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Christopher J. Coombs
M.B.B.S., F.R.A.C.S.
SPECIAL INTERESTS
Paediatric Hand Surgery, Facial Palsy, Ear Reconstruction, Paediatric Microsurgery
EDUCATION
| 1979-1984 |
M.B.B.S. - Monash University |
| 1985 | Internship - Alfred Hospital, Melbourne |
| 1986-1988 | General Surgery Training - The Alfred Hospital, Melbourne, Royal Canberra Hospital, ACT |
| 1989-1991 | Plastic Surgery Training - Victorian Plastic Surgery Unit, Peter MacCallum Cancer Institute, Melbourne, Western Hospital, Melbourne, Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne |
| 1992 | Fellow - Royal Australasian College of Surgeons |
| 1992 | Plastic Surgery Research Fellow - Royal Children's Hopsital, Melbourne |
ACAEDMIC APPOINTMENTS
| 1993 | Harvard University faculty member |
| 2003-present | Chairman, Victorian Subcommittee, Board of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery - Royal Australasian College of Surgeons |
HOSPITAL APPOINTMENTS
| 1992-1995 | Assistant Associate Plastic Surgeon - Preston & Northcote Community Hospital, Melbourne |
| 1993 | Hand and Microvascular Fellowship - Harvard University, Beth Israel Hospital, Boston, MA, USA |
| 1993 | Hand and Microvascular Surgeon - Mount Auburn Hospital, Cambridge, MA, USA, New England Deaconess Hospital, Boston, MA, USA, Fransican Children's Hospital |
| 1993-Present | Consultant Plastic Surgeon - Epworth Private Hospital, Melbourne |
| 1993-Present | Consultant Plastic Surgeon - Brighton Private Hospital, Melbourne |
| 1993-Present | Consultant Plastic Surgeon - Linacre Private Hospital, Melbourne |
| 1993-Present | Consultant Plastic Surgeon - Werribee District Hospital, Melbourne |
| 1993-2003 | Consultant Plastic Surgeon - Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne |
| 2003-present | Section Chief, Hand and Microvascular Surgery, Department of Plastic and Maxillofacial Surgery - Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne |
| 2004-present | Head of Microtia Clinic, Department of Plastic and Maxillofacial Surgery - Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne |
SOCIETIES
| 1985-Present | Resident and Graduates Society - The Alfred Hospital, Melbourne |
| 1992-Present | Royal Australasian College of Surgeons |
| 1997-Present | Australian Society of Plastic Surgeons |
| 1997-Present | Australian Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery |
| 2003-Present | Australian Hand Surgery Society |
RESEARCH PROJECTS
| Designer and chief investigator of trial into the absorption of silver from 1% Silver sulphadiazine cream and its deposition and excretion in burn patients and patients with Epidermolysis Bullosa |
| Operative techniques in liver transplantation using the pig model |
| The effects of osseointegrated titanium implants in the growing porcine model |
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Ongoing clinical research into a variety of areas of congenital hand and microvascular surgery with particular emphasis on thumb function, camptylodactyly, toe transfers, brachial plexus palsy long-term reconstruction, and neonatal limb salvage following arterial injury. |