Background

I am a specialist shoulder, upper limb and trauma surgeon. Before this I served for ten years in the Royal Australian Navy with active service in Somalia and Indonesia.

Research Focus

My research interests include the outcomes of shoulder replacement surgery, biomaterials and upper limb biomechanics, and orthopaedic trauma. I’m currently focussed on investigator-initiated and multicentre trials that examine the surgical outcomes of rotator cuff disease and osteoarthritis of the shoulder treated with total joint replacement surgery.

This work complements my long-term interest in large longitudinal datasets for musculoskeletal conditions, including the Barwon Joint Registry (BJR), the Patient Reported Upper Limb Outcome Registry (PRULO), and the national joint replacement registry (AOA NJRR).

Awards & Achievements

  • I have authored over 300 refereed journal articles, book chapters on shoulder, elbow and joint replacement surgery, and 200 scientific papers at a national or international level.
  • I established the Barwon Joint Registry (BJR), Australia’s largest regional orthopaedic outcome registry covering public and private hospital settings and providing follow-up data for 20+ years.
  • I am currently the chief investigator on several open clinical national NHMRC-funded and international projects (value~$17.3M).

Feature Publications

Anticipatory effects on side-step cutting biomechanics in Women’s Australian Football League players. T Rolley, SD Gill, M Keast, T Reade, R Page, J Bonacci, J Stella, …BMJ Open Sport & Exercise Medicine, 2023; 9 (2), e001587
Survivorship of shoulder arthroplasty for young patients with osteoarthritis: An Analysis of the Australian Orthopaedic Association National Joint Replacement Registry. A Khoriati, AP McBride, M Ross, P Duke, G Hoy, R Page, C Holder, …Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery 2023
Obesity is associated with an increased risk of undergoing shoulder arthroplasty in Australia. SDJ Morgan, CJ Wall, RN de Steiger, SE Graves, MF Lorimer, RS Page. Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery 2023.
Biomarkers of Osteoarthritis—A Narrative Review on Causal Links with Metabolic Syndrome. SJ Lynskey, MJ Macaluso, SD Gill, SL McGee, RS Page. Life 2023; 13 (3), 730

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