Our Surgeon

EDUCATION

Secondary:

• Sydney Boys' High School,

Tertiary:

• Sydney University Medical School,
• MB.BS (Hons)
• B.Sc (Med)

Postgraduate:

• FRCS England
• FRCS Edinburgh
• FRACS (Plastic Surgery)
• Masters Degree in Health Law (Sydney Uni.)
• Member, Australian College of Legal Medicine
• Fellow, Australian College of Legal Medicine

POSTGRADUATE EXPERIENCE

• Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney
• General Surgery - Northwick Park Hospital,Harrow, Middlesex UK

Plastic Surgery:

• Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney
• Wexham Park Hospital, Slough, England
• Salisbury Regional Plastic Surgery Centre -Odstock Hospital,

Specialised Training:

• Fellow in Craniofacial Surgery -Canniesburn Hospital, Glasgow
• Fellow in Craniofacial Surgery - Paul Tessier, Paris

Board Certification:

HOSPITAL APPOINTMENTS:

• Visiting Plastic & Maxillo-Facillo Surgeon -Mona Vale Hospital, Sydney
• Visiting Plastic Surgeon -
• Mater Misericordiae Private Hospital
• North Shore Private Hospital
• Prince of Wales Private Hospital
• Dalcross Private Hospital

SPECIAL AWARDS OR RECOGNITION:

• B.D. Rothbury prize (1966)
• Honours at Graduation (1969)
• Sir Alexander McCormick Traveling Fellowship (conferred by Royal College of Surgeons of England) 1975
• Best presentation - Annual Scientific Meeting,Australian Hand Club, Fremantle 1982
• Australian Society for Plastic Surgery (ASPS) - medal for outstanding Service, May 2004
• Appreciation Award, ASPS for acting as Convener, IPRAS2003

Executive Positions:

• President - Sydney University Medical Society 1969
• Editor, Final Year Book - Sydney University Faculty of Medicine 1968
• President, Australasian Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery 1993-94
• Vice President, Australasian Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery 1991-92
• Secretary, Australasian Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery 1985-89
• Chairman, New South Wales Chapter of the Division of Plastic Surgeons of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons 1991-92
• Secretary, New South Wales Hand Surgery Association 1983-86
• President - Australian Society of Plastic Surgeons 2004-2005
• Professional Affairs - Australian Society of Plastic Surgeons 2005-2006
• Executive Committee - Asian Pacific Section of IPRAS 1997-2001
• General Secretary-Asian Pacific Section of IPRAS 2005-2009
• Executive Committee - International Society for Plastic
• Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery (IPRAS) 1999-

Positions of Distinction:

• Member Australian Cases Committee, Medical Defence Union 1991-98
• Member National Day Surgery Committee, Royal Australasian College of Surgeons 1996 - 2001
• Member, Specialist panel on silicone implanted devicesTherapeutic Goods Administration 1995
• Contributing Member, Editorial Board Australian Health Law Bulletin 1997 -2002
• Member, Cases Committee, MDA National 2001 -2004
• Member, Therapeutic Devices Evaluation Committee, TGA 2003 -
• Australian Society of Plastic Surgeons Representative -Cosmetic Surgery Credentialling Committee, NSW Government 2001-2003
• Panel of Clinical Experts, Prostheses and Devices Committee Department of Health and Ageing, Canberra 2005-
• Member, Register for Expert Witnesses Working Party, Royal Australasian College of Surgeons 2005-2005-

MEDICAL SOCIETY MEMBERSHIPS:

1. Australian Medical Association
   www.ama.com.au
2. Fellow Royal College of Surgeons, England
   www.rcseng.ac.uk
3. Fellow Royal College of Surgeons, Edinburgh
   www.rcsed.ac.uk
4. Fellow Royal Australasian College of Surgeons
   www.surgeons.org
5. Associate Member British Association of Plastic Surgeons
   www.bapras.org.uk
6. Associate Member British Society of Surgery of the Hand
   www.bssh.ac.uk
7. Member Australian Hand Surgery Association
   www.ahssociety.org.au
8. Member New South Wales Hand Surgery Society
   www.ashsociety.org.au
9. Member Australian Society of Plastic Surgeons
   www.plasticsurgery.org.au
10. Member Australasian Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery
    www.asaps.org.au
11. Corresponding Member American Society of Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery
    www.plasticsurgery.org
12. Corresponding Member American Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery
    www.surgery.org
13. Member Australian College of Legal Medicine
    www.legalmedicine.com.au
14. Fellow Australian College of Legal Medicine
    www.legalmedicine.com.au