Dr Gavin Sandercoe

A lifelong passion for surgery saw Gavin complete six years of study at University of Sydney. He then spent 6 years gaining experience in general, cardiothoracic and plastic surgery prior to entering the formal plastic surgery training scheme. As a student and surgical trainee, he was already involved in the development of groundbreaking techniques, and published landmark papers in leading surgical journals and gave lectures at international conferences.He completed a four-year traineeship in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery at many of Sydney's major teaching hospitals, and received a Fellowship in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery (FRACS PLAS) from the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons in early 2008.Gavin‘s skills have taken him to Nepal, performing reconstructive surgery at a charity hospital, and to a Fellowship in Craniofacial and Maxillofacial Surgery at the world renowned Harborview Medical Centre and Seattle Children's Hospital. He continues to keep involved in the latest global developments by attending national and international plastic and cosmetic conferences. He is actively involved in teaching the coming generations of plastic surgeons, and has developed innovative courses instructing on the management of facial cosmetic surgery, trauma and reconstruction.

“Developmental anomaly of the inferior vena cava” Australian + New Zealand Journal of Surgery, 73(5) p356-60, May 2003, Co-Author Dr G Brooke-Cowden

“Management of fractures of the edentulous mandible” Australian + New Zealand Journal of Surgery, May 2003 (Supp) Co-Author Dr F Azimi, Dr C Patel

“Autologous growth factors in facial surgery” Australian + New Zealand Journal of Surgery, May 2003 (Supp) Co-Author Dr G Yee, Dr A Coren

“Acute PIPJ hemiarthroplasty” Australian + New Zealand Journal of Surgery, May 2003 (Supp) Co-Author Dr T Tonks

“The role of the plastic surgical team in the effective utilization of the vac dressing” Australian + New Zealand Journal of Surgery, May 2006
(Supp) Co-Author Dr N Somia, Dr N McLeod, Dr J Vandervord

“Aesthetic reconstruction of severe post burn neck contractures” Australian + New Zealand Journal of Surgery, May 2006 (Supp) Co-Author Dr C Perera, Dr N Somia, Dr J Vandervord

Computed Tomographic Analysis of Temporal Maxillary Stability and Pterygomaxillary Generate Formation following Pediatric Le Fort III Distraction Advancement Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery126(5)
p1665-1674, November 2010 Co-Author Hopper, Woo, Watts, Kelley, Ettinger, E Saltzman

Quantitative Computed Tomographic Scan and Polysomnographic Analysis of Patients with Syndromic Midface Hypoplasia before and after Le Fort III Distraction Advancement Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery127(4)
p1612-1619 April 2011, Co-Author Ettinger, Hopper, Kifle, Saltzman, Chen, Perkins