Dr Rowe has a solid background and experience as an Orthopaedic surgeon, having run the Orthopaedic service at Victoria Hospital, and at times the Mitchells Plain Orthopaedic service, for the past 18 years. He has developed an array of general Orthopaedic skills but is not insured for spinal work. Dr Rowe has now started doing part-time private consulting and surgery but is still involved at Victoria Hospital.