Dr John Gallagher

Dr John Gallagher has approximately 20 years experience in orthopaedic surgery and more than 10 years exclusively as a knee surgeon. Dr Gallagher is a Queensland Medical School graduate who commenced his orthopaedic career in 1996 and became a fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons in 2002.

He has substantial experience in all surgeries of the adult and adolescent knee, having undertaken three years advanced training with leading knee surgeons in North America and the UK, including the Presidents of the American and British Knee Societies. This training included performing reconstructive and arthroscopic surgery on many high demand athletes, as well as cartilage transplant and minimally invasive techniques for partial and total knee replacement including revision knee replacement.

During his training in the UK, Dr Gallagher worked with the co-designers of the Oxford Unicompartmental (Partial) Knee Replacement and also has an interest in cartilage repair and meniscal transplant. He has cared for the orthopaedic needs of various sporting teams and has previously worked as an athlete care doctor at the Olympic Games (Sydney 2000) and the Goodwill Games (Brisbane 2001). Dr Gallagher continues to look after injured athletes ranging from the “weekend warrior” and part time athlete to full time professional sports men and women who play at national and international level.