- Graduated MB, ChB from Otago University 1973
- Intern Plastic Surgery Unit, Burwood Hospital Christchurch NZ 3 Months
- St Vincent’s Hospital Surgical and Medical Rotations 1974-1975
- Locum work, London July1975-Nov 1976
- St Vincent’s Hospital Registrar Training Programme Nov 1976-Dec 1977
- Lidcombe Hospital Registrar Training Programme Jan 1978-Nov 1978
- Passed Physicians Primary written examination – RACP 1978
- Entered General Practice December 1978
- Started laser pigment and tattoo removal (self-taught) 1997
- Chairman Liverpool Division of General Practice 1999
- Assisted with the Initial Health Surveillance of arriving refugees to Australia. Organised and worked in General Practice clinics for the Kosovar refugees at East Hills Safe Haven
- Medical support for east Timor refugees at East Hills Safe Haven 1999-2000
- Started separate cosmetic medicine practice 2000
- Full-time cosmetic medicine 2001
Conferences, Exams & Further Degrees
- Laser certification conference April 2000
- Observational workshops with:
– Dr Mitch Goldman
– Dr Cynthia Weinburg
- The Australian College of Phlebology, Sclerotherapy conference, Jul 2000 Star City, Sydney
- Cosmetic Physician’s Laser conference, Sydney Oct 2000
- The Australian & New Zealand Society of Phlebology, Aug 2000 Sclerotherapy conference held at Westmead Hospital
- Cosmetic Medicine conference, Sydney Feb 2001
- Passed Certificate in Laser Surgery and Medicine examination, Cosmetic Physicians Society of Australia
- Australian Lipoplasty Association, second annual Live Workshop, Feb 2001 Melbourne
- Observational workshops with:
– Professor Leibaschoff
– Dr S. Rosenbaum
– Dr M.Molton
– Dr Anoop Rastagi
– Dr M Mazola
– Dr Edgar Fumero
- Second annual Conference Australasian College of Cosmetic Surgery, 2001 Sydney
- Attended Australian Lipoplasty Association, 3rd Annual Live Workshop, 2002 Perth
- Third annual Conference Australasian College of Cosmetic Surgery, 2002 Sydney
- Admitted as Fellow Faculty of Medicine Australasian College of Cosmetic 2002 Surgery
- Started assisting Breast Augmentations. The patient base was such 2002 that all implants were sub-muscular via the axilla
- Australian Lipoplasty Association, 4th Annual Live Workshop, Sydney Mar 2003
- Member of International Society of Hair Restoration Surgery and attended annual conferences in 2003, 2004, 2005
- Started presenting and demonstrating at the Australasian College 2005 of Cosmetic Surgery Liposuction Workshops
- My practice is accredited with the ACCS for training and we have Medical Registrars attached to us
- My practice is also accredited with the Global Mark Pty Ltd for ISO 9001
- Attended a four-day Advanced Live Surgery Workshop with Apr 2005 Dr Anthony Erian covering breast augmentation, mastopexy and complications
- Admitted as a Member of The American Society of Cosmetic 23 Nov 2005 Breast Surgery
- Attended Lipoplasty Masters Workshop, International Union of 24-25 Apr 2006 Lipoplasty with Professor Giorgio Fischer and Professor Pierre Fournier (Liposuction and Fat Transfer)
- Demonstrated Fat transfer in a one day workshop 26 Apr 2006
- Chaired and presented in the session on Fat Transfer for the 30 Apr 2006 annual combined conference of the Australasian College of Cosmetic Surgery, the Cosmetic Physicians Society of Australia and the Australasian Academy of Facial Plastic surgery
- Attended Annual Conference American Society of Cosmetic 5-8 May 2006 Breast Surgery
- Attended MIGA IRM conference 7 Oct 2006
- Attended ACCS Annual conference 1 2-15 Apr 2007
- Attended MIGA IRM conference 22 Sep 2007
- Attended Anti-ageing conference Sofitel, Sydney 20 Oct 2007
- Attended MIGA IRM conference 23 Aug 2008
- My first stem cell treatment on dogs for Osteoarthritis 19 Nov 2008
- Attended ACCS conference, Sydney 6 May 2009
- Attended A5M conference, Melbourne 3-4 Oct 2009 Presented: ‘Stem Cells and Osteoarthritis’
- Attended Cosmetex conference, Adelaide 20-24 Apr 2010Presented: ‘Are All Cells Stem Cells’ <
- Attended MIGA IRM conference 21 August 2010
- Attended Cosmetex conference, Tasmania 30 Mar-2 Apr 2011
- Attended AICAS conference, Istanbul 28-29 May 2011
- Adult Stem Cell Foundation meeting, Sydney Aug 2011 Presented:‘Fat, Inflammation and Stem Cells’ <
- A5M Age Management Conference, Melbourne 19-21 Aug 2011Presented: ‘Fat, Inflammation and Stem Cells’
- Attended IFATS conference, Florida 4-6 Nov 2011
- Attended Cutting Edge conference, New York 1-3 Dec 2011
- Attended MIGA IRM conference 5 march 2012
- Attended Cosmetex conference, Cairns 2-5 May 2012
- Attended A5M Conference, Melbourne 17-19 Aug 2012 Presented: ‘Stem Cells, Regulation and Use’
- Attended IFATS conference, Quebec 5-7 Oct 2012
Presented: ‘Safety and Efficacy of Adipose Derived Stromal Cells for Osteoarthritis
- Attended 8th National Laser & Cosmetic Medicine conference, 22-23 Sep 2012 Gold Coast
Presented: ‘CO2 Fractional Laser Use’
- Attended Cosmetex conference, Melbourne 17-20 May 2013<
- Invited as Guest Speaker at RASoR conference, Melbourne 2 Aug 2013
Presented: ‘Stem Cells for Osteoarthritis’
- Attended A5M Conference, Melbourne 23-25 Aug 2013 Presented: ‘Politics of Stem Cells’
Presented: ‘Predicting Response to Stem Cells’
- Attended ICRS conference, Izmir-Turkey 15-18 Sep 2013<
- Attended Berjaya Stem Cell meeting, Kuala Lumpur 2013
- Attended Pertamina Sentul City Hospital Jakarta 2013 Presented: ‘How to Use Stem Cells’
Societies and Colleges
- Fellow faculty of medicine Australasian College of Cosmetic Surgery
- Member International Federation for Adipose Therapeutics and Science
- Member International Cellular Medicine Society
Publications
- Adipose Derived Stromal Cells to Treat Joint Disease, JCSM vol5, No3, 2010
Publications Pending
