After arriving in Australia at 14 years of age as a refugee from Iraq, Dr Alttahir attended Fairfield High School for 3 years, before completing his MBBS at UNSW from 2003-2008. He subsequently worked in the Liverpool and St George networks as an unaccredited registrar, before completing his Australian Orthopaedic Association training in multiple training centres in NSW, and passing my fellowship exam in 2018.
Dr Alttahir completed three Foot and Ankle Fellowships as well as a Lower Limb Reconstruction Fellowship at:
Prince of Wales Fellowship with Dr David Lunz, Dr John Negrine, Dr Jeff Ling
Macquarie University and Campbelltown Private Fellowship with Dr Tim O’Carrigan
International Bone Research Association Fellowship in Basel, Switzerland with Professor Victor Valderrabano, and in Tenerife, Spain with Professor Mario Herrera-Perez
Macquarie University Hospital with Professor Munjed Al Muderis, Professor Kevin Tetsworth, and Dr Tim O’Carrigan in Deformity Correction, Ilizarov Framing, Limb Lengthening, Lower Limb Arthroplasty, Osseointegration
Areas of interest:
Foot and Ankle Surgery, particularly:
Total Ankle Replacement: For both simple and complex deformities
Foot Reconstructive surgery: Complex bony and soft tissue deformity correction, with a strong preference for joint preserving surgery wherever possible
Minimally Invasive Bunion / Forefoot Surgery, using burrs
Lower Limb Deformity Correction
Acute and Gradual corrections, particularly acute distal femoral, high tibial, supramalleolar osteotomies, as well as Ilizarov frame-assisted corrections
Limb Lengthening surgery, using an intramedullary magnetic nail technique