Hand surgery and women in orthopaedics with Dr Avanthi Mandaleson

Dr Avanthi Mandaleson was born and raised in the UK to Sri Lankan parents and moved to Australia to complete her medical degree at Monash University, graduating in 2004. In 2014, Dr Mandaleson finished her training as an orthopaedic surgeon in Australia, and then went on to complete fellowships in upper limb surgery at the Wrightington Hospital in England, and in microsurgical reconstruction at Ganga Hospital in India. In addition to her work at the Austin Hospital, Monash Health and private practice providing specialist surgical care in hand and upper limb surgery, Avanthi is also the Victoria and Tasmania representative of the Australian Orthopaedic Association’s Orthopaedic Women's Link.