From Townsville, Associate Professor Peter Steadman gained his medical degree from the University of Queensland in 1986. He undertook and completed his orthopaedic training in Queensland, becoming a Fellow of the Royal Australian College of Surgeons in 1995 and a Fellow of the Australian Orthopaedic Association in 2000. He has CIME accreditation which is certification for the use of the AMA Guides from the American Board of Independent Medical Examiners (ABIME) and he is known as a Certified Independent Medical Examiner (CIME).
He has been appointed as an Associate Professor in Orthopaedics of the University of Queensland from March 2008.
Professor Steadman is registered in Queensland and NSW and practises in orthopaedic surgery.His additional experience includes 10 months as a Visiting Fellow to the Mayo Clinic (USA).From 1998 to 2000, he was the Director of Orthopaedic Surgery at the Princess Alexandra Hospital.He is currently in private practice in Brisbane, and a Visiting Specialist at both the Princess Alexandra Hospital and the Royal Brisbane and Children’s Hospital.
He has been the Bone and Joint Decade Chairman in Queensland and is a Senior Medical Officer with Queensland Health. He is a Federal Director of the Australian Orthopaedic Association’s governing board and Secretary of the Queensland branch and the National Secretary of the Australian Sarcoma Group.
Professor Steadman has presented on medical assessment issues at several legal seminars for the Queensland Law Society, Lexus Nexus and the Australian Insurance Law Association. He has advised on the Queensland CTP legislation medical issues to Justice Thomas, and the Law Council of Australia on Comcare medical issues.
On numerous occasions, Professor Steadman has been required to stand as an expert witness at court, presenting unbiased Evidenced based material evidence, details of which can be viewed here.
Professional Speciality Qualifications
- MBBS University of QLD – 1986
- FRACS Orth–1995
- FAOrthA2000
- CIME (ABIME), AMA 4- 2000, AMA 5-2004 with reaccreditation 2007
Current Public Clinical Position
Senior Visiting Specialist Orthopaedic Surgeon
Queensland Health
Princess Alexandra Hospital
Royal Children’s Hospital
Current Private Practice
Mater and Wesley Private Hospitals
Brisbane
Current Appointments
Clinical Associate Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery
University of Queensland
Federal Board Director
Australian Orthopaedic Association Board
Secretary
Queensland Branch Australian Orthopaedic Association
National Secretary
Australian Sarcoma Society
Foundation Member
Australian Orthopaedic Association Medico-legal Society
Past Positions
1997–2000 Director of Orthopaedic Surgery
Princess Alexandra Hospital
Research
1998 Clinical Research Fellow
The Queensland Cancer Fund