Associate Professor Leo Donnan

Profession	Orthopaedics
Job Title	Senior Orthopaedic Surgeon
Organisation Name	The Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne and VicOrtho, Vic
Areas of Special Interest	Osteogenesis Imperfecta Multiple Hereditary Exostoses Multiple Epiphyseal Dysplasia Achondroplasia Polyostotic Fibrous Dysplasia Bone Dysplasia, hamartomas and dysplastic changes
Research relating to areas of special interest	Intramedullary treatment of bone softening disorders Arthroplasty in young with bone disorders
Adults or Children	Adults and Children
More information	Children in Public and Private Adults Private
Clinic Contact details	The Royal Children’s Hospital, Melbourne
Clinic days/times	Tuesday and Thursday
Other clinic details	Referral essential
Telehealth consults	Not available
Transitional Planning – Paediatric to adult services	Available
Transitional Planning Information	Limited

Email	leo.donnan@rch.org.au
Phone	(03) 9345 5522

Associate Professor Leo Donnan

is prepared to be contacted by Medical Practitioners and other Health Professionals

Additional Clinical Information

Clinical Information
Osteogenesis Imperfecta: Primary Care

Managing the patient with osteogenesis imperfecta: a multidisciplinary approach

Learning About Osteogenesis Imperfecta
The Bone School – Skeletal Dysplasia
The impact of living with a skeletal dysplasia, from birth to adulthood
The Bone School – Multiple Hereditary Exostosis
The Bone School – Multiple Epiphyseal Dysplasia
The Bone School – Achondroplasia
Genetics of Achondroplasia

Radiopaedia – Fibrous dysplasia

Information for Patients
What is OI?
The MHE and Me Handbook
Achondroplasia and Other Short Stature Syndromes – Fact Sheet
Positioning and handing of babies with Achondroplasia

European Reference Networks (ERNs)

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