Dr Gautam Ramnath is a gastroenterologist specialising in gastroenterology and hepatology and has been practicing at Canossa Private Hospital since 2007. Dr Ramnath also has a special interest in management of acute bleeding and anaemia, complex presentations, Irritable Bowel Syndrome, endoscopy and colonoscopy and liver disease.

Dr Ramnath completed his undergraduate training at the University of Queensland followed by a year in Darwin. He then spent ten years of post graduate training in gastroenterology and with the Liver Transplant team at Flinders Medical Centre, South Australia. He is a Fellow of the Royal Australian College of Physicians and the Gastroenterology Society of Australia

Gautam’s training also included time spent in clinical pharmacology plus several years in geriatrics and acute internal medicine.

Dr Chin is a Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeon specialising in skin cancers (particularly melanoma), head and neck surgery, hand surgery, Dupuytren’s disease, keliod scars, laser and breast surgery. Dr Chin practices privately at Canossa Private Hospital.

Dr Chin was educated in Dublin, Ireland and graduated from the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland in 1988. He is a Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland and The Royal Australasian College of Surgeons. His higher degrees include a Masters of Surgery in breast cancer surgery from University College Dublin and a Dean’s List PhD in Plastic Surgery from the University of Queensland.

In 1994, he started his plastic surgery training in Dublin, Ireland and in 1996, Canniesburn Hospital, Glasgow, Scotland. This was followed by a 22-month Hand Fellowship in The Princess Alexandra Hospital in 1998. He then returned to Dublin in 2000 to complete his training with Mr. James Small and Mr. Michael Earley in The National Craniofacial and Congenital Hand unit in the Mater Hospital and The Temple Street Children’s Hospital in Dublin.

He returned to Brisbane in 2001 to complete his PhD and in 2003 resumed clinical work as a Senior Lecturer for the Head and Neck Unit and as a Plastic Fellow/Research in the Princess Alexandra Hospital. Dr Chin pursues research at QIMR and is a Visiting Scientist at its Melanoma Genomic Group and The Drug Discovery Group. Dr Chin’s research interests include wound healing and the prevention of cancer from spreading in skin, head and neck cancers.

Dr Howard Cho is a specialist Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon and a Fellow of The Royal Australasian College of Dental Surgeons (FRACDS). He is also a member of the Australian and New Zealand Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons (ANZAOMS).

Dr Cho completed his dental degree with distinction at The University of Otago, New Zealand and his medical degree at The University of Queensland. He grew up in New Zealand where he started his career at Waikato Hospital. There, he was exposed to a wide variety of patients presenting with craniofacial deformity, oral pathology and facial trauma which inspired him to pursue further. Dr Cho trained as an oral and maxillofacial registrar in Victoria before moving to Queensland to complete his specialist training in Townsville, Princess Alexandra and Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospitals.

Following this, Dr Cho undertook a clinical fellowship at Dalhousie University, Canada, where the focus of his training was corrective jaw surgery (orthognathic surgery) and surgery for obstructive sleep apnoea. He currently holds a Consultant role at the Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital whilst working in private practice and is involved in training the next generation of oral and maxillofacial surgeons.

Dr Cho has a keen research interest, having received a competitive scholarship and Masters degree for his research into ways to reduce discomfort following wisdom teeth removal. Dr Cho practices the full scope of oral and maxillofacial surgery and has extensive experience in the specialty. When you see him, expect a friendly, approachable surgeon who will take time to learn about you, discuss your options and best treatment to suit your needs.

Outside of work, Dr Cho enjoys running, cycling and spending time with his wife and children. He is also fluent in Cantonese and understands Mandarin.

Dr Mohammed Mansour graduated overseas from the Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University in 1990 with honours and a very high ranking. He immediately sought surgical training in Ear Nose & Throat surgery, obtaining a Masters and Doctorate Degrees in 1994 and 1998 respectively. He held a university academic career and practiced as an ENT Specialist until 1999. Dr Mansour then moved to Australia with his family and decided to specialise in the field of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery because of the great passion he had for surgery on facial trauma.

Dr Mansour commenced his dental degree as a mandatory requirement for training in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery in 2000 at Sydney University. He graduated with an Honours Degree in 2004 and was awarded the prize for competency in Oral Surgery and Oral Medicine. He commenced his maxillofacial specialist training in 2005 in Victoria for one year then joined the Queensland training program for another three years. He completed his Specialist training in January 2009 and was admitted to the Fellowship of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery.

Dr Mansour has been working in private practice and operates at Canossa Private Hospital. He practices all aspects of oral and maxillofacial surgery including impacted teeth, facial trauma, facial deformity, and oral pathology with a special interest in the full mouth rehabilitation with dental implants.

Dr Sugitha Seneviratne is an Australian-trained specialist Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeon and a Fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons since 2003. With extensive experience in both reconstructive and cosmetic plastic surgery, she has performed thousands of procedures, including advanced microsurgery.

Since 2003, Dr. Seneviratne has served as a Consultant Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeon at the Royal Melbourne Hospital and holds an Honorary Clinical Fellowship with the Department of Surgery at the University of Melbourne. She was also the Head of the Plastic, Maxillofacial, and Hand Surgery Unit at the Northern Hospital from 2010 to 2015. In addition, she was appointed Non-Executive Director of Clinical Governance (part-time) at the Royal Melbourne Hospital in 2015, reflecting her commitment to maintaining the highest standards of patient care.

In 2007, Dr. Seneviratne co-founded Northern Plastic Surgery, and in 2008, she had the privilege of taking over the private practice of Professor Donald Marshall in Kew. In 2015, she co-founded NorthEast Plastic Surgery alongside Mr. Patrick Tansley. Dr. Seneviratne is dedicated to delivering high-quality, patient-centred care and achieving natural, balanced results tailored to each individual.

Dr. Seneviratne performs all aspects of reconstructive plastic surgery, including skin cancer and hand surgery, with a particular interest in aesthetic procedures, such as:

• Facial Aesthetic Surgery: Upper and lower eyelid surgery
  (blepharoplasty), rhinoplasty (nose surgery), facelift, and neck lift.
• Breast Surgery: Augmentation (implants/fat grafting), implant
  removal (including total “en bloc” capsulectomy), breast reduction,
  and mastopexy (breast lift).
• Body Contouring:  Abdominoplasty (tummy tuck) and liposuction.
• Post-Weight Loss & Post-Pregnancy Surgery: Plastic and
  reconstructive procedures to restore body shape and function such
  as Brachioplasty (arm lift) and thigh reduction and gynaecomastia
  (male chest reduction).

Mr Patrick Tansley has lived in Australia since 2011 and is an Australian citizen. He practices plastic, reconstructive (aesthetic), and revisional plastic surgery in Melbourne and Brisbane under Specialist Registration as a Specialist Plastic Surgeon with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency. (*1)

Patrick obtained the UK’s highest qualification in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Fellowship of the Royal College of Surgeons of England (the College), in 2010 and has been registered by the UK General Medical Council since 2011.(*2) He was awarded his Master of Science in Aesthetic Plastic Surgery degree with distinction from the University of London in 2013. Few plastic surgeons have achieved this qualification. In 2015, he co-founded NorthEast Plastic Surgery with Dr Sugitha Seneviratne FRACS (Plast).

Patrick is trained, qualified and experienced in all aspects of Plastic, reconstructive, cosmetic and revisional plastic surgery and has a special interest in:

• Breast procedures including breast augmentation and fat transfer, total capsulectomy with implant removal (“en bloc” where medically indicated), breast reduction and mastopexies (breast lift)
• Facial rejuvenation, including facelift, neck lift, eyelid surgery(blepharoplasty), nasal surgery (rhinoplasty) and otoplasty
• Abdominoplasty (tummy tuck), liposuction, brachioplasty and thigh lift.

1.AHPRA – Registration number: MED 0001651716 1. – www.ahpra.gov.au
2.General Medical Council, UK, Registration Number: 4153720 www.gmc-uk.org

Dr David Topchian is the most experienced doctor in Melbourne and Brisbane in the use of the polyurethane coated silicone gel implants and has performed over 1,500 breast augmentation procedures using these implants. David has worked in cosmetic surgeries in both Melbourne and Queensland since 2001. He also has extensive teaching experience with a number of universities and the Australasian College of Cosmetic Surgery.

He has a Bachelor of Medicine & Bachelor of Surgery, University of Melbourne; and has fellowships in Cosmetic Surgery from the Australasian College of Cosmetic Surgery and the Royal Australian College of General Practice. Dr Topchian is actively involved in training surgeons in breast implant surgery and other aesthetic and cosmetic medical modalities.

David understands that cosmetic surgery requires empathy, attention, and expertise and he prides themselves on a high level of care, and always strives to achieve the best possible outcomes for patients. David operates privately at Canossa Private Hospital.

Dr. Georgina Konrat’s scope of practice includes Cosmetic Breast Surgery, Abdominoplasty, Otoplasty and Blepharoplasty. She is internationally recognised for her contributions to the field of Cosmetic Female Genital surgery (Labiaplasty).

An acclaimed Brisbane cosmetic surgeon. Dr Konrat is a fellow of the Australasian College of Cosmetic Surgery, certified in cosmetic surgery and a follower of the A.C.C.S. code of practice and an internationally recognised for her contributions to the field of cosmetic female genital surgery professional.

Dr Konrat’s Brisbane Cosmetic Clinic offers a wide array of cosmetic surgery procedures, including breast augmentation, mastopexy, breast reduction, breast implant removal, nipple surgery, labiaplasty, liposuction, tummy tuck, blepharoplasty, otoplasty and a wide array of cosmetic injections as well as laser and skin procedures. Dr Konrat operates privately at Canossa Private Hospital.

Dr Mostyn Yong is a Fellow of the Australasian Faculty of Rehabilitation Medicine (AFRM), with wide ranging and comprehensive clinical experiences and research in the field of Rehabilitation Medicine and Orthopaedic Surgery.

Dr Yong is passionate about the challenges and joys of providing medical oversight for hospital inpatient’s needs as well as addressing psycho-social needs of patients, carers and families through education and counselling and spiritual faith-based care.

Dr Yong’s special areas of interest include musculoskeletal rehabilitation, complex neurological conditions including the management of spasticity involving botulinum toxin and baclofen pump management, and reconditioning and optimization of lifestyle for older patients with chronic health conditions.