Shay Zayontz is a Victorian trained Orthopaedic Surgeon who specialises in hip and knee surgery. He is a Fellow of both the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons and the Australian Orthopaedic Association. He completed his medical degree at Monash University in 1990 and underwent Basic Surgical Training at The Alfred Hospital and successfully completed his orthopaedic fellowship in 1999.
In 2000, he was accepted for a subspecialty Hip and Knee Replacement Fellowship at Harvard University Medical School, Boston. During this time, he published multiple research papers on knee kinematics and function of knee replacements; his research team published some crucial concepts relating to knee flexion that was critical in the development of high flexion knee designs. He trained under and worked with some of the leading knee and hip surgeons in the world at Massachusetts General Hospital and The Brigham and Women's Hospital.
On his return to Melbourne, he has settled into private practice at Cabrini Health, both in Brighton and Malvern, as well as maintaining a public appointment at Sandringham and District Memorial Hospital.
Outside of work, he is committed to his 4 children - he enjoys watching their sports, including swimming and tennis and coached his sons' junior football teams. He is also studying piano and enjoys music.
Career
Performed over 2000 joint replacements
2000-2001
Orthopaedic Fellowship Harvard Medical School - Hip and Knee Replacement
2002-present
Private practice at Cabrini Health
2003-present
VMO at Sandringham Hospital
2002
Orthopaedic Fellowship in Limb Deformity - Lecco, Italy
2001 - 2004
Multiple publications and international presentations regarding knee replacements:
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=zayontz
2003
The Adult Knee - major reference book - wrote chapter on high knee flexion after knee replacements
