Shoulder surgeon in Hervey Bay.

Your nearest consulting rooms.

Dr Coory's nearest consulting rooms to Hervey Bay are at Suite 12, Sunshine Coast University Private Hospital (SCUPH), 3 Doherty Street, Birtinya QLD 4575 — approximately two hours south via the Bruce Highway. The drive is straightforward: south on the Bruce Highway through Maryborough and Gympie, then exit at Caloundra Road to Birtinya. Patients from Hervey Bay, Maryborough, Bundaberg, and surrounding Fraser Coast communities regularly make this trip to access subspecialist shoulder care not available in the region.

For patients who prefer to reduce travel, Dr Coory offers telehealth consultations for initial assessments, imaging review, and post-operative follow-up. A physical examination at the Birtinya rooms will be required before surgery is planned, but many appointments in the overall care pathway can be conducted remotely.

Shoulder conditions we treat.

Dr Coory is a fellowship-trained shoulder surgeon managing the full spectrum of shoulder pathology. Whether your shoulder problem has developed gradually over years or resulted from a recent injury, the same subspecialist standard of care is available to patients travelling from Hervey Bay.

Shoulder procedures.

All shoulder surgery is performed at Sunshine Coast University Private Hospital (Birtinya), Buderim Private Hospital, and Maroochy Private Hospital (Maroochydore). Each facility has the Mako robotic platform available for shoulder replacement cases, ensuring Hervey Bay patients receive the same technology and surgical precision as local Sunshine Coast residents.

Why patients from Hervey Bay choose Dr Coory.

Hervey Bay and the Fraser Coast have a significant retiree and semi-retired population, many of whom develop shoulder conditions — particularly rotator cuff disease and shoulder arthritis — as they age. Dedicated shoulder subspecialist surgery is not available locally, and patients who want access to fellowship-trained expertise and robotic-assisted technology need to travel. Dr Coory's practice on the Sunshine Coast is the nearest option offering that level of specialisation.

Dr Coory completed a subspecialty fellowship in shoulder and upper limb surgery (Bateman Orthopaedics Advanced Arthroplasty and Trauma Fellowship) and was the first surgeon on the Sunshine Coast to perform Mako robotic-assisted total shoulder replacement. His case volume in shoulder arthroplasty, arthroscopic rotator cuff repair, and instability surgery is among the highest in the region. For Fraser Coast patients, this concentration of experience matters — it means fewer appointments, more efficient surgical planning, and better-informed decision-making.

Telehealth is a practical part of the pathway for Hervey Bay patients. An initial telehealth consultation allows Dr Coory to review your imaging, discuss your symptoms, and determine whether surgery is appropriate — all before you make the two-hour drive. Post-operative reviews can also be conducted via telehealth where clinically suitable, reducing the total number of trips required.

Frequently asked questions.