Dr Nicholas Jorgensen

Orthopaedic Surgeon

Dr Nicholas Jorgensen is a Queensland-based Orthopaedic Surgeon with advanced training and subspecialty interests in Primary & Revision Arthroplasty, Limb Reconstruction, Pelvic and General Trauma and Foot and Ankle surgery.

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Dr Jorgensen is committed to providing his patients with world-class Orthopaedic care that helps return people to the life and activities that they enjoy

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BSc, MBBS, FRACS(Orth), FAOrthA, CIME

Dr Jorgensen completed his Orthopaedic training throughout Queensland and in the United States.

Dr Jorgensen is an Australian trained Orthopaedic Surgeon with a commitment to excellence in Lower Limb Surgery. He graduated from The University of Queensland in 2009 with a Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery. Dr Nicholas Jorgensen has advanced training and subspecialty interests in Primary & Revision Arthroplasty, Limb Reconstruction, Pelvic and General Trauma and Foot and Ankle surgery.

In 2020 Dr Jorgensen completed his Orthopaedic training throughout Queensland and an in- training Clinical Fellowship at the Shriners Hospital For Children, Portland USA. He has gained post-fellowship training in Complex Trauma and Limb Reconstruction Surgery from the Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital, Brisbane and Foot and Ankle reconstruction surgery from Prince of Wales Hospital, Sydney. Dr Jorgensen is also passionate about providing care to developing countries, having spent time in Fiji for Orthopaedic Outreach.

Dr Jorgensen has a public appointment at the Princess Alexandra Hospital and is also an Associate Lecturer at the University of Queensland. He is actively involved in research in the areas of Orthopaedic Trauma and Limb Reconstruction; with a focus on quantifying bone defects and reconstructive techniques, compound trauma outcomes and outcomes in hip/knee arthroplasty. Dr Jorgensen is involved in teaching trainee orthopaedic surgeons, junior doctors and medical students and find mentoring the next generation of surgeons rewarding.

Dr Jorgensen is committed to providing patients with world-class Orthopaedic care that helps return people to the life and activities that they enjoy.

Previous Research

Dr Jorgensen is passionate about research and believes it is vital to improving outcomes in his patients. He has published extensively and presented at national and international meetings.

A selection of his recent publications is listed below:

Jorgensen NB, Freyling M, Welyzcko Z, Davies B, Van De Pol GJ, Tetsworth K. Validation of a Proposed Radiographic Bone Defect Classification System. Injury. 2022. (1016/j.injury.2022.08.027).

Elliot RR, Jorgensen NB, Saxby TS. (2021) Book Chapter Ch107: Lisfranc Injuries: Evidence-Based Orthopaedics, 2^nd John Wiley & Sons Ltd.

Elliot RR, Jorgensen NB, Saxby TS. (2021) Book Chapter Ch108: Fifth Metatarsal Fractures: Evidence-Based Orthopaedics, 2^nd John Wiley & Sons Ltd.

Knight M, Gouk, C, Jorgensen NB, Puri A, Morrey C. Patient outcomes in Tropical North Queensland after implementation of a dedicated Orthopaedic Trauma list. ANZJournal of Surgery. 2021;91(5):986-991. (http://doi.org/10.1111/ans.16785).

Jorgensen NB, McAuliffe M, Orschulok T, Lorimer MF, de Steiger R. Major Aseptic Revision Following Total Knee Replacement. A Study of 478,081 Total Knee Replacements from the Australian Orthopaedic Association National Joint Replacement Registry. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2019;101(4):302-10. DOI: 10.2106/JBJS.17.01528

Jorgensen NB, Lutz M. Retrograde Intramedullary Tibiotalocalcaneal (Hindfoot) Arthrodesis with Concomitant Midfoot and Forefoot Corrections. Techniques in Foot and Ankle Surgery. 2015;14(3):146-155.

Jorgensen NB, Lutz M. Arthroscopic Treatment of Talar Body Fractures. Arthroscopy Techniques. 2014; 3(2):e271-e274. (http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.eats.2013.12.002) .