Dr David Colbert MBBS FRACS (Plastic Surgery) is a fully-trained Specialist Plastic Surgeon practicing in Perth, specialising in cosmetic surgery of the face, breast and body.
Qualifications
Specialist Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeon
Member of the Australian Society of Plastic Surgeons
Member of the Australian Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons
Fellow of the Royal Australian College of Surgeons (Board Certified in Plastic Surgery)
Medical board of Western Australia (general registration)
Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (University of Western Australia)
Education
2001 – 2006 Bachelor of medicine, bachelor of surgery (University of Western Australia)
1998 – 2000 Bachelor of science in occupational therapy (Curtin University)
Experience
Cosmetic Surgery Fellowship (Melbourne Institute of Plastic Surgery)
Head and Neck Reconstruction Fellowship (Churchill Hospital, Oxford)
Hand and Upper Limb Fellowship (John Radcliffe Hospital, Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre)
Advanced training in plastic and reconstructive surgery (Western Australia) 2012 - 2016
Basic surgical training, Western Australia 2009 – 2011
Junior medical officer, Western Australia 2007 – 2009
Meetings
Breastmasters Aesthetic Conference, Sydney - 2018
Advanced aesthetic plastic surgery workshop, Melbourne - 2018
Oculoplastic symposium, Cheltenham, United Kingdom - 2017
BAPRAS head and neck symposium Manchester, United Kingdom - 2017
BAPRAS Rhinoplasty masterclass London, United Kingdom - 2017
International Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery London, United Kingdom - 2017
British Association of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery London, United Kingdom - 2017
Plastic surgery registrar conference Auckland, New Zealand - 2016
RACS Annual Conference – Craniofacial day Perth, Australia - 2015
Plastic surgery registrar conference Perth, Australia - 2015
Craniomaxillofacial surgery conference Queenstown, New Zealand - 2014
Plastic surgery registrar conference Perth, Australia - 2014
Microsurgery course Nedlands, Australia - 2013
Plastic surgery registrar conference Perth, Australia - 2013
Approaches to the facial skeleton Sydney, Australia - 2012
Hand trauma procedures Nedlands, Australia - 2012
Plastic surgery registrar conference Melbourne, Australia - 2012
Hand Hygiene and Surgical Sterility Perth, Australia - 2011
Recognising the Deteriorating Patient Perth, Australia - 2011
Operative Management of Hand Fractures Perth, Australia - 2011
Australian Plastic Surgery Congress Brisbane, Australia - 2011
Care of the Critically Ill Surgical Patient Perth, Australia - 2010
Emergency Management of Severe Burns Perth, Australia - 2010
Early Management of Severe Trauma Perth, Australia - 2010
Australian Hand Surgery Society meeting Perth, Australia - 2009
Australian Burns Association annual meeting Auckland, New Zealand - 2009
Teaching
Anatomy tutor for junior plastic surgery trainees Perth, Australia - 2016
Anatomy tutor for junior plastic surgery trainees Perth, Australia - 2016
Anatomy tutor for junior plastic surgery trainees Perth, Australia - 2016
Emergency Management of Severe Burns Instructor, Royal Perth Hospital - 2013
Emergency Management of Severe Burns Instructor, Royal Perth Hospital - 2012
Emergency Management of Severe Burns Instructor, Royal Perth Hospital - 2011
Teaching on the Run: teaching the teacher, Royal Perth Hospital - 2010
Emergency Management of Severe Burns Instructor training, Royal Darwin Hospital - 2010
Anatomy Instructor for medical students, Perth - 2007
Publications and Presentations
Attitudes and opportunities of research in plastic surgery training. Oral presentation at WA plastic surgery research day 2016, Sir Charles Gardiner Hospital
Preparedness and training in staff responding to a burns disaster. Article published in the British Journal of Nursing, 2015;24(18):918-923.
Shark bite injuries managed by a Western Australian plastic surgery department. Oral presentation at WA plastic surgery research day 2015, Sir Charles Gardiner Hospital
Shark attack: significant injuries from shark bites. Poster presentation at the Royal Australian College of Surgeons 2015 Annual Meeting, Brisbane
Histopathological assessment of mastectomy scars is not beneficial. Poster presentation at the Royal Australian College of Surgeons 2015 Annual Meeting, Brisbane
Histopathological assessment of mastectomy scars is not beneficial. Oral presentation at WA plastic surgery research day 2014, Royal Perth Hospital
Examining the DNA of those that DNA (Do Not Attend). Oral presentation at WA plastic surgery research day 2014, Royal Perth Hospital
Immediate Management of Severe Facial Trauma with Free Muscle Transfer. Oral presentation at 2014 the Australian Plastic Surgery Conference, Gold Coast.
Forearm compartment syndrome after flexor muscle rupture. Poster presentation at the Royal Perth Hospital 2012 trauma symposium, Perth
Limb acute compartment syndrome in the setting of burns trauma. Poster presentation at the Royal Perth Hospital 2012 trauma symposium, Perth
The diagnosis of acute compartment syndrome in burns trauma. Oral presentation at the 2010 Royal Australasian College of Surgeons’ research day, Perth
The use of intracompartmental pressure monitoring to assist triage of lower limb burns. Poster presentation at the 2009 Australian and New Zealand Burns Association Annual Scientific, New Zealand.
Level of training in staff responding to a burns crisis. Oral presentation at the 2009 Australian and New Zealand Burns Association Annual Meeting, New Zealand
The role of Frozen Section in the operative treatment of thyroid cancer. Oral presentation at the 2009 Royal Australasian College of Surgeons’ Annual Meeting, Perth