Australian Knee Society
Limited
About Us
The Australian Knee Society Limited is a Not for Profit Company Limited by Guarantee (ACN 615174135).
At each Annual Meeting, the Association will conduct an election of Office Bearers. The election of the President and the Secretary will usually take place in alternate years. Once elected, the Office Bearer will take up office on the 1st January of the following year and will not hold office for more than two years.
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Office Bearers
President
Myles Coolican
Level 2, The Landmark
500 Pacific Highway
St Leonards NSW 2065
www.mylescoolican.com.auSecretary
Samuel MacDessi
Sydney Knee Specialists
Suite 201, Level 2
131 Princes Hwy
Kogarah NSW 2217
www.sydneyknee.com.auDirector
Peter McEwen
Mater Medical Centre
Suite 3 Level 2
21/29 Fulham Rd
Pimlico QLD 4812
www.kneesurgeon.com.au
Past Secretary
Justin Roe
North Sydney Orthopaedic & Sports Medicine Centre
2/3 Gillies St
Wollstonecraft NSW 2065
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Honorary Members
Name Joined Dr Brian CASEY 1978 Dr Merv CROSS 1978 Dr Owen DEACON 1978 Dr John HART 1978 Dr Don JOHNSTON 1978 Dr Tim KEENAN 1978 Dr Glen MAGUIRE 1978 Dr David MARSHALL 1978 Dr Jonathan HOOPER 1979 Dr Greg KEENE 1982 Dr Michael SHANNON 1983 Dr Neal THOMSON 1983 Dr Iain MCLEAN 1983 Dr John BARTLETT 1985 Dr Michael MANSFIELD 1985 Dr Peter DOBSON 1986 Dr Berni EINODER 1986 Dr Ian HENDERSON 1986 Dr Lindsay LAIRD 1986 Dr Peter MCMENIMAN 1986 Dr Kevin ANGEL 1989 Dr Keith HOLT 1992 Dr Stephen RACKEMANN 1994 Dr Richard TOOTH 1995 Dr David MARTIN 2000 Dr John MAGUIRE 2004 Dr Ian JONES 2006 Dr Stephen FINE 2015 -
Founding Members
In 1978, the following Orthopaedic Surgeons first met as a group, naming themselves the Australian Knee Club. Since then, the group has expanded well past the ambitions and expectations of those founding members, and accordingly, the group has since been renamed the Australian Knee Society.
It is now an integral part of the Australian Orthopaedic Association, being a specialty group within the overarching umbrella of that Association. The success of the current Society is a testament to the foresight of those founding members, and the work that they put in to develop and expand the society to its present state.Brian Casey
Mervyn Cross
Owen Deacon
John Grant
Don Johnston
Tim Keenan
Glen Maguire
David Marshall
Dick Tooth
Fergus WilsonNSW
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Merv Cross Lifetime Achievement
The Merv Cross Lifetime Achievement Award is to be conferred by the Executive of the Australian Knee Society to a member who has advanced the standards of management of conditions of the knee joint in Australia and has made an outstanding and ongoing contribution to the integrity and fabric of the Australian Knee Society.
The first awarding in 2024 went to three individuals:
Don Johnston
Tim Keenan
David Marshall
For general enquiries, please email secretary@kneesociety.org.au.
For general enquiries, please email secretary@kneesociety.org.au.
