Sydney shoulder & elbow surgeon
Advanced shoulder surgery, reverse replacement, and trauma in Sydney.
Dr Kalman Piper consults at Lakeview Private Hospital in Norwest, with public and trauma operating at Westmead Hospital. Subspecialty focus on reverse shoulder replacement and Latarjet, with recent international teaching across Asia-Pacific. Fellowship-trained in Annecy with Dr Laurent Lafosse.
“My focus as a surgeon is keeping you informed of your options and restoring your shoulder function to get back to what you love.”
Reverse shoulder replacement
A subspecialty interest, supported by national registry data.
Reverse shoulder replacement (RSR) inverts the joint mechanics of the natural shoulder, putting the ball on the socket side and the cup on the humeral side. It restores function in cuff-deficient shoulders and is now the most common shoulder replacement performed in Australia.
Full procedure page →- 107,581
- Procedures performed
- 74.4%
- Reverse replacements
- 6.4%
- 14-year revision rate
- 328.9%
- Growth since 2008
Australian shoulder replacements, 1999–2024
Of primary total shoulder replacements
Stemmed reverse, all diagnoses
Australian replacement volume
Source: AOA NJRR 2025 Annual Report · data period to 31 December 2024.
Practice
Three areas of subspecialty focus
Shoulder Surgery
Latarjet procedure, rotator cuff repair, instability surgery, and advanced shoulder reconstruction.
Learn moreSubspecialty interestReverse Shoulder Replacement
A growing subspecialty focus. International teaching faculty in shoulder replacement, drawing on Australia's national registry data.
Learn moreTrauma & Upper Limb
Public and trauma operating at Westmead Hospital. Proximal humerus, clavicle, and complex upper-limb fractures.
Learn moreWhere Dr Piper operates
Two hospitals, two pathways.
Consultations & private surgery
Lakeview Private Hospital
Suite 1, Level 1, 17–19 Solent Circuit, Norwest NSW 2153
Private outpatient consults and elective day surgery in the Hills District, easily reached from Castle Hill, Bella Vista, Baulkham Hills, and the wider north-west Sydney region.
Public & trauma surgery
Westmead Hospital
Cnr Hawkesbury Rd & Darcy Rd, Westmead NSW 2145
Public-system patients, on-call trauma, and complex upper-limb cases. Greater western Sydney referral catchment.