Dr Usama Zafar
MBBS, FRACS (ORTHO)
Languages: English
Specialties
- Orthopaedics
Areas of Interest
- Upper limb (hand, wrist, shoulder)
- Sports surgery (shoulder and knee)
- Trauma
St Vincent’s Private Hospital Northside, QLD
Unit 3/558 Gympie Rd,
Kedron QLD 4031
Lakes Medical Specialists
4/12 Endeavour Boulevard,
North Lakes QLD 4509
Capalaba Medical Centre
189 Old Cleveland Rd,
Capalaba QLD 4157
Times Square Building
Suite 102, Level 1,
250 McCullough Street,
Sunnybank QLD 4109
Biography
Dr Usama Zafar is an Orthopaedic Surgeon consulting and operating at St Vincent’s Private Hospital Northside.
Dr Zafar started his career in the United Kingdom where he worked at the University Hospital Birmingham for two years before moving to Queensland in 2006 to complete his specialist training. He has worked in a variety of settings, from regional centres to major metropolitan hospitals.
Dr Zafar has a broad range of knowledge and experience in Orthopaedics with upper limb and sports surgery his areas of interest. During his training he gained experience in both trauma and elective operative techniques.
Upon finishing his Orthopaedic training, he embarked on subspecialist training in upper limb and sports surgery. For this, he travelled to Sydney and completed a Hand Fellowship at the Sydney South West Hand Service. This gave him exposure to a breadth of trauma and elective hand and forearm surgery, including complicated reconstructive procedures. Following that, he returned to Brisbane to complete a sports surgery fellowship. This fellowship provided comprehensive exposure for the management of all aspects of sports, trauma and arthritic conditions of shoulder and knee.
Dr Zafar operates from St Vincent’s Private Hospital Northside and focuses on upper limb (hand, wrist, shoulder) and sports (shoulder and knee) orthopaedics as well as trauma cases
