Dr. Stuart Kennedy comes to Port Macquarie from Forster, NSW. Dr. Kennedy was born and raised in the United States and moved to Australia 8 years ago after he married his wife Jodie from Adelaide. He has been practicing general othopaedics and subspecialising in shoulder surgery for 14 years, the last 8 years have been in Forster-Taree. Dr. Kennedy graduated form the University of Wyoming with a bachelors degree in Mathematics and Natural Sciences in 1988. He then graduated with Honors from the University of Colorado School of Medicine in 1993. He completed his surgical internship at the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center in 1994. During his medical school and internship he was involved in several research projects and published a paper on CT analysis of the knee. His specialist training as an orthopaedic
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surgeon was at Georgetown University Medical Center in Washington, DC from 1994-1998. He became Chief Resident during his final year. During his residency at Georgetown, he received training in paediatric, adult reconstruction, sports medicine, spine, arthroscopy and hand surgery. While at Georgetown he received further training with the team of orthopaedic surgeons for the Washington D.C. professional and university athletes. Over the past 14 years, Dr. Kennedy has developed a keen interest in treatment of the shoulder and upper extremity. He has obtained further subspecialty training in advanced arthroscopic shoulder surgery and shoulder joint replacement with Dr. Pascal Boileau of Nice, France and Dr. Armand Hatzidakis of Denver, Colorado. He has developed a high level of expertise in
arthroscopic rotator cuff surgery and lectured at the Royal North Shore Shoulder Meeting. Dr. Kennedy is Board Certified by the American Orthopaedic Board of Surgery, a Fellow of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons and the Australian Orthopaedic Surgeons. Stuart, Jodie and their three children absolutely love the Mid-North Coast with all of it’s natural beauty and country lifestyle. He enjoys spending time with his wife and children, cycling, yoga, gym and snow skiing. He is presently consulting in both Taree and Port Macquarie. His new rooms in Port Maquarie will be open in mid-September at Suite 5, 10B Highfields Circuit. Presently, he is consulting out of Suite 3, 10B Highfields Circuit, Port Macquarie. For appointments please ring 6550 0177.