Mr Jonathan Spencer

During the Covid-19 Pandemic:

These are tough and challenging times and this requires us to collaborate and support each other more than ever before.

I am available for you during this time and can offer the following services:

Face to face appointments with strict social distancing rules and limited number of patients through the waiting room.
Telehealth and phone consultations are readily available.
Urgent appointments.
Appointments available for Private, DVA, Workers Compensation, MVA and Uninsured patients.
Ongoing phone advice as required.
Emergency and urgent surgery at Hollywood Private Hospital .

Contact Details:

Secretary – Claire and Jamie

Phone: 9389 3855
Fax: 9389 3875

Email: spenceradmin@hogwa.com.au

Jon is a Senior Orthopaedic Surgeon who is motivated to achieve good outcomes for his patients. Jon individualises care according to his patient’s specific needs. This assists him in making the right decisions for his patient’s quality of life with the aim of maximising their health outcomes. Jon does this irrespective of whether surgery is indicated or not.

Jon’s speciality is in all aspects of shoulder surgery and precision joint replacement. He is fellowship trained in shoulder, joint replacement and trauma surgery.

Jon uses a variety of contemporary techniques and precision CT guided planning to optimise the outcome of his Joint Replacement Surgery. This includes the use of Computer Navigation, 3D Printing for patient specific tools, Robotics as well as Conventional Instrumentation, as required.

Jon performs the following

Shoulder Surgery:
- Total Shoulder Replacement (Anatomical and Reverse)
- Revision Total Shoulder Replacement
- Arthroscopic Surgery (for instability, Rotator Cuff pathology, AC joint pathology)
- Surgery for upper limb fractures and trauma ( Wrist, Elbow and Shoulder)
Elbow Surgery:
- Stabilisation, fractures and Osteoarthritis
Knee Surgery:
- Knee Replacement Surgery
- Revision Total Knee Replacement
- ACL Reconstruction
- Arthroscopic surgery (including meniscal repair) for sports injuries of the knee
- Surgery for fractures and injuries of the knee

Jon trained at Guy’s Hospital in London and qualified in 1994. He did his Orthopaedic training in Oxford and qualified as an Orthopaedic Surgeon in the UK in 2004. He was awarded both FRCS (England) and FRCS (Trauma and Orthopaedics). During his time in Oxford, Jon conducted orthopaedic research with internationally recognised Shoulder Surgeon Professor Andrew Carr and was awarded the prestigious Lord Nuffield Scholarship in 2003.

Jon has a strong interest in teaching and training. He is an Associate Professor with the University of Western Australia and is involved in lecturing, mentoring as well as hands on teaching of medical students.

Jon was the Chair of the Western Australian State Training Committee for Orthopaedic Surgery from 2014 to 2018 having previously been the Deputy Chair from 2012 to 2014.

Jon has completed post graduate fellowships in Shoulder Surgery (2003), Lower Limb Arthroplasty Surgery (2005) and Trauma Surgery (2006).

Jon has worked in Western Australia since 2006 as a Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon and achieved his Australian Fellowship (FRACS) in 2008. He subsequently became a fellow of the Australian Orthopaedic Association (FAOrthA) and remains a proud member today.

Private Hospital Visiting Rights

Hollywood Private Hospital (Nedlands)
St John of God Hospital (Midland)
St John of God Hospital (Mt Lawley)

Current Appointments at Public Hospitals

St John of God Hospital (Midland)
Hedland Health Campus
Karratha Health Campus

Are You Having An Operation With Mr Spencer?

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Post-operative Rehabilitation guide for Rotator cuff repair

Instructional Video made in conjunction with Perth Sports Physiotherapy

Please click on Link for Rotator Cuff Repair Rehab Post Surgery

Teaching

Associate Professor at the University of Western Australia
Chair/Deputy of the Western Australian State Training Committee (for Orthopaedic Surgical Trainees) for the Australian Orthopaedic Association 2012-2018

Medical school

Guys Hospital Medical School, University of London

Qualifications

BSc (Hons) Anatomy Bachelor of Science in Anatomy (Honours)
MBBS Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery
FRCS England Fellowship of the Royal College of Surgeons (England)
FRCS (Trauma and Orthopaedics) Fellowship of Royal College of Surgeons (England)
FRACS Fellowship of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons (Orthopaedic Surgery)
FAOrthA Fellow of the Australian Orthopaedic Association

Post Graduate Fellowships

Lord Nuffield Scholarship in Orthopaedic Surgery, Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre, Oxford UK (Shoulder Surgery and Research 2003)
Lower Limb Arthroplasty Surgery (Primary and Revision Joint Replacements) Royal Perth Hospital, Western Australia 2005
Orthopaedic Trauma Fellowship, Royal Perth Hospital, Western Australia 2006

Registration

Medical Board of Australia – General Registration

Professional Memberships

Australian Orthopaedic Association
Australian Orthopaedic Association (WA branch)
Australian Medical Association
Royal College of Surgeons of England
Royal Australasian College of Surgeons
The Girdlestone Society of Oxford

Publications and Presentations

The bicipital groove as a landmark for humeral version reference during shoulder arthroplasty: a computed tomography study of normal humeral version
PJ Dacombe, D Young, L Moulton, M Prentice, T Falconer, JMF Spencer
J Shoulder Elbow Surg.2021;30:613-620
Imageless Navigation Versus Computer Navigation for TKR
R. Clark, W Blakeney, G Hardisty, J Spencer
AOA Melbourne October 2014
EFFORT Istanbul June 2013
Computer Navigation Versus Conventional Total Knee Replacement. No Difference in Functional Outcome at Two Years
JMF Spencer, SK Chauhan, AH Taylor, K Sloan , RJ Beaver
J Bone Joint Surg Br.2007 Aug;89(8):1130-1.
Short Term Clinical Outcome of CAS vs NON-CAS TKR
JMF Spencer, SK Chauhan, AH Taylor, K Sloan , RJ Beaver
Presented at Australian Orthopaedic Association Continuing Orthopaedic Education. August 2007
Computer Navigation of the Knee. Two Year Post-Operative Outcome Results and the Effect on Anterior Knee Pain
JMF Spencer, SK Chauhan, AH Taylor, K Sloan , RJ Beaver
Presented at the National AOA Scientific Meeting, Perth WA. October 2005
Computer Navigation of the Acetabular Component: A Cadaver Reliability Study
JMF Spencer, R Day, K Sloan, RJ Beaver
J Bone Joint Surg Br. 2006 Jul;88(7):972-5.
The Genetic Background Increases the Risk of Hip Osteoarthritis
JMF Spencer, J Loughlin, K Clipsham, AJ Carr
Clin Orthop. 2005 Feb;(431):134-7
Are We Overusing Blood Transfusing Post Elective Joint Replacement? A Simple Method to Reduce the Use of a Scarce Resource
JMF Spencer and RL Barrington
Ann R Coll Engl 2005;87:28-30
Arthroplasty for Ochronotic Arthritis
JMF Spencer, CLMH Gibbons, AJ Carr et. al.
Acta Orthop Scand. 2004 Jun;75(3):355-8
The Effect of Time Delay on Infection in Open Long Bone Fractures. A 5 Year Prospective Audit from a District General Hospital
JM Spencer, A Smith and D Woods
Ann R Coll Engl 2004;86:108-112
Shoulder Surgery
RJ Chennagari, JMF Spencer, AFW Chambler
Ann R Coll Surg Eng 2003; 85: 216
Salmonella Osteoarticular Infection in a Healthy Male. A Case Report
JMF Spencer, G Cattermole, T Andrade, M Dryden, J Fowler
J R Soc Med 1999;92:363-364
Early Results with the Carbo-Seal Ascending Aortic Prothesis
SM Langley, SJ Rooney, M Dalrample-Hay, JMF Spencer, ME Lewis, D Padano, M Asif, VT Tsang, RK Lamb, JL Monro, SA Livesey, RS Bonser
Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 118(6):1014-20 1999 Dec
Primary Bone Lymphoma of the Upper Limb
JMF Spencer, T Pollard, A Carr, C Hatton, N Athanasou, CMHL Gibbons
J Bone Joint Surg Br Proceedings, Feb 2005;87-B:4
Computer Navigation of the Acetabular Cup. A Cadaveric Reliability Study
JMF Spencer, R Day, K Sloan, RJ Beaver
Presented at the AOA Scientific Meeting (Western Australian division), Bunker Bay. August 2005
Presented at the Australasian College of Physical Scientists and Engineers in Medicine. September 2005
An Investigation into the Cut Marks Produced by Various Saw Types on Human Bone
JMF Spencer and SM Macclauglin
Annals of Human Biology 19:328 1992
Primary Bone Lymphoma of the Upper Limb
JMF Spencer, T Pollard, A Carr, C Hatton, N Athanasou, CMHL Gibbons
Presented at the British Orthopaedic Oncology Society. June 2003
Is Incomplete Ascending Aortic Replacement the Best Operation for Stanford Type A Aortic Dissection?
SM Langley, MJR Dalrymple-Hay, S McGuirk, JMF Spencer, N Savva, SA Livesey, JL Monro
Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Society of Cardiothoracic Surgeons of Great Britain and Ireland, Nottingham 1999
Early Results with the Carbo-Seal Ascending Aortic Prothesis.
SM Langley, SJ Rooney, M Dalrample-Hay, JMF Spencer, ME Lewis, D Padano, M Asif, VT Tsang, RK Lamb, JL Monro, SA Livesey, RS Bonser
Presented to the British Cardiac Society, Glasgow. May 1998
Presented at the 8^th World Congress of the International Society of Cardiothoracic Surgeons, Houston Texas. November 1998
Surgical Technique May Determine the Incidence of Reoperation Following Emergency Repair of Type A Aortic Dissection
SM Langley, MJR Dalrymple-Hay, JMF Spencer, N Savva, SA Livesey, JL Monro
Presented at the Annual Meeting of the European Society for Cardiovascular Surgery, Paris. September 1998
An Investigation into the Cut Marks Produced by Various Saw Types on Human Bone
JMF Spencer and SM Macclauglin
Presented to the Society of Human Biology. January 1992