Professional Profile

Graduated University Melbourne, overseas training in plastic, hand and cosmetic surgery in Glasgow, Paris and Miami. Currently plastic surgeon to St Vincent's public and private hospitals (SVH). Former Professor of Surgery University Melbourne and Head of the Plastic and Reconstructive surgery dept. SVH. Former Director, O'Brien Institute of Microsurgery and Tissue Engineering, a research centre dedicated to developing new techniques of tissue regeneration and repair. Published over 300 articles, awarded many lectureships, honorary fellowships/ memberships of international societies including International Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons. Past president of Australian Hand surgery Society and the World Society of Reconstructive Microsurgery (WSRM). Awarded Order of Australia, AM, in 2001.

Procedure Face:

• Blepharoplasty (Eyelid surgery)
• Meloplasty or rhytidectomy (Face lift)
• Platysmaplasty (Neck lift)
• Rhinoplasty

Procedure Breasts:

• Augmentation mammoplasty (Breast augmentation)
• Mastopexy (Breast lift)
• Breast reconstruction
• Reduction mammoplasty (Breast reduction)

Procedure Body:

• Abdominoplasty: cosmetic or muscle repair post-partum

Procedure Reconstructive:

• Breast
• Hand surgery
• Skin cancer

Hospitals affiliated with:

• St Vincent's Private Hospital
• St Vincent's Private Hospital Fitzroy

Professional Memberships and Associations:

• Australian Hand Surgery Society
• Australian Society of Plastic Surgeons
• International Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery
• Royal Australasian College of Surgeons