Professor Gregory I Bain
MBBS (Adel), FRACS , FA(Ortho)A, PhD Hand and Upper Limb Surgeon
Professor Gregory I Bain
Greg Bain is an Orthopaedic Surgeon specialising in Upper Limb Surgery. He has practiced exclusively upper limb orthopaedic surgery, since 1995.
He is Professor of Upper Limb and Research in the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery at Flinders University of South Australia, and provides Upper limb orthopaedic services to Flinders Medical Centre and Noarlunga Hospital.
He has presented and published research papers locally and overseas on hand and upper limb topics as well as editing text books (7) on upper limb disorders. He is actively involved in pursuing an anatomically based approach to research and surgery.
He has a special interest in surgical education, arthroscopy and minimally invasive surgery.
He is extensively published including - Peer review papers (>190), book chapters (>100), and co-editor of books (7).
Honours, awards and grants
2024: BB Joshi Oration, Indian Hand Surgery Society (ISSCON), Bangalore, India, Oct 2024
2023: Honorary member, German Association for Shoulder and Elbow Surgery (DVSE), 2023
2015: HMDP Ministry of Health, Visiting Professor, Singapore, Singapore Hand Society and Clinical Units in Singapore.
2015: Honored Professor, Teach the Teachers Advanced Elbow Surgical Skills Course, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, USA.
2013: Honored Professor, Philadelphia Hand Symposium, USA.
2009: Australian Orthopaedic Association Research Award. Awarded for producing outstanding orthopaedic research that has international recognition, and research contributing to the orthopaedic community and the community generally.
2009: The Evelyn Hamilton Award. Best scientific paper at the AOA ASM 2009, Update on fractures of the clavicle.
2008: Whipple Prize. Awarded by the presidential Council of the European Wrist Arthroscopy Society (EWAS) for contributions to the advancement of knowledge in wrist arthroscopy.
2004: Dodridge Prize. Best Paper Presentation at South Australian Hand Society, Biceps Tendon Anatomy and Endoscopy.
Research acknowledged by - Stanford University, One Research Community, Top research list
Key responsibilities
- Global Elbow Network (GEN) Foundation Member 2024, Foundation Secretary 2024 - 26
- Australian Hand Surgery Society (AHSS) President-elect 2024 -26
- International Wrist Arthroscopy Society (IWAS) President 2021-22, Executive Board 2019
- International Federation of Societies for Surgery of the Hand (IFSSH), Executive Committee, Member at Large (Asia) 2022 – 25
- Asia Pacific Wrist Association (APWA), President 2017-19, Executive board 2015
- Shoulder and Elbow Society of Australia (SESA), President 2004 – 06, Travelling fellowship Co-ordinator 2006 - 24
- Journal of Wrist Surgery, Deputy Editor 2012
- International Society Arthroscopy, Knee Surgery and Orthopaedic Sports Medicine (ISAKOS) Inaugural Chairman of Elbow, Wrist and Hand Committee, 2015 – 2019, Global Connection Godfather, Giant in Orthopaedics.
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