overseas post-graduate fellowship training in Shoulder and Knee surgery both in the United Kingdom and Canada. Kelly was responsible for establishing the first dedicated shoulder unit at The Prince Charles Hospital where he currently serves as a Visiting Medical Officer. He has both public and intermediate admitting rights.

In addition to his clinical practice, Kelly is active in Orthopaedic medico-legal reporting and is registered with the American Board of Independent Medical Examiners. He is a certified independent medical examiner.

He is a full member of the Australian Orthopaedic Association. In addition, he is the secretary / treasurer of the Queensland Shoulder Society and a member of the International Society of Arthroscopy, Knee Surgery and Orthopaedic Sports Medicine, American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons and the Australian Medical Association. He served on the Medical Advisory Committee at Holy Spirit Northside Hospital from 2007 until 2011. Since 2007 he has served as a member of the QComp medical assessment tribunal. Most recently in 2009, he was elected to the Queensland branch of the Australian Orthopaedic Association as a general committee member. Kelly also serves on the state training committee for the Australian Orthopaedic Association. He is currently the Queensland chairman of the Australian Society of Orthopaedic Surgeons.

make-appointment-buttonKelly is a senior lecturer in Orthopaedics at the University of Queensland. He has been invited to be on faculty at several national shoulder meetings and has been involved in the design of a number of new instruments used in Total Shoulder Replacement surgery. He has also been invited to be the chairman of total shoulder replacement workshops designed to aid in training for developing shoulder surgeons. Kelly has published in the British Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery and has had work accepted for publication in the Canadian Journal of Surgery.

He is a member of the following organizations:

Recent Presentations include:

2012 Australian Knee Society, Hunter Valley, NSW
Computer Assisted Navigation Improves Accuracy of Assessing Fixed Flexion in Knee Arthroplasty – A Cadaveric Study

2010 DePuy Mitek Advanced Glenoid Exposure Course Brisbane, Qld
Surgical Assessment of Glenoid Version in TSR

2010 AOA COE – Orthopaedics (This is your life) Melbourne, Victoria
Comparison of Group Private Practice Vs Solo Private Practice

2009 Royal North Shore Advanced Shoulder Course, Sydney, NSW
Shoulder Arthroplasty – Long Term Results
Indications for Reverse TSR

2006 National Australian Orthopaedic Association Conference, Canberra, Australia
Navigation Improves the Accuracy of Assessing Fixed Flexion in Knee Arthroplasty – A Cadaveric Study

2006 Queensland Branch Meeting AOA, Byron Bay, NSW
Navigation Improves the Accuracy of Assessing Fixed Flexion in Knee Arthroplasty – A Cadaveric Study

2006 American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons – Poster Presentation, Chicago, Illinois, USA
The Accuracy of Imageless Navigation in the Placement of the Birmingham Hip Replacement

2003 Smith & Nephew Trauma Symposium
Mater Misericordiae Hospital, Brisbane, Queensland
Management of Proximal Femoral Fractures

2003 Orthopaedic Physiotherapy Seminar
Prince Charles Hospital, Brisbane, Queensland
Advances in Minimally Invasive and Navigated Joint Replacement Surgery

2002 Queensland Branch AOA meeting, Townsville, Queensland
Total Shoulder Arthroplasty using a Hylamer*
Glenoid component – a 4-7 Year Survivorship Analysis

2002 Queensland Registrars Training Programme – Major Presentation
Royal Brisbane Hospital, Brisbane, Queensland
Update in Metabolic Bone Disease

2001 Orthopaedic Grand Round Presentation
Queen Elizabeth II Hospital, Brisbane, Queensland
Recent Advances in Bearing Surface Technology
For Total Joint Arthroplasty

2001 Orthopaedic Physiotherapy Seminar
Queen Elizabeth II Hospital, Brisbane, Queensland
Options in Total Hip Replacement Surgery

2000 Orthopaedic Grand Round Presentation, Townsville, Queensland
Update on Spinal Infections

1999 Queensland Branch RACS – Finalist Neville Davis Prize for Research
Princess Alexandra Hospital, Brisbane, Queensland
Effects of Intra-articular Bupivacaine for
Early Post-operative Pain Relief following
Knee Arthroscopy

1998 Queensland Branch AOA meeting, Rockhampton, Queensland
Effects of Intra-articular Bupivacaine for
Early Post-operative Pain Relief following
Knee Arthroscopy

 

MEMBERSHIPS

 

American Academy of Orthpaedic Surgeons Australian Orthopaedic Association   Royal Australian College of Surgeons    International Society of Arthoscopy, Knee Surgery & Orthpaedic Sports Medicine     Queensland Shoulder Society

 Australian Knee Society  Shoulder & elbow society of Australia  Australian_Medical_Association    SPORTS MEDICINE AUSTRALIA    american board of independent medical examiners

     

AFFILIATIONS

 

ST ANDREWS WAR MEMORIAL HOSPITAL  RAMSAY HEALTH CARE   GREENSLOPES PRVATE HOSPITAL           BRISBANE KNEE AND SPORTS SURGERY