Mr Michael Foster

F.R.A.C.S.
Hand, Wrist and Elbow Specialist

Research and Presentations:

Total Elbow Arthroplasty
Presented at NZ Hand Surgery Meeting Rarotonga 2010
Presented at Combined NZ and Australia Orthopaedic Meeting Rotorua 2011
A Prospective Evaluation of Carpal Tunnel Decompression Surgery in Dunedin Authors: Foster, M; Gwynne-Jones, DP; Taylor, P
   Presented as poster at NZOA Christchurch 2005
   Presented as paper at Dunedin Paper Day 2005
   Presented as paper at New Zealand Registrar paper day Tauranga 2006
   Presented as paper at Combined Scientific meeting Canberra, Australia 2006
   Presented as paper at Auckland Advanced Trainee Paper Day 2006
Harris-Galante 1. The Taranaki Experience. 13-15 year follow-up
Supervisor: T. Lynskey
Presented at New Zealand Registrar Paper Day February 2003
Presented at NZOA Rotorua 2003
A case of musculoskeletal sepsis. The swollen arm.
Supervisor: S. Hadlow
Presented at NZ Paediatric Orthopaedic Society Meeting March 2003
Osteosarcoma About the Knee: Functional Outcome and Gait Analysis Comparing Five Limb Salvage Procedures
Supervisors: M. Hanlon, S. Stott
Presented at New Zealand Registrar Paper Day 28 February 2002
Presented at NZOA Palmerston North October 2002
Fracture of the Distal Radius: Efficacy of Percutaneous K-wire and Plaster Fixation
Supervisor: A. Campbell
Presented at New Zealand Registrar Paper Day 28 February 2002

Academic Qualifications

Degrees/Diplomas	University	Field	Year conferred
Bachelor of Human Biology	University of Auckland	Medicine	1992
Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery	University of Auckland	Medicine	1995
FRACS, Part 2		Orthopaedics	2007

Honour / Prize / Scholarship	Year awarded
Combined Australia / New Zealand Orthopaedic Association ASM – Best New Zealand Registrar Paper	2006
Auckland Advanced Trainee Paper Day- Prize for Best Paper	2006
Jeffery Cup, Best Otago Orthopaedic Registrar Paper, Dunedin	2005
NZOA Registrar Paper Day - Prize for Best Paper	2003
University Junior Scholarship	1988
First in Auckland – School Certificate Woodwork	1986

Post-Graduate Courses Completed and Meetings Attended:

Course	Location	Year
Queensland Hand Society Annual Meeting	Noosa	2009
Combined BSSH and ASSH	London	2009
Australasian Hand Meeting	Noosa, Queensland	2008
Smith and Nephew Annual Winter Meeting	Denarau, Fiji	2007
Combined Scientific Meeting	Canberra, Australia	2006
Smith and Nephew advanced fracture management	Auckland	2006
NZ Oxford Uni Knee advanced instructional course	Auckland	2006
AO Principles of operative fracture treatment for hand and wrist surgery	Queenstown, NZ	2005
AO advances in fracture management	Queenstown, NZ	2005
Smith and Nephew Annual Winter Meeting – Arthroplasty and skeletal trauma	Palm Cove, Australia	2005
Orthopaedic Update – MIS surgery series	Gold Coast, Australia	2005
Combined Orthopaedic Association Scientific Meeting	Sydney, Australia	2004
NZOA – Annual Scientific Meeting	Rotorua	2003
NZOA – Annual Scientific Meeting	Palmerston North	2002
AO course – Principles of Operative Fracture Treatment	Wellington	2001
Arthroscopy Course	University of Auckland Surgical Skills Training Centre	2000
Early Management of Severe Trauma (EMST)	Auckland	2000
Advanced Resuscitation Skills	St Mary’s Hospital, London, England	1997

Employment Record:

2010 +	Hand, Wrist and Elbow Consultant Middlemore Hospital Locum Consultant Darwin Base Hospital(2 weeks) Aug 2010 Bundaberg Hospital (1 week) Mar 2011 Wagga Wagga Base Hospital (2 weeks) Jul/Aug 2011
2009/2010	Upper Limb Fellow Princess Alexandra Hospital, Brisbane M Ross, P Duke, M Robinson, S Andrews, K Cutbush, A Jhamb Wrightington Hospital, Wigan, Leigh, UK M Hayton, J Haines, JF Stanley
2008	Hand Fellow Toronto Western Hospital, Toronto, Canada B Graham, H Von Shroeder, D Anastakis, L Dvali Hand Fellow Middlemore Hospital, Hand Unit, Auckland Mr Taylor, Mr Tasman Jones, Ms Smith
2007	Orthopaedic Advanced Trainee Middlemore Hospital, Auckland Mr Karpik, Mr Eaton, Mr Taylor, Mr Tasman Jones, Ms Smith
2006	Orthopaedic Advanced Trainee North Shore Hospital, Auckland Mr Chinchanwala, Mr Ball, Mr Astley, Mr Poon, Mr Walker, Mr Danesh-Clough
2004 / 2005	Orthopaedic Advanced Trainee Dunedin Public Hospital, Dunedin Mr Matheson, Mr Dunbar, Mr Chin, Mr Mc Mahon, Mr Hodgson, Mr Gwynne-Jones, Prof Theiss
2003	Orthopaedic Registrar Hawkes Bay Hospital, Hawkes Bay Mr Atkinson, Mr Elliott, Mr Bentall, Mr Rao, Mr Lawson
2002	Orthopaedic Registrar Taranaki Base Hospital, New Plymouth Mr Lynskey, Mr Hadlow, Mr Watson, Mr Glenny
2001	Orthopaedic Registrar Starship and Auckland Hospitals, Auckland Mr Nicol, Mr Hanlon, Miss Stott, Mr Barnes, Mr Walsh, Mr Crawford, Mr Campbell, Mr Blackley
2000	Orthopaedic Registrar Auckland and Middlemore Hospitals, Auckland Mr Twaddle, Mr Wright, Mr Street, Mr Geddes
1999	Surgical Registrar Starship Hospital and North Shore Hospitals, Auckland
1997 / 1998	RMO for 9 months BUPA Hospital, Clare Park, Farnham, UK
1996	House Surgeon Middlemore Hospital and North Shore Hospitals, Auckland
1995	House Surgeon Hastings Memorial Hospital, Hawkes Bay

Roles in Medical Teaching Positions

2011	Coordinater of Hand Teaching Program Middlemore Hospital, Auckland, NZ
2009	Faculty Hand Surgery Course for FRCS(orth) Wrightington Hospital, Wigan, UK
2009	Faculty Orthoteers Musculoskeletal Examination Course Wrightington Hospital, Wigan, UK
2007	Demonstrator Accident and Medical Practitioner’s Association study day, Knee And Ankle Examination
2006	Medical Student teaching North Shore Hospital, Brachial plexus
2005	House Surgeon Teaching – Dunedin Hospital
2004	House Surgeon Teaching – Dunedin Hospital
2003	Paediatric Nurse Tutorial – Hawkes Bay Hospital Management of femoral fractures
2002	House surgeon Teaching – Taranaki Hospital Upper limb
2001	Orthopaedic Staff Nurse Study Day – Auckland Hospital Shoulder Injuries
2001	Basic Surgical Skills Plastering Course for House Surgeons – Greenlane Hospital - Demonstrator
2000	Registrar Presenter for House Surgeon Teaching Middlemore Hospital Femoral Neck Fractures Thoracolumbar Fractures

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