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Dr Yun Phua

BHB, MBChB, FRACS(Plast), PFET(CMF)

Craniomaxillofacial Surgery

Dr Yun Phua

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Craniomaxillofacial Surgery

Appointments available, call: 07 3724 9565



Dr Yun Phua is a Specialist Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeon with subspecialty fellowship training in craniofacial surgery and reconstructive microsurgery. He has extensive experience and a special interest in reconstructive and aesthetic surgery of the face.

Yun is currently Director of the Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery at the Queensland Children’s Hospital and is a member of the multidisciplinary craniofacial team there.

He is actively involved in research as a PhD candidate at the University of Queensland. and is currently investigating the clinical use of 3D printed biological scaffolds. In his spare time, Yun volunteers for the charity organisation Operation Smile.


Expertise

  • Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBChB) at the University of Auckland, New Zealand.

  • Fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons (FRACS)

  • Fellowship in craniofacial surgery at the Mater Hospital Brisbane and Royal Children’s Hospital Melbourne.

  • Fellowship in reconstructive microsurgery, including head and neck reconstruction, at the Uppsala University Hospital, Sweden.

  • Member of the Australian Society of Plastic Surgery and the Australian New Zealand Society of Craniomaxillofacial Surgery.

Interests

Head and face:

  • Cranial vault reconstruction including craniosynostosis treatment.

  • Orbital and periocular reconstruction.

  • Nasal reconstruction and rhinoplasty.

  • Lip and oral reconstruction including cleft lip and palate repair.

  • Ear surgery (otoplasty).

  • Facial skin cancer.

  • Facial trauma.

  • Post-oncologic facial reconstruction including free tissue transfer and bony reconstruction.

  • Secondary cleft surgery including pharyngoplasty.

Body:

  • Skin cancer surgery.

  • Soft tissue trauma and chronic wounds.

  • Free tissue transfer for limb reconstruction.

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259 Wickham Terrace, Brisbane 4000
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