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Emeritus Consultants Biographies
Nick Batalin was born in China in 1941. His father Dimitri Batalin and his mother Alpha nee Sulimovski were of Russian nobility. He graduated from Sydney University following which he held resident appointments at the Royal Newcastle Hospital NSW. He first came to Western Australia in 1968 as a registrar in the Department of Neuropathology at the Royal Perth Hospital followed by two years as Lecturer in Anatomy at the University of Western Australia. In 1973 he returned to New South Wales as a registrar in the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons orthopaedic training programme. This extended over a number of hospitals, the Royal Newcastle Hospital, the Margaret Reid Orthopaedic Hospital, the Prince of Wales Hospital and the Royal North Shore Hospital. Returning to Western Australia he was appointed Spinal unit registrar in 1976 and Assistant Surgeon to that unit at the Royal Perth Hospital and the Perth Rehabilitation Hospital in 1978. He also acted as locum orthopaedic surgeon to RPH. In 1986 he was appointed Surgeon to the Spinal Unit at the RPH and RP(R)H with cover to all major teaching hospitals. He has made a number of contributions to the world literature in his specialty - the treatment of spinal injuries. Nick has also held a number of other appointments as an orthopedic surgeon including St John of God Hospital Subiaco, and the Bentley Hospital from 1980 onwards. He also acted as a consultant orthopedic surgeon to Irrabeena - the Authority for the intellectually handicapped from 1984-1990 and as consultant to the Quadriplegic Center from 1978 onwards. Nick is happily married to Heather who was a nurse. They have four daughters, one Amanda, is a nursing sister at the King Edward Memorial Hospital. His interests outside of medicine include the restoration of heritage buildings and hobby farming. Nick retired in 2001 and was appointed Emeritus Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon. |
