Mr Vishal Pai
MBChB FRACS FAOrthA
Orthopaedic Surgeon
Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon, Mr Vishal Pai, has undertaken specialist training in the United Kingdom and the United States to expand his level of expertise in all facets of knee surgery. He has a subspecialty interest in anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction, patellofemoral instability and robotic-assisted knee replacement surgery.
Vishal obtained his medical degree from the University of Otago in New Zealand. He completed his Orthopaedic training in Melbourne which gained him his Fellowship from the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons.
His passion for sports knee injuries, including complex ligament reconstruction, saw Vishal move to the United Kingdom to do his subspecialist training where he completed two knee fellowships. The first was at Southmead Hospital in Bristol, specialising in patellofemoral stabilisation, revision knee replacement and partial knee replacement surgery. The second was in sports knee surgery at the Fortius Clinic in London working with Mr Andrew Williams, an international expert in the field. It was here that he furthered his expertise in primary and revision ACL reconstruction, multi-ligament knee reconstruction and complex meniscal repair. Vishal worked with many elite athletes at the Fortius Clinic and knows what is involved in getting an athlete safely back into competition.
Vishal was awarded six months of training in paediatric Orthopaedic surgery at the Shriners Hospital for Children in Portland in the United States. He found it very rewarding looking after children with knee injuries so that they could get back to playing the sports they love. ACL reconstruction in a growing child is very different from an adult, and Vishal has the expertise required to perform this surgery on children.
Vishal believes in supporting the next generation of doctors and his work at Eastern Health gives him that opportunity. He is also a senior lecturer for medical students at Monash University and supervises Orthopaedic surgical trainees. With his inquiring mind, Vishal is involved in clinical research. He has also published in several international journals and has presented his research nationally and internationally. He knows how important it is to keep up to date with the latest evidence-based Orthopaedic information.
MR PAI SPECIALISES IN THE MANAGEMENT OF THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS:
ACL surgery
Knee arthroscopy
Meniscal repair
Patella stabilisation
Realignment osteotomy
Robotic-assisted partial and total knee replacement
Surgery for fractures and Orthopaedic trauma
For further information regarding Mr Vishal Pai, please call (03) 8657 0595 or visit his website at vishalpai.com.au.
