Associate Professor Bruce Johnstone

Bruce completed Plastic Surgery training in Melbourne in 1989. A further two years of subspecialist fellowships were completed in Atlanta, Georgia and Salt Lake City, Utah, focusing on microsurgery, paediatric plastic surgery, breast reconstruction, aesthetic surgery, and in particular during his year at the University of Utah, hand and upper limb surgery with training in both the Departments of Plastic and Orthopaedic surgery. In 1991, Bruce developed the subspecialty of hand surgery at the Royal Melbourne and Royal Children’s Hospitals as well as being an active reconstructive microsurgeon. His areas of interest included upper limb reconstruction in adults, particularly following trauma and advanced arthritis, peripheral nerve surgery, head and neck, lower limb, chest wall and breast reconstruction. At the Royal Children’s Hospital he further developed techniques for salivary control management as well as establishing the Melbourne Paediatric Hand Centre in 1994. He has particularly developed upper limb surgery in cerebral palsy and headed the Obstetric Brachial Plexus Clinic since 2000.

Plastic, reconstructive, and hand procedures are offered at St Vincent’s Private East Melbourne Victorian Plastic Surgery Unit, Ringwood Private and St John of God Berwick hospitals. Reduction, and reconstructive breast surgery is a major part of his practice. He and his wife Katrina Read, Breast Surgeon along with other leading specialists offer multidisciplinary breast care. Skin cancer management is also a major part of this practice. Local anaethetic procedures are performed conveniently at the Ringwood, Heidelberg and City consulting rooms.
Adult and paediatric private patients are seen by appointment at four sites.

All patients should have a written referral from their family doctor or another specialist.