Dr Jay Wiper

Dr Jay Wiper is the Deputy Director of the Plastic Surgery Uit & Consultant Plastic & Reconstructive Surgeon in the Princess Alexandra Hospital, Brisbane with a specialist interest in all types of skin cancer & general plastic surgery.

Dr Wiper undertakes a wide range of complex microsurgical reconstructive procedures for both Head & Neck cancer and complex trauma. He is the current lead for Skin Lesion & Assessment Management (SLAM) service.

He graduated from the University of Leeds, UK in 2001. He was first appointed as a Consultant in 2013 in Leeds, and emigrated to Brisbane in April 2019 to take up a consultant post at the PA Hospital. He has completed 2 microsurgical fellowships including a Head & Neck Fellowship at the Princess Alexandra Hospital, Brisbane. He holds full board specialist qualifications for Plastic Surgery in both the UK and Australia, and is a member of Australian Plastic Surgery Society (ASPS) and British Association of Plastic & Reconstructive Surgeons (BAPRAS).

In the UK, Dr Wiper lead the Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery service for one of the largest Major Trauma Centres (MTC) in the UK, and was an Examiner for the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh. He is frequently invited to lecture and teach in reconstructive techniques both nationally and internationally.

He is actively involved in teaching Surgical Registrars and is the current RACS SET Supervisor at the PA hospital.

He is patient centred and aims to deliver high quality, timely care to all his patients.