Mr Dean Schluter

Biography

I graduated from Otago University Medical School in 1990 and the New Zealand Orthopaedic training programme in 2002, gaining my FRACS. During the training programme I spent 6 months in Toronto Canada, Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch and Invercargill. I have been working at North Shore Hospital since January 2006 and my private practice is on the North Shore. Post Fellowship Training I graduated from Otago University Medical School in 1990 and the New Zealand Orthopaedic training programme in 2002, gaining my FRACS. During the training programme I spent 6 months in Toronto Canada, Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch and Invercargill. My post graduate training following this was: 6 months doing Orthopaedic Trauma at Auckland Hospital 6 months doing hip and knee replacement and complex revision surgery at Mt Sinai Hospital, Toronto, Canada 6 months doing knee surgery (ACL reconstruction and sports injuries) at Chelsea Westminster Hospital in London, England 6 months doing hip and knee replacement and complex revisions and computer navigation at Royal Melbourne and Epworth Hospitals, Melbourne 6 months doing foot and ankle surgery at Royal Melbourne and Epworth Hospitals Melbourne, Australia. I have been working at North Shore Hospital since January 2006 and my private practice is on the North Shore.

Research Interest

Conditions of the Hip: Primary hip replacement Revision hip replacement Knee Arthritis and Sports Injuries Primary knee replacement where I have an interest in computer assisted surgery Unicompartment knee replacement Revision knee replacement Knee arthroscopy ACL reconstruction Osteotomies around the knee Patella stabilisation Foot and Ankle Conditions Ankle stabilisation Ankle arthroscopy Ankle fusion and ankle replacement Hallux valgus correction and bunion surgery