Founding member of BHKC - Dr Michael Ottley.
Michael is a Queensland trained, fully qualified Orthopaedic Surgeon specialising in all aspects of Hip and Knee Surgery.
He graduated with Honours in Medicine from the University of Bristol (UK) and received an intercalated degree in Pathology also awarded with Honours during his time studying there.
Following internship, he relocated to Bundaberg, Queensland and began working and training in surgery in both regional and metropolitan centres throughout Queensland.
Working purely in Orthopaedics for over 15 years has allowed him to gain wide and in-depth experience in all areas of Orthopaedic surgery including the management of complex trauma and elective orthopaedics. He obtained his fellowship in Orthopaedic surgery from the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons in 2010.
Michael was then handpicked to work alongside Professor Fares Haddad, an internationally recognised expert in the the field of Hip and Knee surgery, undertaking further specialist training in University College Hospital London (UK). His work there included the treatment of complex hip and knee conditions including complex primary hip and knee replacements, revision hip and knee replacement, young adult hip surgery including hip arthroscopy, knee ligament reconstruction, osteotomy techniques and sports injuries of the hip and knee in Elite athletes.
Michael returned to Brisbane after completing the fellowship and worked at the Prince Charles Hospital and then the Mater Hospital Brisbane whilst also establishing private practice at the Brisbane Hip and Knee Clinic. His work involves the surgical management and care of patients with both general and complex conditions of the hip and knee. He offers individualised, patient focused solutions using modern and clinically proven techniques in surgery and rehabilitation.
Currently he holds appointments as a Visting Orthopaedic Surgeon at St. Andrews War Memorial Hospital, Holy Spirit Northside Private Hospital, Brisbane Private Hospital and the Wesley Hospital.
He also has an ongoing significant commitment to public practice through Ipswich General Hospital.
Michael is committed to the advancement of orthopaedics and is involved in clinical research in the areas of hip and knee surgery with multiple papers published in local and international peer-review journals.
He has delivered and co-authored presentations on hip and knee topics at state and national orthopaedic meetings.
Michael also continues to act an expert peer reviewer in the field of Orthopaedic Surgery for Clinical Case Reports Journal, an International Publication. This involves assessing, screening and improving the quality of orthopaedic research articles before they are published.
He is a Fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons (FRACS) and a Fellow of the Australian Orthopaedic Association (AOA).
He is also a Senior Lecturer in Orthopaedics with the University of Queensland and teaches regularly for the Diploma of Orthopaedic Surgical Anatomy at Queensland University of Technology’s Medical Engineering Research Facility. Other work interests include teaching medical students, junior doctors and training future orthopaedic surgeons.
Outside of work he enjoys fitness, training in a variety of sports, and spending time with his 3 young children.