Metrocentre - Gold Coast

He is the medical director of Metrocentre. He is a Queensland medical graduate with a 15-year microsurgical background working in the field of ophthalmology and retinal microsurgery, hence his love of microscopes. He changed his pursuits for eye surgery to the treatment of varicose veins using endovenous laser and ultrasound guided sclerotherapy (hence his love of ultrasound) training and becoming a fellow of the Australasian College of Phlebology. This came about due to the serious blood clot his wife developed in varicose veins during pregnancy. It was his wife’s necessity to get off the oral contraceptive pill due to her venous disorder that led him to a decision for a vasectomy and after much personal research to Professor Owen’s team to perform this as an Open Ended Vasectomy. His professional affiliations are: Member of the Medical Law Society of Queensland, Member of the AMA, Fellow of the Australasian College of Phlebology, Member of the Australian New Zealand Society of Phlebology and Assistant Professor of the Bond University Law School.

He is a medical consultant for Metrocentre and Dr Lekich’s assistant. He is a World President of the International College of Surgeons (I.C.S.) 1996-1998. This ex-concert pianist graduated from The University of Sydney and studied Paediatric Surgery at London’s Great Ormond Street Hospital, researching Microsurgery for premature infants as its Senior Registrar in the 1960s. He co-developed the Zeiss Double motorised Microscope, new micro instruments and techniques introducing small vessel and nerve anastomoses for infants as well as successfully performing some of the earliest successful amputated finger and limb replantations. His professional affiliations are: A.O., Lg d’Hon, D.Sc., MB.,BS.(Syd) M.D.,M.S., FRACS., FRCS., FICS., FRCSE., FACBS.