A/Prof Peter D'Alessandro

To introduce myself I am happily married to Natasha and love being a Dad to two great children, Sienna and Josh. I can be found at CrossFit most mornings and enjoy all football codes, snowboarding in winter and the occasional game of Golf. I am an Orthopaedic Surgeon with Coastal Orthopaedics based at Bethesda Hospital in Claremont and St John of God, Murdoch. I also consult in Dunsborough and Northam, and am part of the team at West Coast Health & High Performance, based at the Eagles' new headquarters in Lathlain.

Professional Sport

A significant proportion of Peter’s practice is dedicated to Elite Sport-he understands the challenges faced by elite athletes and the importance of an ‘all in’ approach when working a high performance environment.

Peter is a Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon to a number of professional sporting clubs including:

Fremantle Dockers (AFL/AFLW)
West Coast Eagles (AFL/AFLW)
Western Force (Rugby)
Perth Glory (Soccer)
Perth Wildcats and Perth Lynx (Basketball)
West Coast Fever (Netball)
WA Institute of Sport.

Nationally, he is a consultant to Hockey Australia and Athletics Australia. He consults to the Pakistan Cricket Board and assists the English Rugby Football Union when touring Australia.

Locally, he looks after players from a number of WAFL and Rugby Premier Grade Clubs including:

Peel Thunder
Claremont Tigers
South Fremantle Bulldogs
East Fremantle Sharks
Swan Districts
Subiaco Lions
East Perth Royals
West Coast Eagles WAFL
Cottesloe Rugby
Palmyra
Nedlands
Southern Lions
Wests Scarborough

Experience

He was educated at John XXIII College and graduated from the UWA Medical School in 2004, where he received the Alan Charters Prize and had the honour of being his graduating class valedictorian. After completing his surgical training and receiving his FRACS in Western Australia, he spent almost three years working in North America, Europe, and the UK. He was the first surgeon from Perth to undertake the Complex Knee Fellowship in London at Chelsea and Westminster Hospital and the Fortius Clinic, which is the clinic of choice for professional athletes in the UK and a FIFA Centre of Excellence. He then joined the Shoulder Surgery and Trauma Unit at the Royal Free London and later the Hip Arthroscopy and Sports Surgery team at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, Canada. He is one of the few fellowship-trained hip arthroscopy surgeons in Western Australia.

He understands athletes. He played Australian Rules Football for more than 10 years, winning one memorable premiership, and coached for another five years. He has experience across all levels of sport, working with elite athletes from the AFL, AFLW, Super Rugby, English Premier League football, English cricket and rugby union teams, and the National Hockey League in North America. He currently consults to a number of professional sporting clubs based in Perth.

Specialization in arthroscopic reconstructive surgery:

ACL & Multi-Ligament Knee Reconstruction
Arthroscopic Shoulder Instability and Rotator Cuff Surgery
Hip Arthroscopy
Workers Compensation
Surgery for Athletes

Teaching and Research

He provides the public tertiary referral service for multi-ligament knee injuries within the South Metropolitan Health Service of Perth, based at Fiona Stanley Hospital and Fremantle Hospital. He believes that seamless, objective monitoring of surgical outcomes is critical, and all of his patients are offered the opportunity to participate in a global Surgical Outcomes Registry, in which he is an invited surgeon. He has a number of ongoing research studies through his position as Director of the Orthopaedic Research Foundation of WA. He is an Associate Professor at the University of Western Australia and has published widely in peer-reviewed medical journals. He regularly speaks at national and international orthopaedic conferences, enjoys teaching advanced arthroscopic surgical skills throughout the Asia-Pacific region, and is proud to be the founder and chief supervisor of the Perth Sports Surgery Fellowship, which brings international surgeons to train in Western Australia.

Collaboration and Communication

He is passionate about achieving excellent results. A caring, professional approach to patient management, combined with advanced, world-class, minimally invasive surgical techniques, is paramount. He strongly believes that this must be combined with a focused, multidisciplinary approach to patient care. Close and regular communication with the entire treating team is critical, and he works closely with physiotherapists, exercise physiologists, rehabilitation specialists, strength and conditioning (S&C) coaches, and high-performance colleagues to help athletes and workers achieve their goals and return to peak performance.

For more information about A/Prof Peter D'Alessandro visit : www.drpeterdalessandro.com.au