{"id":4,"date":"2012-09-16T06:53:50","date_gmt":"2012-09-16T06:53:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.orthowest.com.au\/wordpress\/?page_id=4"},"modified":"2017-03-15T23:44:58","modified_gmt":"2017-03-15T23:44:58","slug":"about-me","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/orthowest.com.au\/wordpress\/about-me\/","title":{"rendered":"Mr Duy Thai"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.orthowest.com.au\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Duy-picture-e1347778228487.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-5\" title=\"Duy Thai Melbourne Orthopaedic Surgeon\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.orthowest.com.au\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Duy-picture-195x300.jpg\" width=\"195\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3>MBBS, FRACS (Orth), FAOrthA, DipSurgAnat<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Specialist Melbourne Orthopaedic Surgeon <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I aim to provide a prompt, reliable and quality orthopaedic service for our community in the Western and Northern Suburbs of Melbourne.<\/p>\n<p>Having grown up and currently living in the West, I understand that our community has some important unique aspects. I am available to see all patients, including uninsured patients and Workcover\/TAC. I also speak fluent Vietnamese.<\/p>\n<p>As I have public appointments at Western Hospital and Northern Hospital, I can refer uninsured patients to the public system in a more efficient manner.<\/p>\n<p>My services include many aspects of general orthopaedics, including:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Joint replacements for chronic knee and shoulder osteoarthritis<\/li>\n<li>Sporting injuries<\/li>\n<li>Fractures<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>I have a particular interest in upper limb conditions, having completed an Upper Limb Fellowship with emphasis on arthroscopic treatment of:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Rotator cuff tears, subacromial impingement and bursitis<\/li>\n<li>Recurrent shoulder dislocations<\/li>\n<li>Frozen shoulder<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Effective communication helps achieve the best outcome for our patients. Hence I will endeavour to see referred patients in a timely manner and provide correspondence promptly.<\/p>\n<p>I look forward to a long and mutually rewarding partnership.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Resume\" href=\"http:\/\/www.orthowest.com.au\/wordpress\/resume\/\">Click here<\/a> to see my Resume.<\/p>\n<p><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\/\/ <![CDATA[\nvar _gaq = _gaq || [];   _gaq.push(['_setAccount', 'UA-34939802-1']);   _gaq.push(['_trackPageview']);   (function() {     var ga = document.createElement('script'); ga.type = 'text\/javascript'; ga.async = true;     ga.src = ('https:' == document.location.protocol ? 'https:\/\/ssl' : 'http:\/\/www') + '.google-analytics.com\/ga.js';     var s = document.getElementsByTagName('script')[0]; s.parentNode.insertBefore(ga, s);   })();\n\/\/ ]]><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MBBS, FRACS (Orth), FAOrthA, DipSurgAnat Specialist Melbourne Orthopaedic Surgeon I aim to provide a prompt, reliable and quality orthopaedic service for our community in the Western and Northern Suburbs of Melbourne. Having grown up and currently living in the West, &hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"> <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/orthowest.com.au\/wordpress\/about-me\/\"> <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Mr Duy Thai<\/span> Read More &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-4","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/orthowest.com.au\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/orthowest.com.au\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/orthowest.com.au\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/orthowest.com.au\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/orthowest.com.au\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4"}],"version-history":[{"count":22,"href":"https:\/\/orthowest.com.au\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":456,"href":"https:\/\/orthowest.com.au\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4\/revisions\/456"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/orthowest.com.au\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}