Qualifications
Fellow Royal Australasian College of Surgeons (Plastics and Reconstructive Surgery) Royal Australasian College of Surgeons 2017
Doctor of Philosophy (Candidate) University of Sydney - Current
Master of Surgery (Plastics and Reconstructive Surgery) University of Sydney 2015
Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery with Honours University of Sydney 2009
Bachelor of Commerce University of Sydney 2005
Memberships
Fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons
Member of the NSW State Committee, Royal Australasian College of Surgeons
Member of the Section of Academic Surgery, Royal Australasian College of Surgeons
Member of the Academy of Surgical Educators, Royal Australasian College of Surgeons
Member of the Australian Society of Plastic Surgeons
Member of the American Association of Facial Plastic Reconstructive Surgeons
Member of the International Society of Auricular Reconstruction
Appointments
Fellowships
2017-2018: American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery (AAFRPS) Fellowship
Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Harvard Medical School
2014: Francoise Firmin Auricular Reconstruction Fellowship, Paris, France
Observerships
Peripheral Nerve Surgery: Johns Hopkins, Baltimore, USA – 2018
Facial Palsy: Mass Eye and Ear Infirmary, Boston, USA – 2014, 2015, Daniel Labbe, Caen, France – 2014, Sick Kids, Toronto, Canada – 2014, 2018
Ear Reconstruction: John Reinisch, Los Angeles, USA – 2014, 2017 Ralph Magritz, Germany – 2017, Tessa Hadlock, Mass Eye and Ear Infirmary, Boston, MA, USA – 2015, David Fisher, Toronto, Canada – 2014, Neil Bustrode, Great Ormond St Hospital, London, England – 2014, Francoise Firmin, France – 2013
Cleft Lip and Palate: John Mulliken, Boston Children’s Hospital, Boston, USA – 2015, 2017, David Fisher, Sick Kids, Toronto, Canada – 2014, Jean-Claude Talmant, Clinique Jules Verne, Nantes, France – 2014, Brian Sommerlad, Great Ormond St Hospital, London, England – 2014, Loshan Kangesu, Great Ormond St Hospital, London, England – 2014, Eric Arnaud, Clinique Marcel Sembat (CCBB), Paris, France – 2014
Leadership/Advisory Roles
CEO and Founder, Syncricity Pty Ltd, Sydney 2018
Co-Founder, Sydney Neurobionics Collaboration (SyNC), Sydney 2018
Clinical Advisor, Gecko Biomedical, Paris, France 2018
Clinical Advisor, Auregen Biotherapeutics, Switzerland 2017 - Present
Executive Committee Member, Discipline of Surgery, Sydney Medical School, University of Sydney 2015 - 16
Co-Founder and Vice President, Hands of Help Charity, 2005 - Present
Participant in the Academic Board and Senior Executive Group (AB/SEG) Review of Sydney Medical School Curriculum, University of Sydney, May 2015
Organising Committee Member of the 1st Congress of the International Society of Auricular Reconstruction (ISAR) Paris, France 25-27 Sept 2014
Member of the Australian Medical Association Doctors in Training Committee 2011-16
Grants, Scholarships & Prizes
Herbert and Gloria Kees Scholarship 2019 Royal Australasian College of Surgeons
Doctors in Training Research Grant 2016 – 2018 AVANT
Hugh Johnston Travel Grant Scholarship 2016 Royal Australasian College of Surgeons
NSW Registrar Research Award for Outstanding Presentation in the Field of Clinical Research 2016 NSW Regional Chair, Board of Plastic Surgery
Travel Grant Award for Oral Research Presentations at the Surgical Research Society Meeting, November 2015 Royal Australasian College of Surgeons
Best Poster Presentation at the Surgical Research Society Meeting, November 2015 (second author) Royal Australasian College of Surgeons
NSW Registrar Research Award for Outstanding Presentation in the Field of Clinical Research 2015 NSW Regional Chair, Board of Plastic Surgery
President’s Prize Finalist for Original Research by a Trainee 2014 British Association of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons (BAPRAS)
NSW Registrar Research Award for Outstanding Presentation in the Field of Basic Science Research 2013 NSW Regional Chair, Board of Plastic Surgery
Australian Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS) Research Scholarship 2011 ASPS Council, St Leonards
Herbert John Wilkinson Memorial Prize for the Best Honours Project in Anatomy 2008 Faculty of Medicine, University of Sydney
John R Osborne Scholarship for Academic Merit 2007 and 2008 Faculty of Medicine, University of Sydney
Hoc Mai Travelling Scholarship to Hanoi City, Vietnam 2006 Faculty of Medicine, University of Sydney
Dean’s List for Academic Excellence 2001 – 02 University of Sydney
Foundation Scholarship for Academic Merit 2001 – 04 St Paul’s College
