Redefining Orthopaedic Care: Dr Sheraz Anjum on a Streamlined Approach

For many patients, seeing an orthopaedic specialist can be a long process, with weeks between appointments and repeated consultations.

At Joint Vision, orthopaedic surgeon Dr Sheraz Anjum says that model has been turned on its head.

From assessment to treatment

Originally from Pakistan and with more than 20 years of experience in orthopaedics, Dr Anjum specialises in foot and ankle surgery. He also serves as Head of Department, Orthopaedics, at Wollongong and Shellharbour Hospitals.

He says what sets Joint Vision apart is the ability to provide comprehensive assessment and planning, often completed in a single visit.

We can have one visit where we see the patient, we do ultrasounds and X-rays at the same time, and we have physiotherapists and the allied health team. Before we send the patient back home, they have a physio plan, they have orthotics, they have everything which is required.

A streamlined model of care

Traditionally patients face multiple steps: an initial consultation, referrals for further imaging, follow-up appointments, and then a wait for physiotherapy. At Joint Vision those steps are brought together.

Here, I get the physio with me, and I explain the diagnosis to the physio in front of the patient, so that they know everybody is working as a team and on the same page. In one visit, we have saved at least a couple of months of the patient's time.

That often means a more timely diagnosis and start to treatment.

At the end of the day, the winner is the patient.

You can read Dr Anjum's full profile or learn more about foot and ankle care.