About - Dr Katherine Gordiev

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Dr Katherine Gordiev is an experienced Orthopaedic Surgeon specialising in Shoulder & Upper Limb Elective and Trauma surgery. She is a Fellow of the Australian Orthopaedic Association, the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons & The Shoulder & Elbow Society of Australia and the Cleveland Clinic Alumni Association.

Dr Gordiev graduated from the University of Sydney in 1993 with First Class Honours in Medicine & Surgery, having been awarded the Sir John Loewenthal Prize in Surgery from the Royal Prince Alfred Hospital. During her university studies, Dr Gordiev was selected to undertake Clinical Clerkships in Orthopaedics at the Harvard Medical School in Boston, USA, and the Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital in London, UK.

In 2003 Dr Gordiev was awarded Fellowship of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons (FRACS) and Australian Orthopaedic Association (AOA). This involved terms in advanced training at The Canberra Hospital, Royal Prince Alfred, Royal North Shore, Westmead Hospitals in Sydney and at The Shriners Orthopaedic Hospital, Portland, USA.

Upon completion of her Australian Orthopaedic training, Dr Gordiev undertook an 18 month Shoulder Surgery Fellowship at The Cleveland Clinic, Ohio, USA, with Professor Joseph Iannotti & Dr John Brems. This institution continues to inspire world leading patient centred care, research and innovation.

Dr Gordiev commenced practice in Canberra in 2005. She maintains currency with advances in the field, uses 3D computer planning software, employs patient specific instruments and biologics and confers with colleagues, with the goal of achieving the optimal surgical outcome for patients in her care.

Qualifications:

Dr Katherine Amelia Gordiev
MBBS (Hons I), FRACS(Orth), FAOrthA

Membership of Professional Organisations:

Membership of Professional Organisations:	Member since:
Member of Shoulder and Elbow Society of Australia (SESA)	2008
Fellow of Australian Orthopaedic Association	2008
Member of American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons	2008
Member of Australian Medical Association	2005
Member of Cleveland Clinic Alumni Association	2004
Fellow of Royal Australasian College of Surgeons	2003

Teaching

Dr Gordiev has been a Clinical Lecturer at the Australian National University Medical School since 2006. She has had a commitment to teaching throughout her training, and received a certificate for excellence in teaching whilst working at The Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Camperdown, in 2002.

Medical Qualifications:

Fellowship of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons	2003
Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (Honours I) University of Sydney, Australia	1993

Advanced Orthopaedic Training

Shoulder Surgery Fellowship
The Cleveland Clinic Foundation
Cleveland Ohio USA
Supervisors: Prof Joseph Iannotti, Dr John Brems.
July 2003 to December 2004

Orthopaedic Surgical Attachments and Awards

Certificate for Excellence in Teaching, Sydney University Royal Prince Alfred Hospital	2002
Sir John Loewenthal Prize in Surgery	1993
Selected to Attend Undergraduate Orthopaedic course Department of Orthopaedics, Royal North Shore Hospital	1992
Clinical Clerkship in Paediatric Orthopaedics Harvard Medical School The Children’s Hospital, Boston Supervisors: Dr J Hall and Dr J Kasser	1992
Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital, London Supervisor: Dr T Morley	1992
Research Scholarship in Department of Anatomy Research in Retinal Microanatomy Supervisor: Professor J. Stone, Head of Dept	1989
Year Medical Faculty Representative- Sydney University	1987

Publications

Normal Glenoid Vault Anatomy and Validation of a Novel Glenoid Implant Shape Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery May 2008 (Vol. 17, Issue 3, Pages 471-478) Michael Joseph Codsi, MD; Craig Bennetts, MS; Katherine Gordiev, MD; Daniel Boeck, MD; Young Kwon, MD, PhD; John Brems, MD; Kimberly Powell, PhD; Joseph Iannotti, MD, PhD	2008
Surface Arthroplasty in Shoulder Arthritis Katherine Gordiev MD, William Seitz Jr, MD Seminars in Arthroplasty, Vol. 15, Issue 4, pp. 183-190 Dec 2004	2004
Avoiding and Managing the Unstable Shoulder Arthroplasty Katherine Gordiev MD, William Seitz Jr MD Seminars in Arthroplasty, Vol. 15, Issue 4, pp. 225-237 Dec 2004	2004
Metal on Metal Articulation in Hip Arthroplasty Co-author: Dr Ray Randal Australian and New Zealand Journal of Surgery	1998

Scientific Papers Presented

Management of Glenoid bone deficiency and Dysplasia Advanced Professional Education Course, Canada Speaker: Dr Katherine Gordiev	2014
Glenoid Bone Defects Management Authors: Dr Katherine Gordiev & Dr Lorenzo Calabro ACT AOA ASM, Canberra. Presented by Dr Lorenzo Calabro, Orthopaedic Registrar	2013
Latarjet Procedure for Anteroinferior Glenohumeral instability Authors: K Gordiev, D Bradshaw, D Choi ACT AOA ASM: Presented by Dr David Bradshaw, Orthopaedic Registrar Prize Awarded for the Best Registrar Paper at the Meeting	2010
Percutaneous Reduction and Fixation of Calcaneal Fractures SICOT, Sydney Co-Author: Dr Les Grujic	2000
Distal Biceps Tendon Rupture: Biomechanical testing of 3 Repair Techniques Senior Author: Dr Geoffrey Stubbs Poster presentation at The Canberra Hospital Annual Hospital Scientific Meeting	2000
Metal on Metal Articulation Hip Arthroplasty AOA ASM, Canberra, Australia Co-Author: Dr Ray Randal	1998
The Ulson Fixator in Distal radius fractures AOA ASM, Canberra, Australia Co-Author: Dr Donald Faithful	1998
Role of Somatosensory Evoked potentials in Scoliosis Surgery Presented by co-author at Scoliosis Research Society, London	1994