Prof. Brian Devitt

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Prof. Brian Devitt is an internationally trained orthopaedic surgeon with subspecialty expertise in knee surgery. He has a particular interest in sporting injuries including anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction, meniscal repair, cartilage restoration procedures, multi-ligamentous knee reconstruction and hamstring repair. In addition, he cares for patients with degenerative conditions, such as knee arthritis, and performs partial and total knee replacements as well as osteotomies.

Prof. Devitt is an internationally trained orthopaedic surgeon with subspecialty expertise in knee surgery. He specialises in:

• ACL Reconstruction
• Partial Knee Replacement
• Patella Stabilisation
• Revision Hip Replacement
• Revision Knee Replacement
• Sports Knee Surgery
• Total Hip Replacement
• Total Knee Replacement
• Arthroscopic Surgery
• Hip Arthroscopy
• Hip Surgery
• Joint Replacement
• Knee Arthroscopy
• Knee Replacement
• Knee Surgery
• Soft Tissue

Education and Experience

Prof. Devitt completed his medical school training at University College Dublin, Ireland, and carried out his specialist training in Trauma & Orthopaedics at the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland. He also achieved a Masters in Sports and Exercise Medicine. Prof. Devitt chose to pursue a career in academic orthopaedic sports surgery and carried out three years of fellowship training. The first year was a research fellowship at the Steadman Philippon Research Institute. He then carried out a clinical fellowship at the University of Toronto in sports surgery. Finally, he completed two clinical fellowships in Melbourne; the first was a knee reconstruction fellowship at OrthoSport Victoria (OSV) and the second a fellowship at Hip Arthroscopy Australia. Following his fellowship, Brian worked as a consultant orthopaedic surgeon at OSV and Epworth Healthcare.

Prof. Devitt has a keen interest in research and is Full Professor and Chair of Orthopaedics and Surgical Biomechanics at Dublin City University. He has extensive research experience with a specific focus on clinical outcomes studies and biomechanical studies. He has published widely and speaks frequently at national and international meetings.

• MRCSI Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland
• Member of the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland
• MB BCh BAO University College Dublin
• MMedSc University College Cork
• Masters in Sports and Exercise Medicine
• Medical Doctorate MD University College Dublin
• Medical doctorate awarded by thesis
• Diploma in Management Westmoreland Institute, Dublin
• Diploma in Healthcare Management
• FRCSI Trauma & Orthopaedics Board Certification Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland
• Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland
• FFSEM Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland and Royal College of Physicians of Ireland
• Fellowship of the Faculty of Sports & Exercise Medicine
• FRACS Orthopaedics Australian Board Certification Royal Australian College of Surgeons
• Fellowship of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons
• Doctor of Philosophy La Trobe University, Melbourne, Australia
• Aetiology, diagnosis, and treatment of Anterolateral Rotatory Laxity of the Knee