Dr. Sarah O’Reilly-Harbidge

BMed, FRACS(Orth), FAOrthA, MIPDEd

Dr Sarah O'Reilly-Harbidge is an Australian-trained orthopaedic surgeon operating in Melbourne. Dr O'Reilly-Harbidge is locally & internationally trained, specialising in joint replacement, oncological (tumour) and trauma surgery. Dr O'Reilly-Harbidge completed her medical degree at the University of Newcastle in 2007 and underwent postgraduate orthopaedic training in New South Wales and the USA, through the Australian Orthopaedic Association (AOA) Training Scheme.

Dr O'Reilly-Harbidge subsequently received the prestigious Commonwealth Fellowship at the Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital in London, UK, completing further sub-speciality fellowships in complex arthroplasty, limb salvage and tumour surgery as part of the London Sarcoma Service and Joint Replacement Unit. This opportunity afforded Sarah the chance to work within complex sub-specialty surgical teams and in many world-renowned hospitals, including Northwick Park Hospital, The Brompton Hospital, The Royal Marsden Hospital, The Royal Free Hospital, and both The Harley Street Clinic and The London Clinic. 

Upon completing her fellowship, Dr O'Reilly-Harbidge was awarded her Postgraduate Diploma (MIPDEd) in Orthopaedic Surgery from the Royal College of Surgeons Edinburgh and accepted a Consultant post at the Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital in Stanmore, England.

​Dr O'Reilly-Harbidge is a Fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons (FRACS Orth) and a Fellow of the Australian Orthopaedic Association (FAOrthA)

During her training, Sarah was selected by her peers to represent them at the Australian Orthopaedic Registrars’ Association as the Orthopaedic Women's Link Representative, and has since been involved with the AOA through the Diversity strategy and the selection and training of future surgeons. 

Dr O'Reilly-Harbidge is a member of the Australia and New Zealand Sarcoma Association (ANZSA) and the International Society of Limb Salvage (ISOLS), and a member of both the American Association of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) and the Royal College of Surgeons Edinburgh (RCSEd).

In her spare time, Sarah enjoys spending time with her young family, travelling and squeezing in a gym session.