Specialists: Orthopaedics WA / Dr. Thomas Bucher

Dr Thomas Bucher has particular interests in hip and knee replacement, revision hip and knee replacement. Arthroscopic knee surgery including anterior cruciate reconstruction and meniscal surgery. Unicompartmental knee replacement and osteotomies. Gluteal tendon reconstruction, trauma surgery and Robotic surgery.

Thomas studied medicine in London at Guys and St Thomas’ medical school, graduating in 2001. He first came to Western Australia in 2002, where he met his wife Lara. He returned to the UK to complete basic surgical training and completed his Orthopaedic surgical training based at the world-renowned Exeter hospital, achieving Fellowship of the Royal College of surgeons of England in 2011.

Thomas is heavily involved in orthopaedic education, currently he is director of training at Fremantle hospital, head of the Registrar bone school and co-ordinates the orthopaedic registrar research program.