Yasser Khatib PhD

Dr Yasser Khatib is an Australian-educated and trained orthopedic surgeon who is committed to caring for patients with orthopedic conditions. His practice is based in the Nepean, Macarthur, and Hawkesbury regions of Sydney, and his primary aim is to provide the highest quality of care. Dr Khatib is a highly trained and experienced hip and knee replacement surgeon with post-fellowship training in the field of primary and revision hip and knee replacement at St Michael’s Hospital, University of Toronto, Canada. Since completing his orthopedic training, he has been committed to caring for patients with hip and knee arthritis who require joint replacement surgery, including patients who require complex revision hip and knee replacement for various conditions such as trauma, infection, or failing prostheses. Dr Khatib has a strong research interest in this field, channeled into many research projects related to total knee replacement surgery. This culminated in a Doctorate of Philosophy (PhD) thesis through the University of New South Wales with a focus on “Improving patient outcomes after total knee replacement surgery.”

He has a high level of expertise in the management of sport and trauma conditions and returning athletes to the field including Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) surgery and he is also experienced in more complex multi-ligament knee injuries including surgery for the Posterior Cruciate Ligament (PCL), the lateral collateral ligament and the Posterolateral Ligament Complex (PLC). In addition to his clinical practice, Dr Khatib has developed and maintained a commitment to teaching and post-graduate study. He is a senior clinical lecturer at the Sydney University School of Medicine Nepean and is actively involved with undergraduate and postgraduate teaching of medical students, junior medical officers, and orthopedic trainees. He is a former Director of Orthopaedic Training, at Nepean Hospital; a former Director of surgical training courses for the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons, and has continual involvement in research with book and article publications in international orthopedic journals and many presentations in national and international scientific meetings.