Dr Peter Brazel obtained his medical degree (M.B.B.S) at the University of Queensland in 1984. He completed his orthopaedic training in Brisbane and Ipswich, and became a Fellow of the Royal Australian College of Surgeons (Orthopaedic) in 1993. He then undertook an Orthopaedic fellowship at Crumblin Hospital, Dublin, Ireland.

Upon returning to Ipswich, Dr Brazel commenced private practice and was appointed as the Director of Orthopaedics at the Ipswich General Hospital. He continued in this position until 1999, whereby he took up an appointment as a visiting Senior Medical Officer at the Ipswich General Hospital.

Over the last eleven years, Dr Brazel has developed a comprehensive private practice, which deals with all orthopaedic conditions; knee, hip, upper limb, wrist, ankle and spine.

Dr Brazel is regularly invited to sit on the Workers Compensation Tribunal. He has completed the ABIME (certification) and has extensive experience in the preparation of Medico Legal reports.

Dr Brazel was the Director of Orthopaedic Training at the Ipswich Training Hospital for ten years and has been a member of the Queensland Orthopaedic Training Committee since 1999. He is a Senior Clinical Lecturer with the University of Queensland and the President of the AOA(Qld).

Dr Brazel has lived in Ipswich since 1992 and his children attend local schools. He is a loyal supporter of the Ipswich Community and past and present local committees, include St Mary’s Restoration Committee, Medical Advisory Committee Ipswich General Hospital and Ipswich Club. Other committees he serves on include: Queensland Orthopaedic Training Committee, Queensland Orthopaedic Executive, AOA Accreditation Hospital Training, Q-Comp (Orthopaedic Assessment Tribunal).