She has consultation rooms in Kippa-Ring, Caboolture and Sandgate around Brisbane's Moreton Bay. She is the current Deputy Director of orthopaedics at Redcliffe Hospital and is involved in numerous quality improvement projects, committees, and working groups. In her public role she works closely with junior doctors and medical students and is passionate about supporting the next generation.

Michelle is an Australian trained subspecialty orthopaedic surgeon with a broad range of life and surgical experience. She has travelled and lived widely throughout Australia. She commenced her working career as a registered nurse in the operating suite, emergency department, and intensive care environments, prior to traveling down the medical and subspecialty surgical pathway.

Her interest in sports medicine, injuries, and performance commenced during her initial degree in exercise physiology and has been reinforced over subsequent years with her work with various local and state based sporting clubs in the roles of participant, coach, trainer, and later team doctor.

She further developed her advanced orthopaedic skills whilst undertaking the prestigious Orthocentre Upper Limb Fellowship under the guidance of Dr John Trantalis, a well respected and illustrious Sydney surgeon.

She regularly attends both local and international Shoulder and Elbow meetings, courses, and conferences, to further develop her skills, in addition to forming a close network of experienced mentors with whom she has a close working relationship that enables her to source international advice on complex cases as required.

When not at work Michelle enjoys keeping active with running, pilates, the gym, while also spending time with her young family and dogs.