A/Prof Sina Babazadeh

Associate Professor Sina Babazadeh is an orthopaedic surgeon with a special interest in wrist, hip and knee surgery.

He completed his medical education at Monash University, and subsequently completed his orthopaedic training in Victoria and Tasmania over a five year period.

He has also completed multiple post-graduate degrees, concentrating on orthopaedic surgery and anatomy, culminating in a PhD in knee replacement surgery, focused on technique and optimising functional outcome. In his thesis and subsequent research he has investigated factors affecting outcome after knee replacement surgery, and how best to optimise them.

Wrist Surgery Training

A/Prof Babazadeh pursued further specialist training in wrist surgery in Barcelona, Spain, under the mentorship of Professor Marc Garcia-Elias, widely regarded as one of the world’s leading wrist surgeons. From this training he developed a deep appreciation for what Professor Garcia-Elias calls “the most complex joint in the body”, a joint that not only allowed humans to descend from the trees, but also to make and use tools.

Research

A/Prof Babazadeh is heavily involved in orthopaedic research. His research interests centre around clinical research aiming to improve function and decrease pain in knee, wrist and hip surgery, and he has an extensive record of peer-reviewed publications in journals including the Journal of Arthroplasty, ANZ Journal of Surgery, Hip International, and the Journal of Wrist Surgery.

His full list of publications can be viewed on his ResearchGate profile and Google Scholar profile.

Interests Beyond Medicine

Outside of clinical practice, A/Prof Babazadeh has a strong interest in research, anatomy, history, philosophy, and, by his own admission, bad puns. He has combined his love of anatomy and history by collecting a library of antique surgical texts, which he uses to reflect on the evolution of medical knowledge. His collection includes a 1741 first edition of the text that first coined the word “orthopaedics” (meaning “to straighten children”), and Cheselden’s Anatomy from 1726, required reading for pioneers such as John Hunter, who helped establish surgery as a science.

He also has a keen interest in mentorship, and has started a mentorship website for students and young surgeons at surgicalmentor.com.au.

Beyond medicine, he serves as a member of the Royal Australian Air Force Reserves and would consider it a privilege to help any defence force personnel and their families.

Further Information

For further information regarding A/Prof Babazadeh, please visit sinababazadeh.com.au, including his Research page for a full list of publications.

A/Prof Babazadeh’s profile can also be found on LinkedIn, University of Melbourne Find an Expert, and OPUS Research.