MR DAMIEN GRINSELL PROFILE
AHPRA Registration: MED0001207555
Dr Damien Grinsell is a fully qualified plastic and reconstructive surgeon who is a member of the Royal Australian College of Surgeons and Australian Society of Plastic Surgeons. He is a pioneer of perforator flaps used for microsurgical reconstruction of a range of complicated defects.
Damien has been an invited presenter at numerous national and international conferences and has more than 60 journal articles and book chapters published on a range of topics in international journals. He is an avid advocate of plastic surgical teaching including multiple charity Interplast missions to Nepal as well as being the plastic surgeon for both the Melbourne Rebels and Melbourne Storm sports teams.
He has a detailed knowledge of surgically specific anatomy and specialises in surgery of the breast, face and nose. Damien prides himself on giving a balanced and objective view regarding your need for surgery. He will ensure that your surgery will be tailored to your individual needs. His other interests include running and off piste back country skiing.
MR MARK BALDWIN PROFILE
AHPRA Registration: MED0001151389
Dr Mark Baldwin is a fully qualified plastic and reconstructive surgeon who graduated at the top of his clinical school in 1992. He went on to undergo 9 years of training in Melbourne and Brisbane before commencing specialist practice in 2002. Since then he has worked full time in both the public and private settings, performing many thousands of operations. He is proud of the standard to which he practices and the many satisfied patients he has helped in his career to date.
MR MIGUEL CABALAG PROFILE
AHPRA Registration: MED0001674519
Mr Miguel Cabalag is an Australian trained Aesthetic and Reconstructive Plastic surgeon with international fellowship experience. His particular area of interest and expertise is in facial aesthetics, where he is able to offer both surgical and non-surgical options to his patients.
After graduating with honours from the University of Melbourne Medical School, he underwent specialty surgical training, including two years of accredited general surgery and five years of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery to become a fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons (FRACS). This was followed by further subspecialty fellowship training in Facial Aesthetic Plastic surgery under the supervision of multiple world renowned Facial Plastic Surgeons in Singapore, London, the Netherlands and Italy. During this time, he refined his skills and experience in all types of face and neck lifting, upper and lower blepharoplasty and facial fat grafting. Furthermore, he has also completed further training in facial injectables and surgical thread lifting in London and Australia.
In addition to this, Mr Cabalag undertook a 12 month Microsurgery fellowship at the prestigious Royal Marsden Hospital in London, ranked one of the top five cancer hospitals worldwide. Here, he gained further experience in breast, sarcoma, perineal and head and neck reconstruction as the Chief Microsurgery Fellow.
Mr Cabalag also holds a public appointment at the Royal Melbourne Hospital where he is involved in Head and Neck reconstructive surgery, and is also an honorary clinical fellow of the University of Melbourne Department of Surgery. He continues to be involved in teaching and research, with numerous publications in peer-reviewed journals and international presentations. He is a member of the Australian Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS), Australian Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons (ASAPS) and the International Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (ISAPS).
MR CONOR SUGRUE PROFILE
AHPRA Registration: MED0002460724
After graduating top of his surgical class in medical school, Mr. Sugrue completed his specialist training in Plastic, Reconstructive, and Aesthetic Surgery across Australia, Ireland, and the UK. In 2021, he undertook a fellowship in Plastic Surgery under the mentorship of Mr. Damien Grinsell at Horizon Plastic Surgery. He subsequently advanced his career in Adelaide before now returning to Melbourne.
He holds fellowships from the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons (FRACS Plast), the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (FRCS Plast), and the European Board of Hand Surgery (FEBHS), and is a member of the Australian Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS).
Mr. Sugrue has extensive training in head & neck and breast cancer reconstruction, cosmetic procedures, hand surgery and skin cancer management He operates at John Fawkner Private and Northern Private Hospitals and holds public appointments at Eastern Health and Northern Hospital.
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