Associate Professor Kerin Fielding

Associate Professor Kerin Fielding was the first female Orthopaedic Surgeon in NSW and has established a successful career in Wagga Wagga over the past 30 years working at the Wagga Wagga Base Hospital and Calvary Healthcare Riverina. Kerin has special interests in surgery of the Hip, Knee, Spine,

Kerin has special interests in surgery of the Hip, Knee, Spine, and Trauma. In 2015 Associate Professor Fielding was elected to the Council of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons and has been re-elected twice. In 2023 she was elected by Council to the role of President and re-elected for a further year in 2024.

She is also leading the Rural Health Strategy for the College.  She is a leader in surgical education and training and is the Chair of the NSW Clinical Surgical Training Council for the Health Education and Training Institute (NSW Health), and the Clinical Lead for specialty surgery Notre Dame University, Wagga Wagga Campus. Kerin is also a senior course director of the Early Management of Severe Trauma course for the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons (RACS) and serves on the National EMST committee (RACS).

Associate Professor Fielding is a strong advocate for improvements in rural health care. She has campaigned for better treatment of osteoporosis, chairing the working party  for the establishment of  the Osteoporosis Liaison  service (Greater Southern Area Health Service).  She has been a member of the National Scientific Committee of Osteoporosis Australia and is on the executive of the National Hip Fracture Registry.

Her work has been recognised with several awards;  Royal Australasian  College of Surgeons medal for service to education and Rural Surgery in NSW  2012;  Surgical trainee supervisor of the year (RACS) for NSW  2021; meritorious service  award from the Australian Orthopaedic Association(AOA)  2021; Graham Coupland Memorial award and lecture(RACS) 2022.