DR GARY FETTKE

Australian Dr Gary Fettke is an orthopaedic surgeon and senior lecturer at the University of Tasmania actively practising in Launceston, Tasmania. He has a longstanding interest in the preventative aspects of health outcomes, particularly before operating on patients. Dr Fettke is confronted daily by patients with weight-related issues with  joint pathology and arthritis. He has founded and  mentors the team at Nutrition for Life located in Launceston and Hobart providing nutritional care around Tasmania and Australia. He has launched a social media, grassroots campaign against excessive sugar and processed food consumption in the Australian diet.