Dr Pearce graduated from the University of Queensland in 1981 with a Bachelor of Medicine/Surgery. He spent the next few years working in Queensland, ACT and NSW, including Lismore, gaining experience in all areas of hospital-based medicine, as well as some time as a GP.
In 1990 he moved to the United Kingdom to pursue his Specialist Qualifications in Orthopaedics. On completion of his training, he set up his Orthopaedic practice in Lismore in 1996. He deals with all areas of Orthopaedics (except spinal problems) and has a particular interest in joint replacement surgery, shoulder and knee problems and sports injuries. Dr Pearce also performs surgical robotic knee replacement surgery (ROSA).
He provides Orthopaedic cover to trauma and emergency cases at the Lismore Base Hospital. Dr Pearce is also actively involved in the teaching of allied health/medical students, junior doctors and orthopaedic trainees and is a casual examiner with the University of Wollongong and the University of Sydney.
Appointments
- ORTHOPAEDIC SURGEON VISITING MEDICAL OFFICER ST VINCENT’S PRIVATE HOSPITAL, LISMORE, 1996 – PRESENT.
- ORTHOPAEDIC SURGEON VISITING MEDICAL OFFICER LISMORE BASE HOSPITAL and CASINO & DISTRICT MEMORIAL HOSPITAL, 1996 – PRESENT.
Qualifications
- MBBS, UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND 1981
- FELLOW, ROYAL COLLEGE OF SURGEONS (ORTH) 1995
- PAEDIATRIC ORTHOPAEDIC FELLOWSHIP, DUBLIN, IRELAND 1995
Memberships
- MEMBER, BRITISH ORTHOPAEDIC ASSOCIATION
- MEMBER, AUSTRALIAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION
- INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATE MEMBER, AMERICAN ACADEMY OF ORTHOPAEDIC SURGEONS
Recent Professional Development
2024
- SHARING BEST PRACTICE IN REVISION ARTHROPLASTY, GOLD COAST
- ZIMMER BIOMET HIP & KNEE MASTERCLASS 2024 – INNOVATIONS IN THE PURSUIT OF OPTIMAL PATIENT OUTCOMES, GOLD COAST
2023
- TEACHING TITANS – SKILL BUILDING FOR MEDICAL EDUCATORS, LISMORE
- BRITISH ORTHOPAEDIC CONFERENCE, LIVERPOOL, UNITED KINGDOM
- ROSA (ROBOTIC SURGICAL ASSISTANT) CADAVERIC CERTIFICATION LAB COURSE, SYDNEY
2022
- ZIMMER BIOMET HIP & KNEE MASTERCLASS, BRISBANE
2020
- AUSTRALASIAN BONE & JOINT INFECTIONS CONFERENCE, NEWCASTLE
2019
- WORKSHOP ON MANAGEMENT OF ORTHOPAEDIC AND TRAUMA INFECTIONS: CURRENT CONCEPTS AND FUTURE CHALLENGES, BRISBANE
- FLUOROSCOPY RADIATION SAFETY COURSE, NEWCASTLE
Associate Professor David Scott (Anaesthetist)
Dr David M. Scott received his Bachelor of Medicine in 1985 from the University of Newcastle, Anaesthesia Specialty degree (FANZCA) in 1992 and post graduate qualification in Ultrasound in 2010. He has worked as an Instructor in Anesthesia at Harvard University at the Beth Israel Hospital Boston before being appointed as a Specialist Anaesthetist in Lismore. During his time at Lismore he has held several posts including Supervisor of Training, and Chair of the Anaesthesia Department. He was Visiting Professor in Anesthesia University of California, Davis, Sacramento USA in 2006 and is a senior instructor in Advanced Trauma Life Support and Care of the Critically Ill Surgical Patient.
David is a commissioned officer in the Royal Australian Air Force and has served overseas many times.
He is currently Federal Vice-President of the Australian Society of Anaesthetists.
He is considered to be a leader in regional anaesthesia and has written textbooks and an iPhone App on the subject.
He has worked closely with Dr Mark Pearce at St Vincent’s Hospital, Lismore for many years and has developed with him a program of sophisticated regional anaesthesia techniques and pain relief to enhance recovery and minimise pain following joint replacement and major orthopaedic surgery.