Dr Klar specialises in knee surgery and knee replacement

Dr Klar is a medical graduate of the University of Queensland, 1991 class. After successfully completing his orthopaedic training in 2002 in Sydney, he went on to complete domestic and international fellowships in orthopaedic surgery during 2003. Dr Klar has worked in orthopaedics since 1997 in various hospitals in Australia, Canada and Europe. He has lived and worked in Canberra since 2002. He has accumulated 20 years of clinical and surgical experience which today benefits the patients he treats.

At Canberra Knee Clinic, we only treat knee problems and our expertise is in treating knee injuries and knee arthritis. Common operations Dr Klar performs include:

• Knee replacement
• Knee arthroscopy
• ACL surgery
• Meniscus repair surgery
• Fractures involving the knee
• Multiligament surgery
• Patella surgery for dislocations
• Tibial and femoral osteotomies for arthritis
• Cartilage surgery

He is a Fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons, a Fellow of the Australian Orthopaedic Association, an International Affiliate Member of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, and ISAKOS member.

Dr Klar sees all patients in his rooms in Deakin and he operates privately at Canberra Private Hospital and National Capital Private Hospital.

Volunteer Work

Dr Klar has worked as part of a volunteer surgical team in Micronesia in the remote Central Pacific. A collaboration between the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons and AusAid makes these visits possible.

During his trips to Micronesia, the surgical team Dr Klar formed part of, completes pro bono orthopaedic surgeries for the people of this under-resourced island nation.

There is a huge need for these types of visits to Micronesia and indeed other neighbours in our Pacific region. The surgery is both challenging and rewarding and the patient’s are enormously appreciative as are the local doctors and nurses.

Memberships and Partners