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

Summary

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.

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

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

Qualifications