Sydney
Hands

Orthopaedic Hand, Wrist and Microsurgeon
Associate Professor Brahman Sivakumar
MBBS BSci (Med) MS MSc FRACS FAOrthA PFET

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about brahman
Orthopaedic Hand, Wrist & Microsurgeon

Brahman performs surgery on a range of conditions of the hand, wrist and peripheral nerves, as well as general orthopaedic trauma.

He has training and experience in acute and reconstructive surgery for the hand and wrist, including trauma and fracture management; nerve and microsurgery; arthroscopy; and a broad range of elective conditions.

He has special interests in wrist arthroscopy and minimally invasive surgery; targeted muscle reinnervation [TMR] to treat nerve-related pain; and surgery for the management of spasticity.

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Education

Associate Professor Brahman Sivakumar is an orthopaedic surgeon who has sub-specialised in the management of hand, wrist and peripheral nerve conditions.

After obtaining his medical degree from the University of New South Wales in 2007, Brahman underwent orthopaedic training at centres throughout NSW and QLD. He completed his surgical training in 2017, before sub-specialising in hand surgery via the Post Fellowship Education and Training [PFET] programme under the auspices of the Australian Hand Surgery Society.

Brahman has also completed the Carl Zeiss microsurgery fellowship at Ganga Hospital in Coimbatore, India, and the International Wrist Centre [IWC] fellowship in wrist arthroscopy at the Institut de la Main in Paris, France. He was granted the Morgan Travel Fellowship by the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons [RACS] to return to Institut de la Main and gain experience in the management of spasticity.  

Brahman was awarded the 2024 Australian Hand Surgery Society [AHSS] travelling fellowship, and visited centres in the United States to study the use of targeted muscle reinnervation [TMR] in the care of upper and lower limb amputees. He has been awarded the International Federation of Societies for Surgery of the Hand [IFSSH] travelling fellowship for 2025.

University of Sydney
Doctor of Philosophy

2020 – current

UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD
Master of Musculoskeletal Science

2019 - 21

Australian Hand Surgery Society
Post Fellowship Education & Training [PFET] Hand Surgery

2018 — 20

ROYAL AUSTRALASIAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS [RACS] & AUSTRALIAN ORTHOPAEDIC ASSOCIATION [AOA]
FRACS [Orth] / FAOrthA

Feb 2013 — Jan 2018

UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY
Master of Surgery

2009 — 11

UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES
Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery, Bachelor of Science [Med]

2002 - 07

ANGLICAN CHURCH GRAMMAR SCHOOL

1999 - 01

an industry leader

In addition to his clinical practice, Brahman has a strong interest in research and academics. He has authored over 110 peer-reviewed publications and 2 book chapters, and had the opportunity to chair and present at academic meetings both locally and internationally.

Brahman has completed 2 masters degrees, and is currently a PhD candidate at the University of Sydney, where he is undertaking translational research in phalangeal fractures.

He teaches registrars and fellows in his public hospital appointments, and serves as a learning advisor and independent learning project [ILP] supervisor for medical students at the University of Sydney. He is also the director of Esser Australia, a branch of the not-for-profit Esser Foundation that organises courses to further hand surgery education for future practitioners.

Clinical Associate Professor
University of Sydney

2023 - current

Senior Lecturer
University of Sydney

2020 - 2023

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Experience

Brahman has over 10 years of surgical experience to his name.


He has both public and private hospital appointments.

Current appointments: Royal North Shore Hospital, Hornsby Ku-ring-gai Hospital, Nepean Hospital, North Shore Private Hospital, Sydney Adventist Hospital, Westmead Private Hospital and East Sydney Private Hospital.

We welcome interstate and international patients.

Royal North Shore Hospital

Apr 2020 — Present

Hornsby Ku-Ring-Gai Hospital

Aug 2018 — Present

NEPEAN HOSPITAL

May 2021 - Present

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