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Five Years of Connected Care: Meet Dr Meghan Dares
Co-founder and Chief Medical Officer Dr Meghan Dares on her training across South Africa, the UK and Australia, and the patient-first principle behind the Joint Vision model.
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August 20, 2025
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Joint Vision
As Joint Vision marks five years of multidisciplinary orthopaedic care in the Illawarra, we highlight the work of one of its founders: Dr Meghan Dares, orthopaedic surgeon, Chief Medical Officer and co-founder of Joint Vision.
Dr Dares trained internationally in South Africa, the United Kingdom and Australia, and is Director of Orthopaedics at Wollongong Public Hospital alongside her role as Chief Medical Officer at Joint Vision.
What drives Dr Dares
- Foot and ankle surgery. Dr Dares treats arthritis, bunions, sporting injuries and fractures, with a particular interest in minimally invasive bunion surgery, using techniques intended to support comfort, recovery and a return to function.
- Local access to specialist care. Her roles across public and private hospitals mean patients can access experienced surgical care whichever pathway they come through.
- Connected, multi-site care. From orthopaedic surgery through allied health and the Fracture and Injury Clinic, her work reflects the group's model of care built around the patient.
Five years on
As co-founder, Dr Dares helped shape Joint Vision into a patient-centred practice delivering urgent fracture care, orthopaedic surgery, allied health, imaging and injection therapy in one place.
You can read Dr Dares' full profile, learn about the Fracture and Injury Clinic, or book an appointment.
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