Brisbane Hip and Knee Surgeon

About Dr Lawrence Malisano

MBBS, FRACS, FAOrthA, FAICD

Dr Lawrence Malisano is a specialist Orthopaedic Surgeon practicing in Hip and Knee Surgery in Brisbane. He aims to get you the best possible result for your hip or knee problem.  

Dr Malisano received his medical degree from the University of Queensland. Following his postgraduate training in Queensland, he was awarded his Fellowship of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons (FRACS). Dr Malisano’s subsequent fellowship experience included appointments in Hip and Knee Arthroplasty at the Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital in London (United Kingdom), a Trauma Fellowship at The University Hospital in Bochum (Germany), and a Reconstruction and Trauma Fellowship at the Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre in Toronto (Canada).

Dr Malisano is a Senior Orthopaedic Specialist at the Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital in Brisbane. He is actively involved in research, teaching and implant development, with an education role within the Medical School at the University of Queensland and as Faculty on Regional, National and International Courses for Orthopaedic Surgeons.

Dr Malisano is also a Fellow of the Australian Orthopaedic Association, a foundation member of the Arthroplasty Society of Australia (ASA), and a member of the Australian Orthopaedic Trauma Association (AOTS), the Australian Society of Orthopaedic Surgeons (ASOS), the Australian Medical Association (AMA) and a life member of Sports Medicine Australia (SMA), Queensland branch.

Dr Malisano is the recent past President of the Australian Orthopaedic Association, and a Royal Australasian College of Surgeons Councillor.