Dr Philip Sheard
Spinal and Orthopaedic Surgeon
MB BS (Hons), BSc, MRCS (Eng), FRCS (Tr & Orth), FRACS, CIME
About Dr Phil Sheard
Dr Phil Sheard is a well-regarded spinal and orthopaedic surgeon with special expertise in managing general spinal conditions, orthopaedic conditions and trauma injuries.
From 2015-2022, Dr Sheard has served as a consultant orthopaedic surgeon at Townsville University Hospital. From September 2022, he moved to Melbourne and began practising privately with Precision Health managing spines and general orthopaedics. He has fellowships in both spinal and joint reconstruction surgery and is therefore well versed in defining whether pathology comes from the spine or the hip.
Dr Phil Sheard has special expertise in:
Spine
Orthopaedics
Sports Injuries
Trauma
Professional Associations
Qualifications & training
After graduating with honours from University College London in 1995, Dr Sheard joined the Royal College of Surgeons of England in 1999 and completed his Tr.& Orth fellowship in 2004.
He completed two six-month fellowships at the world renowned, Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital in London in the joint reconstruction unit and spinal unit. He then gained fellowship with the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons in 2020.
Dr Sheard keeps his skills up to date by attending professional development programs and courses. He enjoys mentoring and teaching the new generation of trainee orthopaedic surgeons.
Awards and Publications
His academic ability has earned him multiple awards and prizes, including the Arthur Edward Burton Memorial Prize in 2004. He has been published in peer-reviewed journals including the Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery.
Dr Sheard was a high-profile Orthopaedic surgeon in the UK, both treating high profile sporting clients and giving regular interviews, both live and recorded, for TV, radio and news media.
Professional Status and Accreditations
Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon, The Townsville Hospital
mlcoa Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon
GEPI 2 - Guidelines for Evaluation of Permanent Impairment - Office of Fair and Safe Work Qld Dept of Justice and Attorney-General
WorkCover QLD - Member, Independent Medical Examinations Panel
WorkCover NSW SIRA - Permanent Impairment Assessor
WorkSafe Victoria - Independent Medical Examiner
ABIME - CIME American Board of Independent Medical Examiners - Certified Independent Medical Examiner
AMA 4th Edition
AMA 5th Edition
Support and mentoring
Committed to educating the next generation of medical professionals, Dr Sheard participates in formal and informal teaching. He mentors on hospital wards and in outpatient clinics, as well as performing lectures and demonstrations.
