The team

Meet the team at
CQ Hand + Upper Limb

A small, integrated team — clinical and administrative — delivering specialist orthopaedic surgery, hand therapy, perioperative nursing and post-operative physiotherapy at the Mater Private Hospital Rockhampton.

Clinic

On the day of your appointment

01
Dr Kieran Hirpara

Specialist Orthopaedic Surgeon

FRACS surgeon with subspecialty interests in arthroscopic shoulder surgery and shoulder replacement, and in hand surgery. Trained in Ireland, Manchester and Brisbane. Chair of the Orthopaedic Craft Group, and from June 2026 the Medical Advisory Committee, at the Mater Private Hospital Rockhampton.
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02
Ruby Doolan

Hand Therapist

AHTA-accredited Hand Therapist with Extend Rehabilitation. Post-operative and conservative hand therapy on-site, every consult day.
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03
Nikaela Neaton

Perioperative Nurse Surgical Assistant

Surgical assistant on operating days, and runs the post-operative wound clinic. Master of Nurse Practitioner candidate at La Trobe.
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04
Physiotherapy

On-site post-op shoulder physio

Specialist post-operative shoulder rehabilitation on Thursday afternoons. Currently provided by George Labor — Senior Physiotherapist with Entirely Health.
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Anaesthesia

On the day of your surgery

Practice administration

Behind the front desk

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