Appointment Bookings
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T: 1300DRALEX(372539)
Fax: (02) 85300710
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Email: admin@dralextiedgen.com.au
Dudley Private Hospital
Specialist Consulting Rooms
261 March St, Orange NSW 2800
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Bathurst Hand Therapy,
153 Durham Street, Bathurst NSW 2795
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About Dr Tiedgen
Dr Tiedgen is an Orthopaedic surgeon with a subspecialty focus on the upper limb (hand, wrist, elbow, shoulder). After obtaining his medical degree from the University of Sydney in 2012 he trained at orthopaedic specialist centres throughout Sydney and NSW working closely with the country's leading upper limb surgeons. This included a year working at the Hand and Peripheral Nerve Unit at Royal North Shore Hospital. Upon completing orthopaedic surgical training he furthered his expertise in Hand, Wrist and Microsurgery by undertaking prestigious fellowships at St Lukes Hospital and at Sydney Hand Hospital.
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Dr Tiedgen is an expert at managing traumatic/sporting injuries and degenerative conditions of the upper limb. This includes arthroscopic, reconstructive and joint replacement surgeries.
His specific interests include the treatment of carpal tunnel syndrome (open or endoscopic), dupuytren's disease, wrist arthroscopy, hand and wrist arthritis, elbow arthritis, rotator cuff repair and shoulder joint replacement.
Dr Tiedgen fell in love with the Central West of NSW during his surgical training and is where he started his family with the birth of his first son. He enjoyed the sense of community and genuine kindness of its residents. For this reason Dr Tiedgen wants to deliver world class surgical expertise to the region.
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When Dr Tiedgen is not working he enjoys spending time at home with his wife and his 2 boys.
Education & Training
2021-2023
Australian Hand Surgery Society Post Fellowship Education & Training (PFET) Hand Surgery
2017-2021
Royal Australian College of Surgeons (RACS) & Australian Orthopaedic Association (AOA) Fellow- FRACS (Ortho.) / FAOrthA
2019-2020
Masters of Traumatology (Orthopaedics)- University of Newcastle
2009-2012
Bachelor of Medicine/Bachelor of Surgery- University of Sydney
2006-2008
Bachelor of Medical Science-
University of Sydney
Research Publications & Presentations
Tiedgen A, Jhattu H, Lawson R, Sivakumar B. The Volar Midline Longitudinal Groove of the Middle Phalanx: An Anatomic Study and Clinical Implications. J Hand Surg Am. Nov 2022
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Castillo T, Xu J, Tiedgen A, Graham DJ, Lawson RD, Sivakumar BS. The Efficacy of Antegrade Homodigital Neurovascular Island Flaps in Distal Fingertip Reconstruction: A Systematic Literature Review. Hand (N Y). Oct 2022
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Podium presentation at International Major Revision Arthroplasty and Limb Salvage Conference 2016- Infections in Megaprostheses
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Podium presentation at Australian Sarcoma Group Conference ASM 2015- Predicting Wound Complications when performing Tumour Resection Combined with Limb Salvage Megaprosthesis​​