David Hunter-Smith

M.B.B.S (Hons) F.R.A.C.S

Mr Hunter-Smith specialises in Reconstructive Plastic Surgery. David’s major practice interests are reconstructive microsurgery, hand surgery, public health surgery, medical education, and foreign aid surgery.

Upon completion of the plastic surgical training program in 1993, Mr Hunter-Smith undertook a Post Graduate Travelling Fellowship in Reconstructive Microsurgery and Head and Neck Surgery.

Mr. Hunter-Smith is a Senior Lecturer for the Southern Clinical School of Monash University, and is the Deputy Clinical Director of Surgery for the Peninsula Health Network in Melbourne. He has recently been appointed as an examiner in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery for the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons.

He is a member of the Australian Society of Plastic Surgeons, the AMA, The Victorian Hand Surgery Society, the International Society of Plastic/Reconstructive/Aesthetic Surgery (IPRAS), and he is a Fellow of The Royal Australasian College of Surgeons.

David regularly undertakes volunteer plastic surgery aid work through Interplast Australia and New Zealand (www.interplast.com.au). He has delivered clinical and training aid programs to Bangladesh, Nepal, Papua New Guinea, Myanmar, and Tuvalu. He has completed his Masters in Public Health, which has broadened his outlook on surgery as a public health priority in developing countries.