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Mr Bruce Twaddle

Specialist

Qualifications

MB ChB 1985 Auckland; FRACS 1993

Profile

Bruce joined UniSports Orthopaedics as a partner in 1996. He is an orthopaedic surgeon with subspecialty training in sports surgery and is experienced with all soft tissue and joint injuries of the knee, shoulder, elbow and ankle.

Bruce is currently the head of orthopaedic trauma at Auckland City Hospital and previously held the prestigious position of Professor of Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine at the University of Washington in the United States.

Bruce was elected to the Council of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons and was in charge of AO Trauma education development for the Asia-Pacific Region for six years. He has also served as the president of the Auckland branch of Sports Medicine New Zealand and on the Sports Medicine Committee of ISAKOS, the largest international orthopaedic sports medicine organisation.

The author of many orthopaedic and sports medicine chapters, Bruce’s ongoing research interests include the treatment of knee ligament, ankle and Achilles tendon injuries.

Interests

He is experienced with all soft tissue and joint injuries of :

  • knee
  • shoulder
  • elbow
  • foot
  • ankle

Title or Designation

Orthopaedic Surgeon

Full NZ Registration Date

10 December 1985

Vocational Scope

Orthopaedic Surgery

Contact Details

Mr Bruce Twaddle is available at the following services:

Private Services

UniSports Orthopaedics

This service is available at the following locations:

261 Morrin Road, Saint Johns, Auckland

Forté 2, 132 Peterborough Street, Christchurch Central

15/5 Hawthorne Drive, Frankton, Queenstown

Private Surgical Services

MercyAscot Orthopaedic Surgery

This service is available at the following locations:

Ascot Hospital, 90 Green Lane East, Remuera, Auckland

Mercy Hospital, 98 Mountain Road, Epsom, Auckland

(09) 623 5700
(09) 623 5701
Fax (09) 623 5702 consumer services

Southern Cross Auckland Surgical Centre - Orthopaedic Surgery

This service is available at the following location:

Southern Cross Auckland Surgical Centre, Remuera, Auckland

Phone (09) 925 4700
Fax (09) 925 4718
Email asc@southerncrosshospitals.co.nz
All queries to reception at the Hospital

Surgeons can be contacted at their private consultation rooms.

Southern Cross Christchurch Hospital - Orthopaedic Surgery

This service is available at the following location:

Southern Cross Christchurch Hospital