Professor Brian Freeman
Professor Brian Freeman is an Orthopaedic Surgeon with a major interest in both Paediatric and Adult Spinal Surgery. His public practice is shared between the Royal Adelaide Hospital, the Women and Children’s Hospital. His private practice is conducted at Orthopaedics SA with admitting / clinical privileges at St Andrew’s Hospital and Memorial Hospital.
Professor Freeman graduated from medical school in 1988 and pursued higher surgical training in Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery, obtaining Fellowship of the Royal College of Surgeons in 1997 and Fellowship of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons in 2010. He completed two internationally recognised Fellowships in Spinal Surgery; The British Orthopaedic Association National Fellowship in Spinal Surgery (12 months, 1998-1999) Nottingham, UK and The Clinical/Research Fellowship in Spinal Surgery at the Royal Adelaide Hospital, Adelaide, Australia (12 months 1999-2000). Research conducted during this Fellowship (2000) led to the award of Doctorate of Medicine to Professor Freeman from the University of Nottingham, UK (2006).
Professor Freeman has been in continuous clinical practice as a Spinal Consultant for 16 years. He commenced as Consultant Spinal Surgeon at Queen’s Medical Centre, Nottingham, UK in 2000. In 2007, he was awarded the position of Special Professor of Spinal Surgery by the University of Nottingham, UK (2007-2010). In 2008 he was appointed Head of Spinal Services at the Royal Adelaide Hospital and Professor of Spinal Surgery at University of Adelaide (2008-present). He was appointed Research Director at the Adelaide Centre for Spinal Research in 2012 and Co-director of the Centre for Orthopaedic and Trauma Research, University of Adelaide in 2012.
Areas Of Interest
- Adult and Paediatric Spinal Surgery
- Paediatric Spinal Deformity (Scoliosis and Kyphosis)
- Adult Spinal Deformity
- Spondylolisthesis
- Spinal Cord Injury
- Spinal Tumours
- Spinal Stenosis
- Degenerative Conditions (Cervical and Lumbar Spine)
Current Appointments
- Senior Visiting Medical Specialist
Spinal Injuries Unit, Department of Orthopaedics and Trauma
Royal Adelaide Hospital
Adelaide, SA - Senior Visiting Medical Specialist
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
Women's and Children's Hospital
North Adelaide, SA - Spinal Surgeon
St Andrew's Hospital
Adelaide, SA - Senior Lecturer
Discipline of Orthopaedics and Trauma
The University of Adelaide
Adelaide, SA
Awards
- 2016
- ISSLS Prize in Clinical Studies
International Society for the Study of the Lumbar Spine - 2015
- Spinal Research Award
Spine Society of Australia - 2013
- Spinal Research Award
Spine Society of Australia - 2012
- Outstanding Paper Award in Surgical Science (Runner Up)
North American Spine Society / The Spine Journal - 2009
- ISSLS Prize in Basic Science/Biomechanics
International Society for the Study of the Lumbar Spine - 2009
- Spinal Research Award
Spine Society of Australia - 2007
- ISSLS Prize in Clinical Studies
International Society for the Study of the Lumbar Spine
Practice Locations
Private Rooms
Orthopaedics SA, Bone and Joint Specialists
1st Floor 1 Kermode Street
North Adelaide, SA, 5006
- Phone:
- 08 8267 8200
- Fax:
- 08 8267 2007
- Email:
- bfreeman [@t ] orthosa ( dot] com ( dot] au
Public Hospital
Spinal Injuries Unit, Department of Orthopaedics and Trauma
Royal Adelaide Hospital
North Terrace
Adelaide, SA, 5000
- Phone:
- 08 8222 4466
- Fax:
- 08 8222 2480
- Email:
- leeanne ( dot] gladigau [@t ] health ( dot] sa ( dot] gov ( dot] au
Fee Structure
Please call 08 8267 8200
Get in contact
To get in contact with Prof Freeman at Orthopaedics SA, Bone and Joint Specialists:
- Phone:
- 08 8267 8200
- Fax:
- 08 8267 2007
- Email:
- bfreeman [@t ] orthosa ( dot] com ( dot] au
- Address:
- 1st Floor 1 Kermode Street
North Adelaide, SA 5006