Meet Your surgeon

Mr David J Morgan MB BS FRACS

Plastic & Reconstructive Surgeon

Mr David J Morgan is a fully qualified Plastic & Reconstructive Surgeon, having completed the training program of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons, the peak body of surgical training in Australia.

Mr Morgan graduated from the University of Melbourne in Medicine in 1993 and pursued post-graduate training in surgery at St Vincent’s Hospital in Melbourne.  In 1996 he was appointed Senior Tutor in the Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology at the University of Melbourne, intensively studying and teaching human anatomy.  That same year he was awarded the D.R. Leslie Prize by the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons for the best clinical research presentation at the Victorian Scientific Meeting.

After completing four years of post-graduate surgical training, Mr Morgan was accepted into the Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery training program, successfully completing this rigorous process in 2003 and becoming a Fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons.  Stints at several major hospitals, including St. Vincent’s, The Royal Melbourne, The Royal Children’s, and the Victorian Plastic Surgery Unit gave him experience in all aspects of plastic surgery, particularly in reconstructive microsurgery, hand surgery, skin cancer management, and cosmetic surgery.

Mr Morgan subsequently commenced private practice and was appointed as a Consultant Plastic Surgeon at The Peter MacCallum Cancer Institute, dealing with the effects of all types of early and advanced skin cancers.

A desire for further knowledge and skills led him to depart for Canada in late 2004 to undertake a Clinical Fellowship in Craniofacial Trauma & Reconstruction in Toronto under the auspices of the University of Toronto, followed by a further Clinical Fellowship in Aesthetic & Reconstructive Breast Surgery through the University of British Columbia in Vancouver.

After nearly two years of overseas study, Mr Morgan returned to Australia in 2006 and was appointed as a Consultant Plastic Surgeon at The Alfred Hospital and The Royal Melbourne Hospital, Melbourne’s two major trauma centres, to specifically deal with major facial trauma.  He has recently been appointed as the Head of Unit of Faciomaxillary Surgery at the Alfred Hospital and is involved in the management of all types of acute facial trauma, the correction of secondary facial deformities, and the ongoing management of congenital craniofacial deformities.

Since returning, Mr Morgan has also recommenced private practice with a specific interest in rhinoplasty, cosmetic facial surgery, cosmetic and reconstructive breast surgery, and skin cancer management.

Mr Morgan is a member of the Australian Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS), the Australasian Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons (ASAPS), the Australian & New Zealand Society of Craniomaxillofacial Surgeons, and is an International Member of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons.