Dr Katherine Gordiev
Orthopaedic Surgeon
Surgery of the Shoulder, Elbow, Wrist and Hand
Dr Katherine Gordiev is a Fellowship Trained Orthopaedic Surgeon in Canberra ACT, specialising in Orthopaedic Surgery for Shoulder and Upper Limb Elective and Trauma surgery.
She is a Fellow of the Australian Orthopaedic Association, the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons, the Shoulder and Elbow Society of Australia and the Cleveland Clinic Alumni Association. Dr Gordiev holds appointments at National Capital Private Hospital, Canberra Private Hospital, Calvary John James Hospital and at The Canberra Hospital Orthopaedic Department.
Dr Gordiev treats shoulder dislocations, arthritis, labral and SLAP tears, rotator cuff injuries, nerve impingement and trauma. She has Fellowship training and expertise in shoulder replacement, arthroscopic shoulder reconstruction and biceps surgery, the Latarjet procedure, rotator cuff repair, management of fractures of the upper limb, tendon tears, and conditions of the elbow, wrist and hand, including carpal and cubital tunnel syndrome, sprains and fractures.


Qualifications and Training
Dr Gordiev graduated in 1993 from the University of Sydney with First Class Honours in Medicine and Surgery, and was awarded the Surgery Prize and a Scholarship in the Sydney University Anatomy Department. After extensive training in Australia, Dr Gordiev was awarded Fellowship of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons (FRACS – Ortho) and of the Australian Orthopaedic Association (AOA) in 2003.
Dr Gordiev undertook further specialisation in the USA in 2003-4 with an 18 month Advanced Shoulder Surgery Fellowship at the Cleveland Clinic, Ohio. The Cleveland Clinic is a centre of excellence for surgery, research and innovation. The Fellowship was under the guidance of eminent leaders in the field, Professor Joseph Iannotti and Dr John Brems.
She pursued training in Orthopaedics at the Harvard Medical School, the Shriners Paediatric Orthopaedic Hospital, USA and at the Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital, London, UK. She frequently attends conferences locally and overseas, including in USA, France and Germany, to maintain currency with research and techniques that will optimise outcomes for her patients.
We appreciate being entrusted with the care of our patients. Welcome to our practice – we seek to offer a high level of care and attentiveness to patients during their treatment journey.
Dr Katherine Gordiev is a Fellowship Trained Orthopaedic Surgeon in Canberra ACT, specialising in Orthopaedic Surgery for Shoulder and Upper Limb Elective and Trauma surgery.
She is a Fellow of the Australian Orthopaedic Association, the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons, the Shoulder and Elbow Society of Australia and the Cleveland Clinic Alumni Association. Dr Gordiev holds appointments at National Capital Private Hospital, Canberra Private Hospital, Calvary John James Hospital and at The Canberra Hospital Orthopaedic Department.
Dr Gordiev treats shoulder dislocations, arthritis, labral and SLAP tears, rotator cuff injuries, nerve impingement and trauma. She has Fellowship training and expertise in shoulder replacement, arthroscopic shoulder reconstruction and biceps surgery, the Latarjet procedure, rotator cuff repair, management of fractures of the upper limb, tendon tears, and conditions of the elbow, wrist and hand, including carpal and cubital tunnel syndrome, sprains and fractures.
Qualifications and Training
Dr Gordiev graduated in 1993 from the University of Sydney with First Class Honours in Medicine and Surgery, and was awarded the Surgery Prize and a Scholarship in the Sydney University Anatomy Department. After extensive training in Australia, Dr Gordiev was awarded Fellowship of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons (FRACS – Ortho) and of the Australian Orthopaedic Association (AOA) in 2003.
Dr Gordiev undertook further specialisation in the USA in 2003-4 with an 18 month Advanced Shoulder Surgery Fellowship at the Cleveland Clinic, Ohio. The Cleveland Clinic is a centre of excellence for surgery, research and innovation. The Fellowship was under the guidance of eminent leaders in the field, Professor Joseph Iannotti and Dr John Brems.
She pursued training in Orthopaedics at the Harvard Medical School, the Shriners Paediatric Orthopaedic Hospital, USA and at the Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital, London, UK. She frequently attends conferences locally and overseas, including in USA, France and Germany, to maintain currency with research and techniques that will optimise outcomes for her patients.
We appreciate being entrusted with the care of our patients. Welcome to our practice – we seek to offer a high level of care and attentiveness to patients during their treatment journey.

