About Dr Vishal Pai
Specialist knee surgeon in Melbourne, focused on ACL reconstruction and robotic knee replacement.
Suite 1, 60 Bay Road, Sandringham
and Calvary Holmesglen Private
Dr Vishal Pai is a Melbourne-trained knee surgeon
Dr Vishal Pai is a consultant orthopaedic surgeon who treats knee injuries and knee arthritis. After his orthopaedic training in Melbourne, he completed further training in knee surgery in the United Kingdom and the United States.
Dr Pai takes time to explain your diagnosis and treatment options in plain language, so you can make an informed decision about your care. If you are deciding which surgeon to see, read about choosing a knee surgeon. His advice draws on his specialist training and his ongoing reading of the latest research.
He performs knee replacements in Melbourne at Calvary Holmesglen Private Hospital in Moorabbin.
“If surgery isn’t right for you, I’ll tell you. If it is, I’ll explain exactly what’s involved and why.”
International sub-specialist training
His passion for sports knee injuries, including complex ligament reconstruction, took Dr Pai to the United Kingdom, where he completed two knee fellowships. The first was at Southmead Hospital in Bristol, focusing on patellofemoral stabilisation, revision knee replacement and partial knee replacement.
The second was in sports knee surgery at the Fortius Clinic in London, working with Professor Andrew Williams, an international expert in the field. There he gained further experience in primary and revision ACL reconstruction, multi-ligament knee reconstruction and complex meniscal repair. Dr Pai looked after many elite athletes at the Fortius Clinic, and saw that a return to sport depends on rehabilitation, psychology and careful decision-making as well as the operation.
Managing children’s knee injuries
Shriners Hospitals for Children, Portland, USA
In 2015, Dr Pai was awarded a six-month international fellowship in paediatric orthopaedics at Shriners Hospitals for Children in Portland, USA. He found caring for children with knee injuries very rewarding. Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction in a growing child is different from surgery in an adult, because the growth plates must be protected, and Dr Pai uses techniques designed for the growing knee.
Research and teaching
Bayside Health and Sandringham Hospital
Dr Pai believes in supporting the next generation of surgeons. As Director of Training for Orthopaedic Surgery at Sandringham Hospital, Bayside Health, he supervises orthopaedic surgeons in training. He is involved in clinical research, has published in international journals, and has presented his work in Australia and overseas. He keeps up with new research so that his advice reflects current evidence.
Education & Training
Medical training in New Zealand, orthopaedic training in Melbourne, and fellowship training in the United States and the United Kingdom.
- 2001Graduated from Lindisfarne College, Hawkes Bay, New Zealand
- 2007Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery at University of Otago
- 2010Postgraduate Diploma in Surgical Anatomy at University of Melbourne
- 2013–2017Australian Orthopaedic Association Training Program (Melbourne)
- 2015International Fellow at Shriners Hospitals for Children, Portland, USA
- 2018Orthopaedic Consultant at Austin Health and Eastern Health
- 2019Knee fellowships in Bristol and London, United Kingdom
Public Appointment
Consultant orthopaedic surgeon and Director of Training for Orthopaedic Surgery at Sandringham Hospital, Bayside Health
Professional memberships and hospitals
Talk to Dr Vishal Pai about your knee.
Dr Vishal Pai consults at Sandringham Orthopaedic Specialists, Suite 1, 60 Bay Road, Sandringham.