PROFILE

Mr Andries de Villiers
Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon
FRACS (Melbourne) FRCS (London) FCS (RSA) MMED (Orth) MBCHB Cum Laude
Mr de Villiers is a highly accomplished orthopaedic surgeon with a long standing commitment to outstanding patient care.
Phone: 03-5623 0810 – Fax 03-5623 0823 – orthopaedics@wghg.com.au
- Began private practice in 1994 and has performed literally thousands of knee, hip and shoulder surgeries, including robotic knee replacements.
- Qualified as an Orthopaedic Surgeon in three countries, including Australia and the United Kingdom as well as holding three Orthopaedic Fellowships and a Master’s Degree in Orthopaedic Surgery.
- Specialises in joint replacement (knee, hip and shoulder) surgery and sports injury orthopaedic care.
Private Patients
- Consults in various locations throughout Gippsland – from Bairnsdale to Warragul – as well as St John of God Hospital in Berwick.
- Operates privately at St John of God Hospital in Berwick. This hospital has state-of-the-art robotic facilities.
- No out-of-pocket fees are charged for private surgery.
- Skilled in utilising the innovative MAKO robotic-assisted surgery technology for knee replacements and is the only surgeon in Gippsland who has access to this technology.
- Patients treated at St John of God Hospital in Berwick have the opportunity to take advantage of the onsite rehabilitation services.
Public Patients
- Consults at Warragul Hospital Consulting Suites No 1.
Phone: 03-5623 0810 - Operates at West Gippsland Hospital, Warragul.Patients that are suitable to be done at this hospital will have access for surgery within9 – 12 months for joint replacements.
- Public surgery is no longer performed at Latrobe Regional Hospital as the average wait time for replacement surgery is now around 3.5 years.