Mr Sani Erak was born and raised in Perth. He graduated with honours from medical school at the University of Western Australia in 1994, and went onto doing his internship and residency at Royal Perth Hospital before gaining selection for advanced training in orthopaedics. During this time, he was awarded the Gordon-Gordon Taylor medal for highest mark in Australia and New Zealand for the primary surgical examination.

In 2005 he was awarded Fellowship of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons in orthopaedic surgery.

Mr Erak has completed additional training in sports surgery in Canberra, hip and knee surgery (arthroplasty and sports) in Sydney, and hip and knee arthroplasty surgery in one of the most prestigious arthroplasty units in North America.

He returned to Perth to 2007, and was subsequently awarded Fellowship of the Australian Orthopaedic Association.

He has a keen interest in all aspects of hip and knee surgery, including:

• Hip and knee replacement surgery
• Revision hip and knee replacement surgery
• Sports knee surgery (including arthroscopy, ligament reconstructions)
• Hip arthroscopy, including treatment of femoro-acetabular impingement and labral repairs.