About Harcourt Specialist Centre

Harcourt Specialist Centre accommodates a range of specialist surgeons, physicians and allied health professionals from varying backgrounds and expertise.  As a newly established practice, Harcourt Specialist Centre currently offers specialised Orthopaedic surgical care, including foot and ankle surgery, shoulder and upper limb surgery, hip and knee replacement surgery, and sports and trauma reconstructive surgery, as well as providing podiatry services through Footlab+.

Harcourt Specialist Centre was founded by Mr Wei-Han Tay, an Orthopaedic Surgeon based in Melbourne.  It is Wei-Han’s vision to offer quality specialist health care services to the local community in the eastern suburbs, as well as to patients from across and outside of Melbourne, and to promote a patient-centred and individualised approach to your care.  All our practitioners have been carefully chosen to provide ethical and evidence-based practice to patient care in a compassionate and inclusive environment.

Harcourt Specialist Centre is situated in a newly renovated Californian bungalow, with purpose-built consulting and treatment rooms, and a dedicated reception and patient waiting area.  There is wheelchair access for patients, contemporary staff amenities and ample nearby on-street parking.

Our practitioners at Harcourt Specialist Centre are highly qualified, experienced and genuinely passionate about patient care, delivering a comprehensive range of skills and knowledge for referred patients.  Our Orthopaedic Surgeons operate privately at Epworth Eastern, Epworth Freemasons, Holmesglen Private Hospital, La Trobe Private Hospital, Glenferrie Private Hospital and the Avenue Hospital.  They also have public appointments, including at the Royal Melbourne Hospital, St Vincent’s Hospital, Box Hill Hospital, Maroondah Hospital, the Northern Hospital and Sandringham Hospital, and are involved with regular peer review, teaching and research, allowing them to apply best evidence surgical care.  We are available for urgent enquiries and will attend to all new patients promptly.

The history in our name

Situated in Hawthorn East, the location of Harcourt Specialist Centre is part of an initial subdivision of land that occurred in the midst of the gold rush during the mid 1800s.

According to a Hawthorn Heritage Study:

“With the separation of Victoria from the mother colony of New South Wales and the beginning of the gold-rush era in 1851, the price of colonial land dropped and, as a consequence, there was an increased demand for Hawthorn allotments by eager speculators.  The value of these purchases trebled in the next few years.  Most notable was James Murphy’s purchase of allotment 70, 124 acres on the north west corner of Burke and Barkers Road, which became known as Murphy’s Paddock.  This was later carved up by Murphy in a mid-1850s private subdivision into the Village of Rathmines Estate, which included the important Harcourt Street area…”

At the turn of the century, Harcourt Street and its surrounding area, including Barkers Road, offered a boutique pocket of grand Victorian living.  The enormous block sizes and the desirable location were the key features, and the Harcourt Street area quickly became a fashionable address for Melbourne’s elite.

Today, the Harcourt Estate precinct is a reminder of Melbourne’s gold rush good fortunes.  We care about the community in which we service, and our premises on Barkers Road connects us to this wonderful heritage.  We are proud to be able to support the immediate community in the eastern suburbs, as well as patients from across and outside of Melbourne, with quality specialist health care.

Our Specialists

Mr Wei-Han Tay

ORTHOPAEDIC SURGEON

Mr Richard Pennington

ORTHOPAEDIC SURGEON

A/Prof Sina Babazadeh

ORTHOPAEDIC SURGEON

Mr Vishal Pai

ORTHOPAEDIC SURGEON