Established in 2022, one of the key objectives of ASPS is to promote research in the specialty of plastic and reconstructive surgery. We are delighted to support our plastic surgery research grants recipients of Australia, and their work below.

2026

Courtney Hall – Assessment of the prevalence and incidence of cancer-associated secondary lower limb lymphoedema.

Sally Ng – Evaluating fractional CO₂ laser therapy for treatment of radiation-induced fibrosis in breast cancer patients: A prospective clinical study.

2025

Nicola Dean – Flinders Medical Centre / Southern Adelaide Local Health Network.
“Next generation bioresorbable implants for breast reconstruction after cancer treatment: using glycosaminoglycans to drive vascularisation”

Lipi Shukla – Alfred Health, Melbourne.
“Investigating the functional and molecular aspects of nerve injury and regeneration: accelerating recovery in peripheral nerve injury using adipose-derived stem cell therapy”

Yvonne Chow – Monash Health, Melbourne.
“A registry-based cohort study investigating revision breast implant procedures amongst patients returning from overseas”

2024

Shiv Chopra – Royal Brisbane Hospital / Herston Biofabrication Institute / University of Queensland.
“Next generation bioresorbable implants for breast reconstruction after cancer treatment: using glycosaminoglycans to drive vascularisation”

David McCombe – Royal Children’s Hospital, Melbourne.
“Measurement of patient rated assessment of hand appearance in congenital upper limb differences”

2023

Heather Cleland – Victorian Adult Burns Service, Alfred Health.
“Molecular analysis of bioengineered skin grafting in a pig model”

2022

Anand Ramakrishnan – Royal Melbourne Hospital.
“Randomized controlled trial of duration of antibiotic prophylaxis in head and neck surgery and free flap reconstruction”