Dr Farey is a orthopaedic surgeon with an interest in spinal surgery; he trained in Orthopaedic and neurosurgical spinal surgery at John Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, USA. Dr Farey is a member of the Cervical research Society and a past President of the Spine Society of Australia. His surgical interest covers all aspects of spinal surgery including cervical spine surgery for cervical spondylosis, rheumatoid arthritis, ankylosing spondylitis, trauma and surgery for lumbar spinal canal stenosis.