Dr Richard Lewandowski

M.B.B.S., F.R.A.C.S., C.I.M.E., G.E.P.I.

Dr Richard Lewandowski completed his plastic surgical training in 1993. He then continued on to complete a fellowship in craniomaxillofacial surgery in Virginia in the United States of America. He was awarded a Queensland Greats Award for his service with Operation Smile Australia in 2004.

Dr Lewandowski has been a practising specialist plastic surgeon for over 20 years, and is well known for his high level of professionalism and attention to detail, and quality care.

Areas of Expertise

Congenital facial deformity, cleft lip and palate
Complex facial skin tumours and reconstruction
Diseases of the mouth, jaw, face and neck
Head and neck cancer
Head and neck trauma and surgery
Malignant tumours and benign lesions of the skin
Reconstructive surgery
Soft and hard tissue injuries of the craniofacial structures
Temporomandibular joint surgery
Traumatic amputations
Traumatic facial deformity
Wound healing, scarring and burns

Positions

Director of Surgery, Mater Adults Hospital, South Brisbane
Founder and Chairman of Operation Smile Australia
Chairman of the Craniofacial Unit, Lady Cilento Children’s Hospital, South Brisbane
Chairman of Trauma Committee of the Royal Australian College of Surgeons
Founder and Chairman of Global Controversies in Skin Cancer Conference, 2013
Councillor of Australia and New Zealand Society of Craniomaxillofacial Surgeons
Visiting Plastic Surgeon, Lady Cilento Children’s Hospital
Visiting Plastic Surgeon, Greenslopes Private Hospital
Visiting Plastic Surgeon St Andrews Memorial Hospital
Associate Professor, University of Queensland

Consulting Locations

Brisbane

Qualifications

Member of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons
Member of the Australia Society of Plastic Surgeons
Member of the Australia and New Zealand Society of Craniomaxillofacial Surgeons
Member of the Australian Cleft Lip and Palate Association

Former Positions

Chairman, Queensland State Committee of Royal Australian College of Surgeons
President, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Society
President, Australasian Society of Craniomaxillofacial Surgeons
Chairman, Plastic Surgery Unit, Greenslopes Private Hospital
Chairman, Operating Theatre Committee, Northwest Private Hospital
Member, Medical Advisory Committee, Greenslopes Private Hospital

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