About
Mr Richard Pennington is an orthopaedic surgeon specialising in upper limb conditions including the shoulder, elbow, wrist and hand. He is also experienced in general orthopaedic conditions, sports injuries and trauma.
Richard strongly believes that all treatment, both operative and non-operative, should be focused on evidence based medicine. He works closely and collaboratively with allied health professionals to optimise patient outcomes from initial consultation to full recovery.
Epworth hospital locations
Consulting locations
Consulting Location
Epworth Eastern Ekera
Ekera Medical Centre, Level 2, Suite 2.05
116-118 Thames Street
Box Hill North
VIC
3129
Consulting Location
Epworth Specialist Centre Lilydale
Suite 4
355 Main Street
Lilydale
VIC
3140
Consulting Location
Epworth Freemasons Consulting Suites
Level 1, Grey Street Building
124 Grey Street
East Melbourne
VIC
3002
Special interests
- Shoulder arthritis - replacements uses computer navigation and patient specific implants
- Rotator cuff problems, shoulder instability and reconstruction
- Clavicle fractures and AC joint dislocations. Wrist, distal radius and hand fractures.
- Elbow and wrist arthritis - ganglions
- Carpal tunnel and ulna nerve compression syndromes
Education and training
- Monash University
- University of Melbourne
Qualifications
- MBBS
- FRCSEd
- FRACS
- FAOrthA
Professional Associations
- RACS
- AOA