St Vincents Private Hospitals

Biography

Dr Richard Dallalana is a Melbourne-based orthopaedic surgeon specialising in the diagnosis and surgical management of shoulder and elbow conditions. His expertise includes arthroscopic shoulder reconstruction for sports injuries, rotator cuff repair, elbow tendon and ligament procedures, and joint replacement surgery for arthritis, incorporating computer-assisted techniques to support precision and implant positioning. He also has training in knee surgery through international fellowships.

Dr Dallalana graduated in medicine from the University of Melbourne in 1993 and completed his specialist orthopaedic training at St Vincent’s Hospital, Melbourne. He is a Fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons and a member of the Australian Orthopaedic Association. Post-graduate training included fellowships in arthroscopy and sports medicine at the University of Alberta in Edmonton, Canada; upper limb surgery at St Mary’s and Ravenscourt Park Hospitals in London; and knee surgery at Chelsea and Westminster Hospital, London.

Alongside his clinical practice, Dr Dallalana is involved in research, education, and professional leadership. He directs a Shoulder and Elbow Fellowship program, mentoring advanced surgical trainees in complex procedures. He also coordinates clinical research projects with the University of Melbourne. In addition, he contributes to the medical device sector through design input and education in shoulder and elbow surgery.

Dr Dallalana is Director of Upper Limb Services at the Epworth Musculoskeletal Institute, Secretary of the Shoulder and Elbow Society of Australia, and Immediate Past-President of the Victorian Shoulder and Elbow Society (VSES).