Curriculum Vitae

Orthopaedic Surgeon 

Epworth Hospital Richmond (Private)

Austin Hospital (Public)

Qualifications 

MBBS,  FRACS,  FAOrthA

Key Surgical Procedures

Hip Replacement Surgery

Anterior Approach Hip Replacement Surgery (Minimally Invasive)

Hip Arthroscopy (for Treatment of Labral Tears and Impingement)

Revision Hip Replacement Surgery

Knee Reconstruction (ACL)

Knee Arthroscopy (for Treatment of Meniscal Tears)

Knee Replacement Surgery (including Partial Knee Replacement)

Revision Knee Replacement Surgery

 

International Visitations

2016

Dr Frederic Laude (Anterior Approach Hip Replacement), Clinic Medico Chirurgicale Paris, France

Professor Richard Field (Anterior Approach Hip Replacement), South West London Elective Orthopaedic Centre, United Kingdom

Dr Fabian Kalberer (Anterior Approach Hip Replacement), Kantonsspital Winterthur, Switzerland

2015

Dr Christian Kukla (Anterior Approach Hip Replacement), LKH Feldbach-Fürstenfeld Hospital, Austria

Dr Ronald Dreisen (Anterior Approach Hip Replacement), Ziekenhuis Oost-Limburg Hospital, Belgium

Dr Kristoff Corten (Anterior Approach Hip Replacement), Ziekenhuis Oost-Limburg Hospital, Belgium

Dr Michael Leunig (Hip Arthroscopy, Anterior Approach Hip Replacement), Schulthess Klinik in Zurich, Switzerland

Dr Thomas Demhartner (Anterior Approach Hip Replacement), Trostberg Klinik, Germany

Dr John Van Overscheld (Anterior Approach Hip Replacement), Algemeen Stedelijk ZiekenHuis Hospital, Belgium

 

Research Presentations

Barnes M, Flynn J.  The Readability of Upper Limb Outcome Scores (Poster Presentation).  14th European Federation of Orthopaedics and Traumatology (EFORT) Congress Meeting.  Istanbul 2013.

McArthur M, Barnes M.  Archway Metal Detectors and Joint Replacements – An Australian Perspective.  73rd Australian Orthopaedic Association (AOA) Annual Scientific Meeting.  Darwin 2013.

Barnes M, Westh R.  Trabecular Metal Screws for Avascular Necrosis of the Femoral Head.  Royal Australasian College of Surgeons Annual Scientific Meeting – Tasmania State Branch.  Launceston 2009.

Barnes M.  Effect of Prolonged Tourniquet Use on Prosthetic Total Knee Replacement Infections.  Royal Australasian College of Surgeons Annual Scientific Meeting – Tasmania State Branch.  Launceston 2009.

Barnes M, Ton L.  Trabecular Metal Blocks for Anterior Discectomy and Fusion.  Spine Society of Australia Annual Scientific Meeting.  Brisbane 2009.

Barnes M, Liew S.  The Incidence of Infection After Posterior Cervical Spine Surgery:  A 10 Year Review.  Spine Society of Australia Annual Scientific Meeting.  Hobart 2007.

Surgical Education

University of Melbourne MBBS (1998-2003)

Orthopaedic Training Program SET (2009-2012)

The Royal Australasian College of Surgeons in Orthopaedic Surgery FRACS (2013)

Fellow of the Australian Orthopaedic Association FAOrthA (2014)

 

Fellowships

2015

Lucerne, Switzerland, Luzerner Kantonsspital – Orthopadie and Unfallchirurgie, Professor Martin Beck

Hip Preservation Surgery including the Treatment of Dysplasia and Femoroacetabular Impingement,  Hip Arthroscopy, Periacetabular Osteotomy (PAO), Surgical Hip Dislocation and Anterior Approach Hip Replacement

2015-16

Nottingham, United Kingdom, Nottingham University Hospital – Orthopaedic Department, Mr Andrew Manktelow

Primary Hip Arthroplasty, Complex Revision Hip Arthroplasty, Hip Resurfacing Arthroplasty and Young Adult Hip

 

Teaching 

Clinical Teaching Appointment with the University of Melbourne at the Austin Hospital

Postgraduate Medical Student and Orthopaedic Registrar Teaching

 

Academic Achievements

OITE Prize for highest score in Orthopaedic In-Training Exam (Victoria and Tasmania) 2011

Scientific Convenor Australian Orthopaedic Registrars Association (AORA) Conference 2011

 

Research Awards

Winner of Ethicon Prize for Best Paper Presented Overall (2009 RACS Tasmania State Branch Meeting)

Winner of Peter Braithewaite Prize for Best Paper Presented by a Registrar (2009 RACS Tasmania State Branch Meeting)

 

Research Publications

Barnes M, Liew S.  The Incidence of Infection After Posterior Cervical Spine Surgery:  A 10 Year Review.  Global Spine J.  2012 Mar;2(1):3-6.

McBride A, Flynn J, Barnes M, Mackie S.  Body Mass Index and Acetabular Component Position in Total Hip Arthroplasty.  ANZ J Surg.  2013 Mar;83(3):171-4.

 

Surgical Conferences

2015

Revision Hip Arthroplasty Masterclass, Nottingham, United Kingdom

International Society for Hip Arthroscopy (ISHA) Annual Meeting, Cambridge, United Kingdom

Advanced Hip Arthroscopy Cadaver Course, Florida, United States of America

International Congress for Joint Reconstruction (ICJR) Transatlantic Congress, New York, United States of America

International Society of Arthroscopy, Knee Surgery and Orthopaedic Sports Medicine (ISAKOS) Congress, Lyon, France

European Federation of Orthopaedics and Traumatology (EFORT) Congress Meeting, Prague, Czechoslovakia

Corail Learning Centre Hip Arthroplasty Course, Annecy, France

 

Personal Interests

Tennis,  Essendon Football Club