Shane Barwood is an Australian trained Orthopaedic Surgeon, who has undertaken international sub-specialty training in all aspects of shoulder reconstructive and joint replacement surgery. He has a particular focus on arthroscopic techniques for shoulder tendon (rotator cuff) and stabilisation surgery and also on modern shoulder replacement surgery, including shoulder resurfacing and reverse type replacement surgery

Shane attended schooling locally at Mentone Grammar School and undertook his medical undergraduate training at The University of Melbourne. After completing his residency at St Vincents’ Hospital, he undertook a research fellowship at the Royal Childrens’ Hospital in Melbourne, studying the orthopaedic surgical aspects of several neuromuscular diseases. He then completed orthopaedic training in Victoria and during 2003, he obtained fellowship of the Australasian College of Surgeons.

He was awarded the Freeman Foundation Post Doctorial Shoulder Fellowship in 2004, which enabled him to complete specific shoulder replacement fellowship training at the prestigious New York- Presbyterian Hospital of Columbia University, Manhattan, USA. Shane subsequently completed further fellowship training at the Sports Medicine Department of the University of Calgary, Canada, focusing on the advanced techniques of arthroscopic “keyhole” surgery of the shoulder.

In addition to his practice at the Melbourne Orthopaedic Group, Shane has appointments as a consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon at St Vincent's Public Hospital. He has a keen interest in student teaching and research. His research has been published in peer reviewed literature and presented both internationally and nationally. He has been invited to contribute to several textbook chapters regarding shoulder surgery, and also invited to instruct at shoulder arthroscopy courses in North America.