Areas of expertise
- Paediatric, Adolescent and Juvenile Orthopaedics
- Arthritis and Osteoporosis
- Fractures and Dislocations
- Joint Reconstruction and Joint Replacement
- Neck injuries – whiplash and other injuries
- Spinal Injuries – ruptured discs, sciatica, low back pain, and scoliosis
- Sporting Injuries
Summary
Dr Richard C Hudson graduated from the University of Sydney in 1970 and completed his residency at the Royal North Shore Hospital in 1971. Dr Hudson ran a private orthopaedic practice in Manly, New South Wales from 1977 to 2003 and has since been a Staff Specialist at the Lismore Base Hospital.
Dr Hudson’s areas of expertise include the spine as well as paediatric orthopaedics.
Current and past positions
- Orthopaedic Staff Specialist, Lismore Base Hospital
- Orthopaedic Staff Specialist, Whangarei, New Zealand
- Private Orthopaedic Practice, Manly NSW
- Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon, Mater and Delmar Hospitals
- Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon, Manly District Hospital
- Clinical Fellow Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto Canada
- Registrar
- Robert Jones & Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital, Oswestry UK
- Prince of Wales Hospital, Sydney
- Royal Newcastle Shore Hospital, Sydney
Memberships
- Member of the Australian Orthopaedic Trauma Society
- Member of the Australian Orthopaedic Medico-Legal Society
- Member of the Queensland Medico-Legal Society
Qualifications
- Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery
- Fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons
- Fellow of the Australian Orthopaedic Association
- Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh
- Certified Independent Medical Examiner (American Board of Independent Medical Examiners)
- Accredited Assessor of Permanent Impairment for WorkCover New South Wales
- Queensland Guidelines for Evaluation of Permanent Impairment, 2nd Edition, training, Core, Spine, Upper Limb and Lower Limb