Dr David Shooter

About

Dr David Shooter is a private orthopaedic surgeon who has over 11 years experience in both public and private Orthopaedic surgery. Dr Shooter's medical training was undertaken across various tertiary hospitals in Queensland and in the UK. During his time in public practice Dr Shooter held various senior positions, such as Director of Orthopaedic Surgery at Queen Elizabeth II Jubilee Hospital. He was awarded fellowship of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons (Orthopaedic Surgery) in 2010. Dr Shooter currently holds an academic role as senior lecturer in Orthopaedic Surgery at the University of Queensland.

In 2012, Dr Shooter started in private practice as a generalist orthopaedic surgeon and now has a focus and specialty in arthroplasty, trauma, and sports knee, with a subspecialty in orthopaedic oncology.

Consulting Rooms

•Holy Spirit Northside Private Hospital (principle consulting suite)

•North Lakes Day Hospital

Hospital Admissions

•North West Private Hospital, Everton Park

•Holy Spirit Northside Private Hospital, Chermside

•North Lakes Day Hospital, North Lakes

Arthroplasty

Dr Shooter performs joint replacements at both North West Private Hospital, Everton Park; and Holy Spirit Northside, Chermside; and runs a hip and knee clinic from his consulting suite at Holy Spirit Northside and the sessional suites at North Lakes Day Hospital. A large part of his practice is now primary focused on Arthroplasty including primary and revision arthroplasty, for arthritis, deformity (DDH etc.), infection and prosthetic failure.

He continues to be involved in orthopaedic trauma, including sports knee injuries eg ACL tears.

Unique to his hip arthroplasty practice is the use of patient specific instrumentation and prosthesis for total hip replacements (THR). Preoperatively, each patient is analysed based on range of movements and instrumentation is specifically selected and implanted to provide optimal patient outcomes based on individual patient anatomy.

Dr Shooter is one of the few orthopaedic surgeons in Queensland now using patient specific instrumentation which can allow for direct measurement of pre and intra operative leg length. In general, this can lead to lower dislocation rates, less wear and due to potential better anatomic position can result in better and quicker functional recovery. In most instances rehabilitation for patients can commence earlier and patients are able to drive and start hydrotherapy at 3 weeks rather than 6 weeks.

Dr Shooter's practice philosophy is to ensure that patients' goals are paramount, and to match the most advanced available techniques and implants, with each patient's individual needs. Dr Shooter believes that technology is the means to an end, not the end itself and that every patient is different.

Orthopaedic Oncology

During Dr David Shooters training he worked at the Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital in London. There, he worked exclusively in the Bone Tumour and Joint Reconstruction Unit, gaining unique experience and expertise in the surgical evaluation and management of bone and soft tissue sarcomas, including metastatic lesions, both adult and paediatric. Dr Shooter is one of the few orthopaedic surgeons with a subspecialty in oncology and receives referrals from Queensland and northern New South Wales.

Practice Accounting Policy

Dr Shooter currently accepts all private referrals; and as part of his dedication to the local community also accepts WorkCover, DVA patients, and currently consults to the Australian Defence Force.

The practice policy on surgical billing is those patients insured with Bupa, HCF, Medibank Private or the AHSA group (eg TUH, Navy, CUA, Credicare etc) will almost always be billed using No Gap or Known Gap schedules. Those with other funds with be billed privately. DVA, WCQ and ADF patients do not receive a bill under the appropriate government schemes.