A/Prof David Dewar
Orthopaedic Surgeon
A/Prof David Dewar specialises in surgery of the hip, knee and complex trauma. He is a Fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons and Australian Orthopaedic Association, and has participated in international sub-speciality fellowship training.
A/Prof David Dewar moved to Newcastle in 2004, after completing his undergraduate medical science degree and postgraduate medical degree from the University of Sydney with honors.
A/Prof David Dewar then worked throughout the Hunter region for the next nine years, completing both his basic and advanced orthopaedic training. He was awarded his fellowship from the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons and Australian Orthopaedic Association in 2013. He subsequently went on to complete two further subspeciality fellowships.
His first fellowship was at Prince of Wales Hospital and Sydney Childrens’ Hospital where he worked with leading orthopaedic surgeon Dr Michael Solomon refining his abilities in hip and knee surgery and hip preservation surgery.
A/Prof Dewar was then awarded a prestigious orthopaedic fellowship at the Hospital for Special Surgery, New York. Hospital for Special Surgery has consistently been ranked as the number one hospital for orthopaedic surgery in North America. During this one year fellowship A/Prof Dewar worked with Dr David Helfet and developed his skills in complex pelvic and acetabular trauma, simple and complex upper and lower limb trauma and fracture non union surgery.
A/Prof Dewar is significantly involved in research with multiple international presentations and publications. He has completed a PhD at the University of Newcastle and has presented his work at national and international meetings.
A/Prof Dewar works in both the public and private sectors, and currently holds appointments at the John Hunter Hospital and Lake Macquarie Private Hospital.
