Professor Edward (Ted) Mah

Professor Mah is the Past President of APOA, an organisation encompasses 24 member countries (65,000 surgeons) within the Asia Pacific region. He is and has been Board Director for several companies and organisations. Ted provides Hand, Elbow, Shoulder and Microsurgery services in Adelaide.

Professor Mah completed Emergency Medicine and Orthopaedic surgery training in SA. He completed a research MD degree, pioneering and advocating the use of cell salvage and autologous blood for primary and revision hip and knee arthroplasty. Ted completed Hand and Microsurgery training with at at the Kleinert Institute in Louisville, Kentucky before returning to Australia.

Professor Mah has been actively involved in research, training, education and administrative activities. He sits on 6 Editorial boards and is the Deputy Editor for JOS. He had been involved in Orthopaedic training in many AP countries. Ted assisted the development of hand surgery courses in India for over a decade.

As Head of Orthopaedics & Trauma Service at the Lyell McEwin Hospital for over 10 years, Professor Mah developed and expanded the orthopaedic service in the Northern Adelaide Local Health Network, servicing over a quarter of population in SA. Concurrently he was the Head of Hand & Upper Limb Service at TQEH for 17 years. Professor Mah has introduced numerous initiatives to reduce wait time and improve health services to the local community.

Professor Mah is also active within the general community in Adelaide. He is the Past President of Salisbury-Elizabeth Medical Association; Past President of the Australian Chinese Medical Association; Past Chairman of Departments of Orthopaedics in SA and Past Chairman of SA Hand Surgery Society. Professor Mah has facilitated the successful implementation of numerous Fellowship exchange programmes between AOA, Indian, ASEAN and Turkish OA’s.

Prof Mah advocates social orthopaedics, as well gender & cultural diversity in surgical training.