David Campbell is a joint reconstruction surgeon at the Wakefield Orthopaedic Clinic, Adelaide, and Associate Professor at the University of Adelaide. He is a graduate of the Australian Orthopaedic Association training program.

His orthopaedic education included time as a junior registrar on the London (UK) program and reconstruction fellowship training in Vancouver. He completed a PhD thesis on bone grafting during his residency training. He is a past president of the Australian Arthroplasty Society and former chairman of the South Australian Orthopaedic Association.

His research interests include RSA measurements of implant fixation and wear, surgical safety including VTE prophylaxis and blood management. He is a design surgeon with projects including primary and revision arthroplasty, infected joint salvage, and acetabular revision systems. He especially enjoys the interaction with other components of the arthroplasty world including engineers, basic scientists and medical companies.

He is part of the PJI network of studies including PIANO and ROADMAP.

David is married with three adult children. He enjoys water and snow skiing, he is a competition aerobatic pilot which does not please his wife.

Affiliations: Wakefield Orthopaedic Clinic, 120 Angas Street, Adelaide, South Australia / Department of Orthopaedics and Trauma, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia

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