Owen graduated with a degree in medicine from the University of Newcastle in 2004 and relocated to Melbourne in 2006. He completed the Victorian Orthopaedic training in 2016, subsequently becoming a Fellow into the Royal Australian College of Surgeons and the Australian Orthopaedic Association. Following his work as a Visiting Orthopaedic Surgeon at Box Hill and Sandringham Hospitals, Owen undertook further specialist training. In 2017 Owen completed a fellowship at the Sydney Shoulder Research Institute under the mentorship of Mr Ben Cass, Mr Allan Young and Mr Jeff Hughes. In 2018, Owen then pursed an additional Upper Limb fellowship at Wrightington Hospital in the United Kingdom, training under Mr Mike Walton, Professor Len Funk, Professor Adam Watts and Mr Steve Bale.
Owen has returned to Melbourne, where he currently operates publicly at Sandringham Hospital and Frankston Hospital and privately at Linacre Private Hospital and Peninsula Private Hospital.
Owen has a keen interest in conditions affecting the shoulder and elbow as well general orthopaedic trauma.
Group Memberships: FRACS, AOA
Shoulder conditions treated:
• Rotator cuff disorders
• Frozen shoulder
• Shoulder dislocation and sports injuries
• Arthritis and shoulder joint replacement
• Revision shoulder joint replacement
• ACJ injuries
• All fractures and traumatic injuries
Elbow conditions treated:
• Arthritis including arthroscopy and joint replacement surgery
• Stiff elbow
• Carpal tunnel and ulna nerve compression
• Sports and ligament injuries
• Tennis and golfer’s elbow
• Tendon injuries including biceps and triceps injuries
• All fractures and traumatic injuries