Dr Bruce Johnstone (Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeon)
- Name
- Dr Bruce Robert Johnstone
- Qualifications
- FRACS 1990
- MBBS 1981
- Occupation
- Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeon
- Gender
- Male
- Medical Specialties
- Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
Bruce completed Plastic Surgery training in Melbourne in 1989. A further two years of subspecialist fellowships were completed in Atlanta, Georgia and Salt Lake City, Utah, focusing on microsurgery, paediatric plastic surgery, breast reconstruction, aesthetic surgery, and in particular during his year at the University of Utah, hand and upper limb surgery with training in both the Departments of Plastic and Orthopaedic surgery.
In 1991, Bruce developed the subspecialty of hand surgery at the Royal Melbourne and Royal Children's Hospitals as well as being an active reconstructive microsurgeon. His areas of interest included upper limb reconstruction in adults, particularly following trauma and advanced arthritis, peripheral nerve surgery, head and neck, lower limb, chest wall and breast reconstruction. At the Royal Children’s Hospital he further developed techniques for salivary control management as well as establishing the Melbourne Paediatric Hand Centre in 1994. He has particularly developed upper limb surgery in cerebral palsy and has been heading the Obstetric Brachial Plexus Clinic since 2000.
Plastic, reconstructive, hand and aesthetic procedures are offered at St Vincent’s Private East Melbourne (Victorian Plastic Surgery Unit), Epworth Cliveden Hill and Frances Perry House hospitals. Breast reduction, aesthetic and reconstructive surgery is a major part of his practice. He works closely with a number of oncological breast surgeons. Local anaethetic procedures are also performed conveniently at the Heidelberg and City consulting rooms.
Adult and paediatric private patients are seen by appointment at the Elizabeth Street and Heidelberg rooms. All patients should have a written referral from their family doctor or another specialist.
- Hospital Affiliations
- Lady Cilento Children's Hospital
- Frances Perry House
- Epworth Cliveden
- St Vincent's Private Fitzroy
- Affiliated Clinics
- Aesthetic and Reconstructive Plastic Surgery Group
- Affiliated Organisations
- Royal Australasian College of Surgeons (RACS)
- Australian Society of Plastic Surgeons Incorporated (ASPS)
- Australasian Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons (ASAPS)
- Australian Hand Surgery Society
- Australian Medical Association (AMA)
- American Society of Plastic Surgeons
- Affiliated Universities
- University of Melbourne
- Medical Conditions
- Arthritis
- Cerebral palsy
- Medical Interventions
- Head and neck surgery
- Peripheral Nerve Surgery
- Breast Surgery
- Hand Surgery
- Populations Treated
- Adult
- Children
Practice Locations
Melbourne
- Private Practice - Heidelberg
- Address
- Warringal Medical Centre
Suite 10 Level 3
214 Burgundy Street
Heidelberg VIC 3084
Australia
- Phone
- 03 9459 7699
- Fax
- 03 9457 7374
- Aesthetic and Reconstructive Plastic Surgery Group
- Address
- 766 Elizabeth St
Melbourne VIC 3004
Australia
- Phone
- 03 9340 5888
- Fax
- 03 9349 1326
