Visiting Specialists

Prof Ben Allen specialises in Knee and Hip replacement surgery, with a special interest in revision knee replacement surgery for metal allergy complications.

He also specialises in Sports knee injuries and ACL reconstruction helping both professional and amateur athletes return to sport, including the Norwood football club. He has a particular interest in managing knee injuries in dance athletes. Ben is passionate about arthritis management of the knee and hip to keep people mobile and active in the community.

Ben spends his spare time enjoying running, bush walking, mountain biking and road cycling and understands the importance of maintaining joint health through a multidisciplinary approach working closely with the Wakefield Sports and Exercise Medicine Clinic. He consults and operates at the Calvary Adelaide Hospital, Wallaroo Hospital and Naracoorte Hospital with additional consulting at Golden Grove.

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Prof Michael Sandow specialises in the assessment and treatment of disorder and injuries of the shoulder, elbow, wrist and hand. He is a member of the Australian Hand Surgery Society (immediate past President) and Shoulder and Elbow Society of Australia (recent past President), and continues in active clinical practice as well as working on new and better ways to treat upper limb problems.

He is a member of numerous national and international medical associations and regularly presents at local, national and international medical meetings. He has recently completed his PhD (FUSA) on defining an explanation of how the wrist works, and identifying new ways to address wrist injuries. The clinic has recently strengthened its relationship with the Centre of Orthopaedic and Trauma Research, University of Adelaide, to further increase our capacity to conduct cutting edge research to find the best ways to help our patients.

Professor Sandow continues to be involved in the development and delivery of treatment protocols and procedures that incorporate operative and non-operative modalities to ensure patients get the optimum care to achieve best outcomes.

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Dr Vikram Padhye is a SA born and raised Ear, Nose & Throat surgeon who manages the full scope of ENT disorders in both adults and children.

He has a special interest in nasal breathing, sinus and sleep apnoea treatment having completed two international fellowships at the University of Toronto, Canada (1 year) and Stanford University, California, USA (2 years).

He currently holds public appointments at The Royal Adelaide, Modbury and Lyell McEwin Hospitals and is the supervisor of ENT surgical training for the Northern Area Health Network (NALHN).

He has high level interest in research having previously completed a PhD in sinus surgery through the University of Adelaide and currently works in conjunction with Flinders Institute for Sleep Health developing new therapies for obstructive sleep apnoea.

In his spare time he enjoys being involved with sport and spending time with his wife and three young children. 

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