Rowan Gillies is a plastic surgeon from Sydney, Australia and is a VMO Plastic Surgery at Royal North Shore Hospital. He has a specific interest in skin cancer, reconstruction and breast reconstruction as well as the management of severe burns and trauma.[1] He is the youngest ever International Council President of the Nobel Prize–winning Médecins Sans Frontières.[2]
Rowan Gillies | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Australian |
| Education | Sydney Grammar School University of New South Wales |
| Occupation(s) | Plastic and reconstructive surgeon |
Educated at Sydney Grammar School and graduating with honours from the University of New South Wales, Dr Gillies is a plastic and reconstructive surgeon.[3] In January 2002 he became Australia's MSF leader and was thereafter elected as international leader that year.[4] He has worked on the field for MSF in some of the world's most troubled regions, including Afghanistan, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Liberia, Beirut, Congo and Sri Lanka.[5]
He was listed by The Age as one of "The 50 Australians Who Matter" in 2005.[6]
Gillies delivered the prestigious 52nd annual Errol Solomon Meyers Memorial Lecture in 2009 in Brisbane, Australia.[7][failed verification]
He is currently part of the Lancet Commission on Global Surgery, the findings of which were published in early May 2015.[8]
References edit
- ^ "Dr Rowan Gillies". Dr Rowan Gillies. Retrieved 5 December 2016.
- ^ "Médecins Sans Frontières International Homepage". Archived from the original on 13 April 2009. Retrieved 9 July 2009.
- ^ "Sydney doctor's major operation - National". smh.com.au. 2 November 2003. Retrieved 5 December 2016.
- ^ "Fearful frontier - Science". www.theage.com.au. 5 August 2004. Retrieved 5 December 2016.
- ^ http://bulletin.syd.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=177687&print=true[permanent dead link]
- ^ "The 50 Australians who matter - National". www.theage.com.au. 22 January 2005. Retrieved 5 December 2016.
- ^ uqms.org
- ^ "Lancet Commission on Global Surgery". Globalsurgery.info. Retrieved 5 December 2016.
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