Dr Vera Kinzel is an orthopaedic surgeon with an interest in Knee, Shoulder, Elbow and Trauma surgery for the adult and paediatric population.
Dr Kinzel graduated from the prestigious medical school of Münster in Germany where she also obtained a PhD in medicine. After obtaining her medical degree she moved to the UK where she completed her surgical training at the Royal College of Surgeons of England and the Royal College of surgeons of Ireland. Dr Kinzel then moved to Australia where she was selected for the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons Advanced Training Program in Orthopaedic Surgery.
After completing her training in Orthopaedics & Trauma in 2009 Dr Kinzel went further and sub-specialised in Knee and Sports Medicine and did a one year fellowship at the North Sydney Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine Centre and the Sydney Orthopaedic Research Institute. She then completed a further fellowship in Shoulder surgery in Hamilton, New Zealand. This has given her the opportunity to work with some of the world's most well known orthopaedic surgeons.
With a strong interest in research and development Dr Kinzel has published numerous papers in Knee, Trauma and upper limb surgery. Her work has been presented at international and national meetings.
Throughout her working and training career Dr Kinzel has worked in hospitals in England, South Africa, USA, Canada, Israel, New Zealand and Germany which gave her a broad foundation of orthopaedic surgery.
Dr Kinzel has consulting rooms locally in Bowral, operating at Southern Highlands Private Hospital.
Areas of Interest include:
Shoulder:
- Rotator cuff repairs
- Arthroscopic shoulder surgery
- Arthroscopic and open surgery for instability
- Total shoulder arthroplasty
- Reversed shoulder arthroplasty
- Impingement and bursitis
- Surgery for fractures about the humerus, scapula and clavicle
Elbow:
- Arthroscopic elbow surgery
- Ligament Stabilisation
- Biceps rupture repair
- Surgery for fractures about the radius and ulna
Knee:
- ACL reconstruction
- Arthroscopic knee surgery
- Total knee arthroplasty
- Unicompartmental knee arthroplasty
- Patellofemoral arthroplasty
- Patellofemoral instability
- Malalignment (osteotomy) surgery
- Surgery for fractures about the knee
Trauma and General Orthopaedic Surgery:
- Carpal tunnel syndrome
- Removal of ganglion
- Fractures of hand, wrist, foot, ankle and leg
- Tendon and ligament repair
- Wound debridement and repair