Mr David Shepherd

I am an Orthopaedic Surgeon specialising in Foot and Ankle Surgery, a field in which I have practiced since 2012. I completed advanced post-graduate fellowship training in Oxford, United Kingdom, and Lyon, France, further developing expertise in complex foot and ankle reconstruction.

I am a member of the Melbourne Orthopaedic Group, where my clinical interests include Total Ankle Replacement, complex deformity correction, and reconstructive procedures for foot and ankle instability. I am actively involved in advancing surgical techniques and education, regularly training and instructing both local and international surgeons in Total Ankle Replacement.

I serve on the Australian AOFAS Ankle Arthritis Committee and am a board member of the International Foot and Ankle Federation.

Throughout my career I have held a number of leadership roles, including Secretary of the Victorian Orthopaedic Association, Deputy Director of Orthopaedics, Head of Training, member of the AOA Board of Studies, and Chair of Melbourne Orthopaedic Group.

I hold clinical appointments at Western Health in Victoria, where I manage both Foot and Ankle surgery and orthopaedic trauma. I also practise privately at Cabrini Brighton and am a Supervisor of the MOG/Western Foot and Ankle Fellowship, supporting post-graduate fellows pursuing subspecialisation in Foot and Ankle Surgery.