Fellowship-trained orthopaedic surgeon specialising in shoulder, elbow, wrist, and trauma surgery — serving Melbourne's north-eastern, south-eastern, and inner suburbs.
Dr Filip Cosic is an orthopaedic surgeon with a sub-specialty practice in upper limb surgery — encompassing the shoulder, elbow, and wrist — as well as the management of both complex and simple trauma of the extremities. His care philosophy centres on listening to each patient, understanding their individual goals, and building a treatment plan that helps them get back to the activities they love.
"My goal is to help every patient return to the things that matter most to them — whether that's playing golf or tennis, lifting their grandchildren, or simply waking up without pain."
Dr Cosic completed his medical degree at Monash University with High Distinction and a Bachelor of Medical Science with First Class Honours, before undertaking his junior doctor years at The Alfred Hospital in Melbourne. He then entered the nationally competitive AOA21 orthopaedic training program, rotating across leading public and private hospitals throughout Victoria.
In 2025, Dr Cosic completed a prestigious sub-specialty fellowship at the Institut de la Main et de l'Épaule (Paris Hand and Shoulder Institute) under the supervision of Dr Philippe Valenti — internationally renowned for his work in shoulder arthroplasty, arthroscopy, tendon transfers, and brachial plexus/thoracic outlet syndrome surgery.
Dr Cosic is a Fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons (FRACS) and a Fellow of the Australian Orthopaedic Association (FAOrthA). He is passionate about research and high-quality evidence-based practice, and is currently completing his PhD at Monash University on the operative and non-operative management of proximal humerus fractures.
Make an AppointmentFellow of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons. Fellowship of the Australian Orthopaedic Association (FAOrthA).
Orthopaedic Fellow, Institut de la Main et de l'Épaule, Paris. Under Dr Philippe Valenti.
Outcomes of operative and non-operative management of proximal humerus fractures. In progress.
Graduate Diploma in Surgical Anatomy, University of Melbourne. Certificate of Excellence in Orthopaedic Surgery.
Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery with Honours — High Distinction. Monash University.
Bachelor of Medical Science with First Class Honours. Monash University.
145 Studley Road, Heidelberg VIC 3084
Austin Health — consulting and surgery
216 Burgundy Street, Heidelberg VIC 3084
Private hospital consulting and surgery
Orthopaedic Specialist Suites
183 Wattletree Road, Malvern VIC 3144
Serving patients from Heidelberg, Ivanhoe, Eltham, Templestowe, Malvern, Armadale, Toorak, Hawthorn, Kew and surrounds.
Peer reviewer for the Archives of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery, European Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery, ANZ Journal of Surgery, and BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders. Selected published works:
Co-author. Accepted — Arthroscopy.
Co-author. Accepted — Archives of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery.
Cosic F, Kirzner N, Edwards E, Page R, Kimmel L, Gabbe B. Injury. 2025;56(2):112024. PMID 39608129.
Cosic F, Kirzner N, Edwards E, Page R, Kimmel L, Gabbe B. ANZ J Surg. 2025 Jan 28. PMID 39876620.
Cosic F et al. J Orthop Trauma. 2023;37(9):e341–8. PMID 37053113.
Cosic F et al. Trauma. 2023. DOI 10.1177/14604086231183586.
Cosic F, Ernstbrunner L, Hoy G, Ooi K, Ek E. Front Surg. 2022;9:885378. PMID 36017522.
Dipnall JF, Lu J, Gabbe B, Cosic F et al. Eur J Radiol. 2022;153:110366. PMID 35623313.
McDonald LK, Cosic F, Joseph S. Knee. 2021;30:322–36. PMID 34029853.
Cosic F, Edwards E. Injury. 2020;51(4):1091–96. PMID 32164952.
Cosic F, Kimmel L, Edwards E. Health Lit Res Pract. 2019;3(3):e187–93. PMID 31428736.
Cosic F, Kimmel L, Valsalan R, Hayes K, Liew S. ANZ J Surg. 2019 May. PMID 31083788.
Cosic F et al. Aust Health Rev. 2018 May. PMID 29754593.
Devitt BM, Hartwig T, Klemm H, Cosic FT et al. Orthop J Sports Med. 2017;5(12). PMID 29242806.
Cosic F, Kimmel L, Edwards E. J Orthop Trauma. 2017;31(3):e90–5. PMID 28212252.
Cosic F, Kimmel L, Edwards E. Aust Health Rev. 2016;40(6):619–24. PMID 26885685.
Rosenfeldt F, Ou R, …, Cosic F et al. J Heart Lung Transplant. 2016;35(11):1358–64. PMID 27311376.
Oates M, Saxena P, Cosic F, Yadav S. ANZ J Surg. 2016;86(11):952–3. PMID 27784148.