Dr Andrew Mayo
ORTHOPAEDIC SURGEON
BSc(Med), MBBS(Hons), MEng, FRACS, FAOrthA
BSc(Med), MBBS(Hons), MEng, FRACS, FAOrthA
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Dr Andrew Mayo undertook Orthopaedic training in Queensland. He has a special interest in upper limb surgery. Dr Mayo grew up in Adelaide before completing his medical qualifications in Sydney at the University of New South Wales. He spent his years as a junior doctor and Orthopaedic trainee in Queensland.
He was awarded a Masters of Engineering in Orthopaedic Research at the Queensland University of Technology. In 2012 he completed his Orthopaedic training becoming a Fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons.
Dr Mayo then began sub-speciality training completing Fellowships in Upper Limb Surgery at the Royal Brisbane Hospital in 2013 and in Bristol, United Kingdom in 2014. He received speciality training in all aspects of hand, wrist, elbow and shoulder surgery. He then returned to Queensland in late 2014 working as a Staff Specialist Orthopaedic Surgeon at Redcliffe Hospital and the Royal Brisbane and Womens’ Hospital (RBWH).
From mid-2015 to mid-2016 Andrew underwent further sub-specialty training in hand surgery at the Auckland Regional Plastic Reconstructive and Hand Surgery Unit based at Middlemore Hospital, New Zealand. He completed The Australian Hand Surgery Society Post-Fellowship Education and Training in Hand Surgery in February 2017. In 2019, Dr Mayo completed the American Society for Surgery of the Hand (ASSH) International Traveling Fellowship visiting the Mayo Clinic Orthopaedic Surgery (Phoenix, Arizona), Ohio State University Hand and Upper Extremity Center (Columbus, Ohio), CORE Institute (Phoenix, Arizona), University of Michigan (Ann Arbour, Michigan), and the Rothman Institute (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania).
Dr Mayo is the Deputy Director of Orthopaedics at the Royal Brisbane and Womens’ Hospital (RBWH). He is actively involved in orthopaedic training in both a clinical and research capacity, supervising Orthopaedic Registrars under the AOA 21 training program and postdoctoral research students at the University of Queensland.
Dr Mayo’s practice is focused on conditions of the upper extremity including the hand, wrist, elbow and shoulder. Dr Mayo is happy to treat traumatic injuries of the upper limb, including fractures, tendon, ligament, nerve and vessel including microsurgery.
Arthroscopy
Shoulder stabilisation
Rotator cuff repair
Sub-acromial decompression
Shoulder replacement
Elbow stabilisation
Nerve decompression and tendinitis (tennis / golfers elbow)
Arthroscopy
Arthritis (replacement & other options)
Distal biceps/triceps surgery
Carpal tunnel decompression / release
Trigger finger
Arthritis (fusion/joint replacement / arthroscopy)
Post traumatic conditions
Wrist stabilisation / ligament reconstruction
Fractures / dislocations
Ligament & tendon repairs
Nerve & vascular repairs, including microsurgery
If you would like to learn more about various upper extremity conditions and associated evidence-based treatment options feel free to check out the patient information via the button below.
Brisbane Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine Centre (BOSMC)
Level 6, 259 Wickham Terrace
Brisbane, QLD 4000
970 Waterworks Road
The Gap, QLD, 4061
Brisbane Private Hospital
Mater Private Hospital
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