Mr. Greg Etherington
MBBS MBiomedE FRACS
Spine Surgeon

Mr. Greg Etherington

Professional Qualifications

• FRACS (Orthopaedics) January 1999
• Master of Biomedical Engineering (MBiomedE) UNSW 1995
• MBBS (Hons) Sydney University 1984
• Certified Independent Medical Examiner for:
  • TAC
  • WorkSafe

Spine Surgery Training

• Spine Fellow, Spinal Deformity Unit, Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital, Stanmore, UK. 1999 - 2000
  
  
• AO Fellow, Pelvic/Acetabular fractures, St George's Hospital, London, Year 2000
  
  
• Research Fellow, Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital, Stanmore, UK, Year 2000
  
  
• Senior Fellow, Great Ormond Street Children's Hospital, London and Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital, Stanmore, UK. 2001
  
  
• Spinal Fellow, National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, London, Year 2002

Current Appointments

• Consultant Spine Surgeon
  The Alfred Hospital
  Commercial Road
  Prahran Vic 3181
  
  
• Consultant Spine Surgeon
  Spine Service
  53, Montgomery Street
  Kogarah, NSW, Australia
  
  

Immediate Past Appointment

• Consultant Spine Surgeon
  UCLH Trust, London.
  August 2002 - June 2006

Professional Body Memberships

• Member - Australian Orthopaedic Association
• Fellow - Australian College of Surgeons
• Member - British Scoliosis Society
• Member - AO Spine
• Member - Australian Medical Association

Papers published

1. Is there a role for surgery in the management of 'Dropped Head' syndrome?
   Br J Neurosurg 2004 Jun:18(3) 289-93
   Amin A, Casey A, Etherington G
   
   
2. Epidural Abscess as a complication of Epidural catheter
   Anesth Int Care 2004 Dec:32(6):825-9
   Etherington G, Ansari A, et a