M.B.B.S., B.D.Sc., M.D.Sc., F.F.D.R.C.S., F.R.A.C.D.S. (OMS), F.R.C.S. (Ed)
“Paediatric Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery” is an emerging
sub-specialty in our craft group that involves the management of complex facial
deformities and pathology that requires a collaborative approach with all the expertise
available within a craniofacial team. To be involved with these patients and
their families from birth to the completion of growth, and to witness their
integration into society as adults, has been a deeply satisfying part of my
practising life”
Professor
Andrew Heggie AM received his medical and dental degrees at the University of
Melbourne and trained as an Oral & Maxillofacial surgeon (OMS) in the
Victorian Programme. He undertook a Fellowship in Seattle in the treatment of
facial deformity in 1982-1983 at Providence Medical Centre, the University of
Washington and Harborview Medical Centre.
Until
2018, he led the Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery team within the Department in
the collaborative management of cleft and cranio-maxillofacial disorders with a
particular interest in the treatment of infant micrognathia / airway
obstruction and the skeletal deformities in the syndromic craniosynostoses.
Andrew is an enthusiastic teacher and has published over 100 papers/abstracts
in the scientific literature as well as textbook chapters. He is a reviewer for
several journals and has been invited as a keynote speaker internationally at
many conferences. He was active on the Board of OMS for many years and has been
directly involved in the construction of the current training pathway and the
examination processes for trainees in OMS in our region. He has served as
President of the Australian & NZ Association of OMS and has been on the
Scientific committee for a number of major national and international
conferences. He is currently Chair of the Australian & NZ Association of
OMS, Research & Education Foundation.
Andrew is
also involved in teaching undergraduate medical and dental students,
post-graduate orthodontic students and Oral and Maxillofacial Registrars/Fellows
in the Victorian/Tasmanian training Centre.
Special Interests
Skeletal cleft deformities
Craniofacial microsomia
Skeletal correction in syndromic craniosynostoses
Paediatric maxillofacial pathology & reconstruction
Infant upper airway obstruction
Qualifications /Training
| 1977 |
B.D.Sc., L.D.S., University of Melbourne |
| 1979 - 81 |
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery training - (Melbourne) |
| 1980 |
M.D.Sc., (University of Melbourne) |
| 1982 -83 |
Fellow, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery - Univ Washington, Seattle
|
| 1983 |
Fellowship in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, RACDS |
| 1983 |
Fellowship FFDRCS (Ire) |
| 1991 |
M.B.B.S. (University of Melbourne) |
| 2001 | Craniofacial Fellow, Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne |
| 2014 | Fellow, Royal College of Surgeons (Edinburgh) Ad Hominem |
Academic involvement / Appointments
| 1995-1998 |
Examiner, Fellowship in Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery (RACDS) |
|
1998-2002, 2013-2015
|
Member, Board of Studies, Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery |
| 1998-2001 |
Chairman of Examiners, Fellowship in Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery (RACDS) |
| 2002-present |
Editorial Board, International Journal of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery |
| 2004-present |
Associate Professor, Department of Paediatrics, University of Melbourne |
|
2004-2011
|
Chair of Examiners, Surgical Science and Training, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery |
| 2018 | Clinical Professor, Department of Paediatrics,
University of Melbourne |
| 1987 - present | Associate Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon = Royal Melbourne Hospital |
| 1987 - present | Senior Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon - Royal Children's Hospital Melbourne |
Membership of Professional Bodies
| ANZAOMS |
Australian and New Zealand Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons |
| IAOMS |
International Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons |
| ANZSCS |
Active Member, Australian and NZ Society of Craniomaxillofacial Surgeons |
| AMA |
Australian Medical Association |
| ADA |
Australian Dental Association |
| ISOCS |
Active Member, International Society of Craniofacial Surgeons |
| ACLAPA | Member, Australasian Cleft Lip and Palate Association |
Current Research Projects
- Stability in the correction of skeletal facial deformity in children with clefts.
- Maintenance of vascularity in the cleft maxillary repositioning
- Skeletal management of patients with craniofacial microsomia
- Management of upper airway obstruction in micrognathia
- Jaw reconstruction in the paediatric patient.