37 source-led programme profiles. Licensing, visa and hands-on eligibility vary by institution and candidate; always confirm with the programme and regulator.
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Start with your subspecialty and the role you want: supervised clinical work, observation or research. These profiles describe further training rather than a route into primary surgical qualification. Compare the host’s published entry requirements and clinical permissions before comparing duration or funding; an advertised programme does not establish a current vacancy.
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The Royal Children's Hospital Craniofacial Fellowship is a 12-month clinical position oriented primarily towards cranio-maxillofacial surgery. The department averages approximately 40-50 transcranial cases and about 60 new cleft cases per year, and applicants must be qualified plastic surgeons.
Named in official programme listingJonathan Burge
CraniofacialCleftPaediatric plastic surgery
Pathway
Clinical fellowship
Duration
12 months, commencing July 2028 for the next published cycle
A 12-month paid clinical position starting August 2028, focused on hand and microvascular surgery within a department covering the full range of paediatric plastic surgery. Cases include complex congenital reconstruction, trauma, cerebral palsy, obstetric brachial plexus palsy and paediatric microsurgery. Fellows assist consultants in private hand practices and must complete a research project for submission to a peer-reviewed journal.
Named in official programme listingChristopher Coombs
HandMicrosurgeryPaediatric plastic surgery
Pathway
Clinical fellowship
Duration
12 months, commencing August 2028 for the next published cycle
One-year oculoplastic post in Perth directed by Dr Pav Gounder, next available from 1 February 2027. Highlights include comprehensive eyelid surgery, endoscopic DCR, orbital surgery, joint lists with the ENT rhinology team, private surgical assisting and thyroid eye disease research; the timetable has at least 12 theatre sessions a month and 2-3 consultant clinics a week.
An ISAPS-listed observership with a Sydney plastic surgeon across Cosmetic Culture Clinics (Pyrmont, Lane Cove, Penrith), with exposure to breast and body contouring, facial aesthetic surgery, fat grafting and neck and face lifts.
An Australian Orthopaedic Association-accredited hand fellowship combining private practice with public health care, including paediatric hand surgery at Queensland Children's Hospital. Fellows work with expert surgeons and a multidisciplinary hand therapy team, with research through the Australian Research Collaboration on Hands (ARCH).
The PIPRS fellowship, established in 2010, places overseas plastic surgeons at Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital in a senior registrar role where the fellow co-leads the unit and is often the primary operator. Exposure covers hand trauma, cancer reconstruction after skin, breast, sarcoma and head and neck resection, and craniomaxillofacial surgery.
A supervised honorary fellowship centred on common oculoplastic and lacrimal disease, with research and teaching. The host notes limited paediatric and multidisciplinary trauma exposure.
One-year oculoplastic fellowship starting July 2027, focused on orbital, lacrimal and eyelid surgery for adults and children plus aesthetic face and eyelid surgery. Public sites are Westmead, Children's Hospital Westmead, Royal Prince Alfred and Liverpool hospitals. Fellows work with ENT, head and neck, plastic surgery, Mohs dermatology and neurosurgery teams; prerequisites are completed ophthalmology training and 1-2 years of oculoplastic fellow experience.
An oral and maxillofacial surgery fellowship advertised through the ANZAOMS fellowships listing, covering paediatric OMS and secondary cleft surgery with the Monash Health Children's cleft and craniofacial team, and orthognathic surgery. The ANZAOMS listing is the only page reviewed; no separate hospital page was opened.
The ASPS listing describes a regional fellowship in Launceston with reconstructive exposure across skin cancer, elective and traumatic hand conditions, head and neck malignancy and breast, pelvic and abdominal-wall defects. Adult and paediatric work also includes minor burns, wounds and maxillofacial trauma. Cosmetic surgery and injection techniques are included; duration and current vacancies are not stated.
The Lifehouse fellowship concentrates on advanced DIEP-flap breast reconstruction under Joe Dusseldorp. The ASPS listing describes breast-reconstruction database management and research, outpatient exposure and additional ear, facial-reanimation, otoplasty and breast-reduction work. This private-practice placement has no emergency duties and limited on-call responsibilities; six or twelve months depends on suitability and availability.
Queensland Children’s Hospital’s ASPS-listed fellowship is a twelve-month paediatric plastic and reconstructive placement with February or August starts. It covers cleft, craniofacial and hand work, general plastic-surgery on-call duties and a research project. The listing gives a recurring 1 June application deadline without naming a cycle year.
Director of Plastic, Reconstructive and Oro-maxillofacial Surgery at Queensland Children’s Hospital; named fellowship clinical contactYun Phua
This Lifehouse fellowship focuses on complex head and neck ablation and reconstruction, including microsurgical work, nodal surgery, facial nerve surgery and facial aesthetics. The ASPS listing describes work across Lifehouse, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital and the Melanoma Institute of Australia, with co-surgeon or first-assistant experience and a one-in-four on-call rota.
Fellowship Supervisor; Associate Professor; plastic and reconstructive and head and neck surgeonSydney Ch’ng
The St Luke’s Sydney fellowship offers facial aesthetic, rhinoplasty, body-contouring and breast surgery exposure across several listed Sydney facilities. ASAPS requires at least one substantial aesthetic research project and describes support for presenting it at a national or international meeting. Jeremy Hunt and Pouria Moradi are named as mentors; current clinical privileges and availability require confirmation.
The ASAPS-listed Sydney facial fellowship with Jack Zoumaras concentrates on above-the-shoulder surgery. It describes regular exposure to deep-plane and high-SMAS facelifts, ultrasonic rhinoplasty and advanced eyelid techniques. The society’s general fellowship guidance gives a six-month term subject to availability; promotional availability wording on an undated page is not proof of an open post.
Melbourne Institute of Plastic Surgery’s advanced aesthetic fellowship is a paid placement, usually six months, for FRACS-qualified plastic surgeons or overseas equivalents. The ASAPS page describes surgical assisting in a private group practice, clinical research and opportunities for publication and presentation. A CV and two references are requested.
Named in official programme listingGraeme Southwick
Macquarie’s ASAPS-listed paid fellowship offers six- or twelve-month cosmetic, plastic and reconstructive attachments. The department works with maxillofacial and breast-oncology teams and encourages research. An optional Certificate of Advanced Surgery is described separately from the fellowship; applicants need FRACS or equivalent and New South Wales medical-registration eligibility.
The listing describes high-quality clinical service alongside advanced graduate training in orbital plastics and lacrimal surgery, with a busy operating schedule, tertiary referral clinics and steady emergency patients. Unpaid research time is provided, the fellow supervises and teaches registrars, and rotates through the Emergency Medicine roster.
Fellowship supervisorDr Thomas Hardy
Oculoplastic surgery
Pathway
Clinical fellowship
Duration
Duration not specified in the reviewed society listing
Twelve-month burns fellowship in the Victorian Adult Burns Service at The Alfred, Melbourne, for recently qualified plastic or general surgeons. The fellow runs rostered theatre lists, cares for elective and non-elective inpatients, assesses referrals and completes a research project, preparing for a consultant burn surgeon role (page advertises an August 2025 start).
A post-fellowship melanoma and surgical oncology post across the Institute's North Sydney campus, Mater Hospital and Royal Prince Alfred, with access to the Melanoma Research Database.
Skin cancer & Mohs reconstructionComplex reconstruction
Pathway
Clinical fellowship
Duration
Not stated on the programme page; the ASPS listing gives 12 months
A research fellowship for early-career researchers within ten years of qualification to carry out clinically relevant burn injury research with Prof Fiona Wood.
Named burn-injury research supervisorFiona Wood
Burn surgery
Pathway
Research fellowship
Duration
Flexible: may run as a part-time project alongside clinical or academic work, or as a block of time equivalent to a full-time role; total length not stated.
A private-practice aesthetic fellowship in Perth covering breast, face and body surgery alongside injectables, lasers and hair transplantation, per the ASPS listing.
Medical director and named aesthetic fellowship hostAnh Nguyen
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory · Australia
A private-practice introduction to aesthetic surgery covering consulting, patient selection and complications in breast, body and facial procedures, per the ASPS listing.
Named surgeon contact for the aesthetic fellowshipAlastair Taylor
How many plastic surgery fellowships are listed in Australia?
PlasticFellow currently lists 37 source-backed programme profiles in Australia at 35 institutions in 14 locations. This is a verified-source list, not a census of every hospital offering training.
What types of plastic surgery training are available in Australia?
Listed formats: clinical fellowship (34), observership (2), research fellowship (1). The most represented focus areas are aesthetic surgery, microsurgery, facial plastic surgery, hand, paediatric plastic surgery. Observerships and short courses do not grant hands-on operating rights.
Can international surgeons apply for fellowships in Australia?
Eligibility differs by host. Medical registration, language, visa and supervision rules in Australia decide whether a visiting surgeon can operate. Each profile states what the official source publishes; confirm current intake and eligibility directly with the programme before applying.
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Named in official programme listingJonathan Burge
