Adelaide Orthopaedic Surgeon Dr Robert Baird, is a highly regarded Australian trained specialist who focuses on the management of musculoskeletal conditions of the hip and knee, joint replacement surgery, orthopaedic trauma and revision joint replacement surgery. 

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As a Director and founding member of Adelaide Hip & Knee Centre, Dr Baird provides consulting and surgical services as well as a 24- hour trauma hotline service for patients in Adelaide, Regional South Australia and Victoria. 

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Dr Baird obtained his Bachelor of Science with First Class Honours in Genetics in 1996 at the University of Adelaide, and completed his Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery at Flinders University in 2000. He continued with his post graduate training in South Australia and Queensland, and went on to complete his Orthopaedic Surgical training and was awarded his Fellowship of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons – Orthopaedics in 2008. 

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He then undertook further sub-specialty fellowship training in complex joint replacement and revision surgery at St Michaels Hospital, Toronto, Canada and orthopaedic trauma surgery at Vancouver General Hospital, Canada. 

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Dr Baird is also a member of the Australian Defence Force and in this capacity, served in Afghanistan as a trauma surgeon in 2009. 

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Dr Baird’s extensive training together with his Defence Force and public and private sector involvement has enhanced his experience in the best practice care of all aspects of hip and knee surgery, including joint replacement, arthroscopic surgery and trauma.