Why choose Mr Jeff Ecker
Worldwide
He is one of the few surgeons in the world who specialises in orthopaedic, plastic and microsurgery
Excellent Results
Has excellent outcome rates and patient satisfaction results
Research & Methods
Is a pioneer in cutting-edge surgical techniques and the clinical research of new treatment methods
Uninvasive
Uses minimally invasive techniques for fractures, arthritis, and joint reconstruction
Exclusivity
Practices exclusively in treating disorders of the fingers, hand, wrist and elbow
Quality Care
Will always consider non-operative measures first and consistently provides the best quality of care
Personalised Service
If you are a patient of Mr Ecker's, you will be seen by Mr Ecker every time
International Leader
Teaches internationally in the complex area of upper limb surgery
Academic Leader
Regularly runs research studies and presents at international scientific meetings
Recognised in his field
Mr Jeff Ecker has been recognised for his excellence by numerous national and international organisations. As a result he is often called upon to present his research findings at international scientific meetings and publish his impressive outcomes.
Speaking & Presentations
2024 Hand and Wrist Scientific Meetings
Past Hand and Wrist Scientific Meetings
Mr Ecker has been invited the following Hand and Wrist Scientific meetings.
| May 31 - June 3, 2023 | Asia Pacific Federation of Societies for Surgery of the Hand, Singapore |
| May 29 - 30, 2023 | 6th Singapore Wrist Course, Singapore |
| May 10 - 13, 2023 | Federation of European Societies for Surgery of the Hand, Rimini, Italy |
| May 6, 2023 | Australian Musculoskeletal Imaging Group, Perth, Australia |
| April 20, 2023 | Finnish Society for Surgery of Hand, Online |
| March 1 - 4, 2023 | Australian Hand Surgery Society, Sydney, Australia |
| November 25, 2022 | IRCAD-International Wrist Center, Strasbourg, France |
| October 29 - 30, 2022 | Asia Pacific Wrist Association, Online |
| September 12 - 14, 2022 | Lyon Wrist Elbow, Online |
| August 6, 2022 | Asia Pacific Orthopaedic Association, Online |
| June 22, 2022 | Australian Orthopaedic Association Knowledge Summit, Online |
| June 6 - 10, 2022 | Federated European Societies for Surgery of the Hand, Online |
| May 2 - 6, 2022 | Royal Australian College of Surgeons, Online |
| March 9 - 12, 2022 | Australian Hand Surgery Society, Port Douglas |
| February 19, 2022 | Asia Pacific Wrist Association, Online |
| December 11, 2021 | Hong Kong Wrist Arthroscopy Course, Online |
| November 9, 2021 | Australian Orthopaedic Association, Online |
| August 27 - 29, 2021 | Australian Hand Therapy Association, Perth, WA |
| August 20 - 21, 2021 | West Australian Orthopaedic Association, Bunker Bay, WA |
| August 14 - 15, 2021 | West Australian Hand Surgery Society, Perth |
| August 9 - 12, 2021 | American Society for Surgery of the Hand, Online |
| March 12, 2021 | International Wrist Arthroscopy Society and Asia Pacific Wrist Association, Online |
| February 26, 2021 | International Wrist Arthroscopy Society, Online |
| January 16, 2021 | Asia Pacific Wrist Association, Online |
| December 12, 2020 | Hong Kong International Wrist Arthroscopy Workshop, Online |
| November 23, 2020 | International Wrist Arthroscopy Society, Online |
| November 20, 2020 | Asia Pacific Orthopaedic Association, Online |
| August 13 - 14, 2020 | Federation of European Societies for Surgery of the Hand (FESSH) – Online, Online |
| June 28, 2020 | India Orthopaedic Association, Online |
| June 23, 2020 | Australian Orthopaedic Association, Online |
| March 11 - 14, 2020 | Asia Pacific Federated Societies for Surgery of the Hand, Melbourne, Australia |
| January 4 - 5, 2020 | Singapore Wrist Arthroscopy Course, Singapore |
| November 7 - 9, 2019 | Asia Pacific Wrist Association, Seoul, South Korea |
| October 7, 2019 | Australian Orthopaedic Association Annual Scientific Meeting, Canberra, Australia |
| August 9 - 10, 2019 | International Bone Research Association (IBRA), Melbourne, Australia |
| July 27 - 28, 2019 | West Australian Hand Surgery Society Annual Scientific Meeting, Perth, Australia |
| June 22 - 24, 2019 | Verona Zero to Hero Wrist Arthroscopy Course, Verona, Italy |
| June 17 - 20, 2019 | Federation of European Societies for Surgery of the Hand, Berlin, Germany |
| April 3 - 6, 2019 | Australian Hand Surgery Society, Adelaide, Australia |
| January 5 - 6, 2019 | Singapore International Wrist Arthroscopy Course, Singapore |
| March 11, 2018 | Korean Orthopaedic Trauma Association – Hand & Upper Extremity Trauma Symposium, Seoul, Korea |
| February 28 - March 3, 2018 | Australian Hand Surgery Society Annual Scientific Meeting, Perth, Australia |
| January 6 - 7, 2018 | Singapore Society for Hand Surgery, Singapore |
| December 9 - 11, 2017 | Hong Kong International Wrist Arthros copy Workshop & Seminar, Hong Kong, China |
| November 7 - 10, 2017 | 7th Congress of the Asia Pacific Federation of Societies for Surgery of the Hand, Cebu, Phillipines |
| October 6 - 8, 2017 | Asia Pacific Wrist Association Annual Conference, Adelaide, Australia |
| October 6, 2017 | Asia Pacific Wrist Association Cadaveric Wrist Workshop, Adelaide, Australia |
| September 28 - 30, 2017 | 3rd Course of Arthroscopy and Arthroplasty of the Wrist, Verona, Italy |
| September 28 - 30, 2017 | Wrist Cad Lab (Wrist Arthroscopic Cadaver Course), Verona, Italy |
| September 21 - 23, 2017 | Indian Society for Surgery of the Hand (ISSH) Congress, Mumbai, India |
| September 4, 2017 | International Wrist Investigators Workshop, San Francisco, USA |
| August 26, 2017 | St John of God Hospital – General Practitioner Educational Presentation, Murdoch, Australia |
| August 21 - 23, 2017 | Australian and New Zealand Society of Occupational Medicine Annual Scientific Meeting, Fremantle, Australia |
| August 18, 2017 | Australian Orthopaedic Association (WA Branch) Annual Scientific Meeting, Perth, Australia |
| July 29, 2017 | Western Australian Hand Surgery Society Annual Scientific Meeting, Perth, Australia |
| July 25, 2017 | University of Western Australia Educational, Perth, Australia |
| June 22 - 24, 2017 | Combined Australian (AHSS) & American (ASSH) Hand Surgery Society, Sydney, Australia |
| June 21 - 24, 2017 | Federated European Society for Surgery to the Hand Congress, Budapest, Hungary |
| June 9 - 10, 2017 | 7th Shanghai Huashan CUHK Joint Course of Wrist Arthroscopy, Shangai, China |
| June 6, 2017 | The University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia |
| April 6, 2017 | Perth Radiological Clinic Sports Imaging Series, Perth, Australia |
| March 1 - 4, 2017 | Australian Hand Surgery Society Annual Scientific Meeting, Melbourne, Australia |
| January 10 - 12, 2017 | American Association for Hand Surgery, Kauai, Hawaii |
| January 7 - 8, 2017 | Singapore Wrist Arthroscopy Workshop, Singapore |
| March 30 - April 2, 2016 | Combined Italian & Singapore Hand Surgery Societies Meeting, Singapore |
| February 1, 2016 | Asia Pacific Wrist Association Meeting February 2016, Singapore |
| November 1, 2015 | Asia Pacific Wrist Association Meeting, Hong Kong, China |
| October 30, 2015 | Hong Kong International Wrist Arthroscopy Workshop, Hong Kong, China |
| September 10 - 12, 2015 | American Society for Surgery of the Hand, Seattle, USA |
| August 1, 2015 | Australian Orthopaedic Association, Perth, Australia |
| June 17 - 20, 2015 | Federation of European Societies for Surgery of the Hand, Milan, Italy |
| April 10 - 11, 2015 | Asia Pacific International Wrist Symposium, Hong Kong, China |
| November 1, 2014 | International Wrist Arthroscopy Meeting, Hong Kong, China |
| October 2 - 4, 2014 | Asia Pacific Federation of Societies for Surgery of the Hand, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |
| September 18 - 20, 2014 | International Wrist Investigators Workshop, Boston, USA |
| March 12 - 15, 2014 | Australian Hand Surgery Society, Queensland, Australia |
| November 16 - 18, 2013 | Hong Kong International Wrist Arthroscopy Workshop & Seminar, Hong Kong, China |
| October 1, 2013 | International Wrist Investigators Workshop, San Francisco, USA |
| September 4 - 7, 2013 | Hand Trauma & Wrist Course, New Delhi, India |
| May 29 - June 1, 2013 | 18th Federation of the European Societies for Surgery of the Hand Congress, Turkey |
| November 10 - 13, 2012 | Asian Pacific Federation of Societies for Surgery of the Hand, Bali, Indonesia |
| September 6, 2012 | International Wrist Investigator’s Workshop, American Society for Surgery of the Hand, Chicago, USA |
| March 22 - 25, 2012 | Combined Australian Hand Surgery Society (AHSS) & American Society Surgery of the Hand (ASSH) Scientific Meeting, Kauai, Hawaii |
| November 1 - 3, 2011 | Hong Kong International Wrist Arthroscopy Workshop & Seminar, Hong Kong, China |
| July 8 - 10, 2011 | Upper Limb Scientific Meeting, Fiji |
| March 3 - 4, 2011 | 2nd Wrist & Distal Radius: Arthroscopy & Reconstruction Workshop, Singapore |
| February 24 - 26, 2011 | Hand & Wrist Trauma Course with Cadaveric Workshop, New Delhi, India |
| November 10 - 14, 2010 | Distal Radius Conference, New Delhi, India |
| April 28 - May 3, 2010 | Hands Across Africa, Kruger National Park, Africa |
Mr Jeff Ecker's Published Articles
Comparison of Arthroscopic & Vascularised Medial Femoral Condyle Bone Grafts for Non Union of the Scaphoid with ‘Humpback Deformity’.
Ecker, J., & Andrijich, C. (2015). Journal of Hand Surgery (European Volume), 40(E). S1-S197.
Read OnlineFlexor Pollicis Longus Rupture in a Scaphoid Nonunion: A Case Report
Ecker, J. & Andrijich, C. Thieme Medical Publishers, Inc.
Read OnlineOpen Injuries of the Extensor mechanism on the Dorsum of the Metacarpophalangeal Joint of the Fingers & Thumb Treated with Primary Tendon Grafts.
Ecker, J. (2015). Journal of Hand Surgery (European Volume).
Outcome of primary tendon grafts for open Zone 3 extensor tendon injuries
Ecker, J. & Andrijich, C, Journal of Hand Surgery (European Volume) 0(0)1-6
Read OnlineTraining and Qualifications
Post Graduate Education
1988 - 1989
Fellowship Microvascular SurgeryUniversity of Southern California, Los Angeles, California
1987 - 1988
Fellowship in Hand & Reconstructive MicrosurgeryDuke University, North Carolina
1987 - 1988
Senior Registrar, Hand Upper Limb & OrthopaedicsOxford University, UK
Academic Qualifications
1993
FAOrthA., Fellow of the Australian Society Orthopaedic Surgeons
1986
F.R.A.C.S. [Orthopaedics], Fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeon
1978
MB.BS.University of Western Australia, Australia
1974
B.Med.Sc.[Hons], NeuroanatomyUniversity of Western Australia, Australia
Professional Affiliations
Australian Hand Surgery Society (AHSS)President, Past Secretary and Board Member
Australian Medical Association
Australian Orthopaedic Association
Asia Pacific Federation of Societies for Surgery of the HandBoard Member
Asia Pacific Federation of Societies for Surgery of the Hand (APFSSH)
Asia Pacific Wrist Association (APWA)Vice President
International Society of Plastic Regenerative Surgery
Medical Board of Australia (APHRA)
Western Australian Society of Hand Surgeons (WASHS)Chairman and Board Member
Mr Jeff Ecker’s primary clinic is located in Bethesda.
Mr Jeff Ecker provides non emergency consults and emergency consults for trauma patients, including Workers’ Compensation and private patients 24/7.
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