B.D.Sc (Melb), M.B.B.S (Hons.) (Melb), PGDip.Surg.Anat, (Melb), M.D.Sc (O.M.S) (Melb), F.R.A.C.D.S (O.M.S), F.R.C.S. (Ed)
Deputy Head Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery
Programme, Department of Plastic and Maxillofacial Surgery- Royal Children’s
Hospital, Melbourne
Dr Patrishia Bordbar is a Specialist Oral &
Maxillofacial Surgeon (OMS), and graduated from The University of Melbourne Dental
School with a BDSc in 1996. She then went on to complete her Medical Degree (MBBS)
and Masters degree in OMS all through The University of Melbourne, and
completed her four year hospital based surgical training through the major
tertiary hospitals in Melbourne. She has spent an additional two years training
in the UK, including sub-specialty training in Craniofacial Surgery. She maintains micro-accreditation in
Craniofacial Surgery and is a Fellow of The Royal College of Surgeons
(Edinburgh), in addition to her FRACDS (OMS).
During her training, Dr Bordbar has been the recipient
of several prizes and awards, including the F.G. Christensen medal for
achieving the highest score in the Part I College examinations (RACDS). She has
been awarded the John Cade Memorial Medal (MBBS, The University of Melbourne)
and the prize for the highest score in General Practice and Community Medicine
(RACGP, MBBS).
Dr Bordbar is Deputy Section Head of Oral &
Maxillofacial Surgery at The Royal Children’s Hospital in Melbourne, and has
been in private practice as a specialist surgeon in Melbourne since 2008. She is
an Honorary Consultant Surgeon at The Royal Melbourne Hospital (RMH) following
a decade of service at RMH. She holds an Honorary Senior Lecturer post at the Department
of Paediatrics through The University of Melbourne. She is a regular invited
speaker at national and international conferences, and a regular reviewer for major
international scientific journals including the International Journal of OMS,
Journal of OMS, and The Cleft Palate Craniofacial Journal. She spent three
months in India as a volunteer in 2001 and as part of the team operated on over
one hundred patients with cleft lip and palate deformities.
Dr Bordbar is Vice President of the Australian &
New Zealand Association of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgeons (ANZAOMS), and has
served two terms as past president of ANZAOMS (Vic). She is Supervisor of
Training at The Royal Children’s Hospital, and is dedicated to the ongoing
training of future surgeons. She is an accredited examiner with the RACDS and regularly
examines the surgical OMS trainees.
Special Interests
- Facial (skeletal) deformities in cleft &
craniofacial patients
- Complex corrective jaw surgery (orthognathic)
- Full spectrum of Paediatric Maxillofacial surgery
- Facial trauma
Education and Qualifications
Current Appointments
- Consultant Oral & Maxillofacial Surgeon - The Royal Children's Hospital
- Associate Consultant Oral & Maxillofacial Surgeon - The Royal Melbourne Hospital
- Consultant Oral & Maxillofacial Surgeon - Epworth Health, Melbourne
- Honorary Senior Lecturer, Department of Paediatrics, The University of Melbourne
- Current Member of Victorian and Tasmanian Regional Surgical Committee
- Vice President, Australian New Zealand Association of
Oral & Maxillofacial Surgeons
- Accredited Examiner with RACDS for Oral &
Maxillofacial Surgery SST examinations (2014-present)
-
Supervisor of
Training (OMS), The Royal Children’s Hospital
International Recognition
- Invited Keynote speaker at The 44th annual
Conference of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery Bangalore, India. November 2019.
- Invited Keynote speaker at The International
Conference of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery March 2017, Hong Kong.
- Invited speaker at ANZAOMS, Sydney, Australia, October
2017
- Awarded FRCS (Ed.)
by The College of Surgeons Edinburgh in July 2016
- Invited Keynote speaker at The International
Conference of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery October 2015
- Invited keynote speaker at The British Association of
Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery Annual Scientific Meeting in July 2014
- Abstract Editor and Member of Organising Committee for
the International Conference of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery 2015
- Chair of Craniofacial Surgery by the Scientific
Committee of the International Conference of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery
2015
Professional Service
- Vice President, Australian New Zealand Association of
Oral & Maxillofacial Surgeons (2019- current)
- Australian New Zealand Association of Oral &
Maxillofacial Surgeons Councillor for Victoria (2016-2019)
- President Australian & New Zealand Association of
Oral & Maxillofacial Surgeons, ANZAOMS Victoria 2011-2015 (two consecutive
terms)
- Past Federal ANZAOMS Junior Councillor
- Member of Advisory Committee on Safety of Medical
Devices (ACSMD), TGA, Department of Health and Ageing, Sept 2012-Dec 2013
- Member of Australian Medical Council Specialist
Education Accreditation Committee for the accreditation of RANZCO (2006)
- Member of The Victorian & Tasmanian Regional
Surgical Committee (in Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery) - Current
Fellowships and Memberships
- Fellow Royal College of
Surgeons (Edin.), FRCS
- Fellow in Oral &
Maxillofacial Surgery FRACS (OMS) -
Royal Australasian College of Dental Surgeons - Member- Australian
and New Zealand Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons
- Member Australian and New Zealand
Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons (Vic)
- Member- International
Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons
- Associate Member- British Association of Oral &
Maxillofacial Surgeons
- Member- Australasian
Cleft Lip & Palate Association
- Member- The
Children’s Dentofacial Study Group
- Member- Australasian
Osseointegration Society (Vic)
- Member- Australian
Dental Association (ADA)