Marcus Wagstaff
School of Medicine
College of Health
Eligible to supervise Masters and PhD - email supervisor to discuss availability.
A/Professor Marcus Wagstaff BSc, MBBS, PhD, FRCS(Plast), FRACSMarcus is a Specialist Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeon, Head of Unit of the Adult Burns Service at the Royal Adelaide Hospital (RAH), Associate Professor affiliated to the University of Adelaide Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, and Head of the RAH Skin Engineering Laboratory. He obtained his medical degree and PhD in molecular pathology at University College London, trained in plastic and reconstructive surgery in the UK, and has been working as a consultant at the RAH since 2010.His surgical interests include breast reconstruction after cancer, burns surgery, microsurgery, cosmetic breast surgery, body contouring, hand surgery, skin cancer excision and reconstruction, and trauma. He has research interests in skin culture, wounds, dermal substitutes, and scar management. He is a qualified PhD supervisor for the University of Adelaide and an examiner for the FRACS exam. Whilst providing an essential epidermal cell expansion and delivery service to supplement skin grafts in burns patients of South Australia, the RAH Skin Engineering Laboratory carries out focused translational research on laboratory-grown autologous composite skin culture (dermis and epidermis). The work of Dr Bronwyn Dearman is pioneering this tissue engineering technology for use in extensive burn-related and surgical wounds, with the goal of negating the need for surgical skin grafts.
A/Prof Wagstaff's doctoral research approached the question of whether overexpression of the heat shock proteins can protect neurons from the stresses of heat shock, ischaemia and apoptotic stimuli, an enquiry that demanded an understanding of the principles and problems associated with gene therapy - including vectors, delivery, and transgene expression - as well as knowledge of herpes simplex virology, gene activation, the cellular response to stress and the role of molecular chaperones. As a PhD candidate, A/Prof Wagstaff became experienced in both basic and specialised molecular and cellular biology and virology techniques and developed more general research skills such as protocol development, data compilation, statistical analysis and interpretation, and manuscript preparation.
A/Prof Wagstaff has worked collaboratively with Prof John Greenwood in the Burns Unit of the Royal Adelaide Hospital in developing a novel dermal scaffold for cultured composite skin application in burns patients. During its development, they conducted the following four HREC approved case series:
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2012 |
Short term implantation of novel biodegradable polyurethane foam in a randomised controlled trial as a negative pressure wound therapy dressing for decubitus ulcers. |
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| 2013 | Long term implantation of novel biodegradable polyurethane foam (biodegradable temporising matrix – BTM) as a dermal scaffold for free flap donor site reconstruction. |
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| 2014 | Long term implantation of an optimised, modified BTM as a dermal scaffold for free flap donor site reconstruction. |
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| 2014 | Use of the BTM as a dermal scaffold for major burn reconstruction |
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| Date | Position | Institution name |
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| 2020 - ongoing | Clinical Associate Professor | University of Adelaide |
| 2020 - ongoing | Head of Unit | Royal Adelaide Hospital |
| 2017 - ongoing | Consultant Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeon | Advanced Plastic and Cosmetic Surgery |
| 2012 - ongoing | Consultant Plastic and Reconstructive Staff Specialist | Royal Adelaide Hospital |
| 2011 - 2012 | Senior Registrar / Supervised Consultant | Royal Adelaide Hospital |
| 2010 - 2011 | Microsurgical Fellow | Royal Adelaide Hospital |
| Language | Competency |
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| English | Can read, write, speak, understand spoken and peer review |
| Date | Institution name | Country | Title |
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| 2012 | Royal Australasian College of Surgeons | Australia | FRACS in Plastic Surgery |
| 2009 | Postgraduate Medical Education and Training Board (United Kingdom) | United Kingdom | Certificate of Completion of Training in Plastic Surgery |
| 2009 | Royal College of Surgeons of England | United Kingdom | FRCS (Plast) |
| 2002 | Royal College of Surgeons of England | United Kingdom | MRCS |
| 1999 | University College London | United Kingdom | MBBS |
| 1997 | University College London | United Kingdom | PhD (Molecular Pathology) |
| 1994 | University College London | United Kingdom | Bachelor of Science (Immunology) with First Class Honours |
| Year | Citation |
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| 2025 | Vo, V., Haidari, H., Cowin, A. J., Wagstaff, M., Dearman, B., & Kopecki, Z. (2025). Dermal Substitutes for Clinical Management of Severe Burn Injuries: Current and Future Perspectives. Advanced Therapeutics, 8(3), 20 pages. Scopus2 WoS2 |
| 2025 | Moran, H., Koh, E., Concannon, E., & Wagstaff, M. (2025). High voltage hobby; electrical burn following fractal wood burning: A case report. Jpras Open, 44, 129-132. |
| 2025 | Dowling, S., Kurmis, R., Gauro, J., Chapple, L. A., Coghlan, P., Concannon, E., . . . Hill, A. M. (2025). Energy expenditure following biodegradable dermal matrix application in severe burn injury: A pilot study. Clinical Nutrition ESPEN, 68, 71-80. |
| 2025 | Klotz, T., Moran, H., Vu, P., Maddern, G., & Wagstaff, M. (2025). Commonly recommended moisturising products effect on transepidermal water loss and hydration in a scar model. Burns, 51(8), 107629. |
| 2024 | Dounas, G. D., Willet, J. W., Alvaro, A. I., Jennings, M. P., Van de Ven, L., & Wagstaff, M. J. D. (2024). The importance of ward-based education in the postoperative assessment of free flaps. Australasian Journal of Plastic Surgery, 7(2), 1-6. |
| 2024 | Schmitt, B., Moore, L., Heath, K., Concannon, E., & Wagstaff, M. (2024). Multi-disciplinary mass burn casualty simulation exercise. Burns, 50(9), 12 pages. Scopus2 WoS2 Europe PMC1 |
| 2023 | Concannon, E., Damkat-Thomas, L., Rose, E., Coghlan, P., Solanki, N., & Wagstaff, M. (2023). Use of a synthetic dermal matrix for reconstruction of 55 patients with non-graftable wounds and management of complications. Journal of Burn Care & Research, 44(4), 894-904. Scopus17 WoS13 Europe PMC12 |
| 2023 | Bedrikovetski, S., Traeger, L., Jay, A. A., Oehler, M. K., Cho, J., Wagstaff, M., . . . Sammour, T. (2023). Is preoperative sarcopenia associated with postoperative complications after pelvic exenteration surgery?. Langenbeck's archives of surgery, 408(1), 12 pages. Scopus2 WoS1 Europe PMC1 |
| 2023 | Lo, C. H., Wagstaff, M. J. D., Barker, T. M., Damkat-Thomas, L., Salerno, S., Holden, D., . . . Cleland, H. (2023). Long-term scarring outcomes and safety of patients treated with NovoSorbⓇ Biodegradable Temporizing Matrix (BTM): An observational cohort study. Jpras Open, 37, 42-51. Scopus9 WoS7 Europe PMC7 |
| 2023 | Wagstaff, M. (2023). Burns workforce planning. Australasian Journal of Plastic Surgery, 6(1), 1-3. |
| 2023 | De Decker, I., Klotz, T., Vu, P., Hoeksema, H., De Mey, K., Beeckman, A., . . . Claes, K. E. Y. (2023). Influence of Moisturizers on Skin Microcirculation: An Assessment Study Using Laser Speckle Contrast Imaging. Journal of Personalized Medicine, 13(10), 1507. Scopus4 WoS2 Europe PMC2 |
| 2023 | Concannon, E., Damkat Thomas, L., Kerr, L., Damkat, I., Reddi, B., Greenwood, J. E., . . . Wagstaff, M. J. D. (2023). Review of Indications for Endotracheal Intubation in Burn Patients with Suspected Inhalational Injury. European Burn Journal, 4(2), 163-172. Scopus2 WoS1 |
| 2022 | Kuang, B., Pena, G., Cowled, P., Fitridge, R., Greenwood, J., Wagstaff, M., & Dawson, J. (2022). Use of Biodegradable Temporising Matrix (BTM) in the reconstruction of diabetic foot wounds: A pilot study.. Scars, burns & healing, 8, 20595131221122272. Europe PMC8 |
| 2022 | Barker, T., Wagstaff, M., Ricketts, S., & Bruscino-Raiola, F. (2022). Use of a bilayer biodegradable synthetic dermal matrix for the management of defects arising from necrotising fasciitis. Journal of Wound Care, 31(9), 724-732. Scopus2 WoS3 Europe PMC1 |
| 2022 | Lo, C. H., Brown, J. N., Dantzer, E. J. G., Maitz, P. K. M., Vandervord, J. G., Wagstaff, M. J. D., . . . Cleland, H. (2022). Wound healing and dermal regeneration in severe burn patients treated with NovoSorb® Biodegradable Temporising Matrix: A prospective clinical study. Burns, 48(3), 529-538. Scopus49 WoS46 Europe PMC38 |
| 2022 | Klotz, T., Ibrahim, A., Maddern, G., Caplash, Y., & Wagstaff, M. (2022). Devices measuring transepidermal water loss: A systematic review of measurement properties.. Skin research and technology : official journal of International Society for Bioengineering and the Skin (ISBS) [and] International Society for Digital Imaging of Skin (ISDIS) [and] International Society for Skin Imaging (ISSI), 28(4), 497-539. Scopus25 WoS25 Europe PMC14 |
| 2022 | Traeger, L., Bedrikovetski, S., Oehler, M. K., Cho, J., Wagstaff, M., Harbison, J., . . . Sammour, T. (2022). Short-term outcomes following development of a dedicated pelvic exenteration service in a tertiary centre.. ANZ J Surg, 92(10), 2620-2627. Scopus5 WoS5 Europe PMC4 |
| 2021 | Stefani, K., Wagstaff, M. J. D., Damkat, I., & Greenwood, J. E. (2021). Mortality data 2004–2019: an audit of the Royal Adelaide Hospital Adult Burn Service. ANZ Journal of Surgery, 91(1-2), 77-82. Scopus3 WoS1 Europe PMC2 |
| 2021 | Schmitt, B., Heath, K., Kurmis, R., Klotz, T., Wagstaff, M. J. D., & Greenwood, J. (2021). Early physiotherapy experience with a biodegradable polyurethane dermal substitute: Therapy guidelines for use. Burns, 47(5), 1074-1083. Scopus11 WoS9 Europe PMC7 |
| 2021 | Klotz, T., Maddern, G., Caplash, Y., & Wagstaff, M. (2021). Devices measuring transepidermal water loss of the skin. JBI Evidence Synthesis, 19(10), 2893-2903. Scopus3 WoS3 Europe PMC3 |
| 2019 | Damkat-Thomas, L., Greenwood, J. E., & Wagstaff, M. J. D. (2019). A Synthetic Biodegradable Temporising Matrix in Degloving Lower Extremity Trauma Reconstruction: A Case Report. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Global Open, 7(4), 4 pages. Scopus41 WoS34 Europe PMC32 |
| 2019 | Wagstaff, M. J. D., Salna, I. M., Caplash, Y., & Greenwood, J. E. (2019). Biodegradable Temporising Matrix (BTM) for the reconstruction of defects following serial debridement for necrotising fasciitis: A case series. Burns Open, 3(1), 12-30. Scopus57 |
| 2018 | Greenwood, J. E., Schmitt, B. J., & Wagstaff, M. J. D. (2018). Experience with a synthetic bilayer Biodegradable Temporising Matrix in significant burn injury. Burns Open, 2(1), 17-34. Scopus85 |
| 2017 | Wagstaff, M. J., Caplash, Y., & Greenwood, J. E. (2017). Reconstruction of an Anterior Cervical Necrotizing Fasciitis Defect Using a Biodegradable Polyurethane Dermal Substitute.. Eplasty, 17, e3. Europe PMC19 |
| 2016 | Greenwood, J. E., Wagstaff, M. J. D., Rooke, M., & Caplash, Y. (2016). Reconstruction of Extensive Calvarial Exposure After Major Burn Injury in 2 Stages Using a Biodegradable Polyurethane Matrix.. Eplasty, 16, e17. Europe PMC24 |
| 2016 | Iyer, K., Dearman, B. L., Wagstaff, M. J., & Greenwood, J. E. (2016). A Novel Biodegradable Polyurethane Matrix for Auricular Cartilage Repair: An In Vitro and In Vivo Study. Journal of Burn Care and Research, 37(4), e353-e364. Scopus14 WoS13 Europe PMC11 |
| 2016 | Smith, N. W. S., Overland, J., & Wagstaff, M. (2016). Informed consent practices by junior medical officers: A cross-sectional study. ANZ Journal of Surgery, 86(1-2), 10-11. Scopus4 WoS5 Europe PMC5 |
| 2015 | Mistry, R., Caplash, Y., Giri, P., Kearney, D., & Wagstaff, M. (2015). Thoracic outlet syndrome following breast implant rupture. Plastic and reconstructive surgery. Global open, 3(3), e331-1-e331-4. Scopus8 WoS7 Europe PMC7 |
| 2015 | Wagstaff, M., Schmitt, B., Coghlan, P., Finkemeyer, J., Caplash, Y., & Greenwood, J. (2015). A biodegradable polyurethane dermal matrix in reconstruction of free flap donor sites: a pilot study. Eplasty, 15, 102-118. Europe PMC31 |
| 2015 | Wagstaff, M., Schmitt, B., Caplash, Y., & Greenwood, J. (2015). Free Flap Donor Site Reconstruction: A Prospective Case Series Using an Optimized Polyurethane Biodegradable Temporizing Matrix.. Eplasty, 15, 231-248. Europe PMC21 |
| 2014 | Wagstaff, M., Driver, S., Coghlan, P., & Greenwood, J. (2014). A randomized, controlled trial of negative pressure wound therapy of pressure ulcers via a novel polyurethane foam. Wound Repair and Regeneration, 22(2), 205-211. Scopus37 WoS32 Europe PMC25 |
| 2013 | Mistry, R., Tsimiklis, C., Wagstaff, M., Abou-Hamden, A., & Caplash, Y. (2013). Secondary Reconstruction of Recurrent Primary Intraosseous Meningioma of the Calvarium Using a Fasciocutaneous Anterolateral Thigh Free Flap. Neuroscience and Medicine, 04(04), 280-283. |
| 2012 | Pilkington, K., Wagstaff, M., & Greenwood, J. (2012). Prevention of gastrointestinal bleeding due to stress ulceration: a review of current literature. Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, 40(2), 253-259. Scopus18 WoS19 Europe PMC12 |
| 2012 | Solanki, N. S., Greenwood, J. E., Wagstaff, M. J. D., & Franchi, B. F. A. L. (2012). Length of stay of elderly patients in an acute burns unit: has the pilot appointment of a geriatrician to the service made a difference?. Journal of Burn Care and Research, 33(3), e179. Scopus3 WoS2 Europe PMC1 |
| 2012 | Greenwood, J. E., Wagstaff, M. J. D., Mackie, I. P., & Mustoe, T. A. (2012). Silicone action in the open wound: a hypothesis. Journal of Burn Care and Research, 33(1), e17-e20. Scopus6 WoS4 Europe PMC3 |
| 2011 | Chang, A. C., Watson, K. M., Aston, T. L., Wagstaff, M. J., & Greenwood, J. E. (2011). Depilatory wax burns: experience and investigation.. Eplasty, 11, e25. Europe PMC1 |
| 2010 | Rozen, W. M., Whitaker, I. S., Audolfsson, T., Jakobsson, O. P., Wagstaff, M. J. D., & Acosta, R. (2010). Banking a DIEP flap in high-risk patients: A new technique during unilateral DIEP harvest. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, 125(3), 114E-115E. Scopus3 WoS5 Europe PMC1 |
| 2010 | Wagstaff, M. J. D. (2010). BASO/BAPRAS interface fellowship in oncoplastic surgery of the breast at Sheffield teaching hospitals NHS trust. Annals of Plastic Surgery, 65(6), 517-518. |
| 2010 | Rozen, W. M., Whitaker, I. S., Wagstaff, M. J. D., Audolfsson, T., & Acosta, R. (2010). Buried free flaps for breast reconstruction: A new technique using the cook-swartz implantable doppler probe for postoperative monitoring. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, 125(4), 171E-172E. Scopus11 WoS8 Europe PMC7 |
| 2010 | Acosta, R., Enajat, M., Rozen, W. M., Smit, J. M., Wagstaff, M. J. D., Whitaker, I. S., & Audolfsson, T. (2010). Performing two DIEP flaps in a working day: an achievable and reproducible practice. Journal of Plastic Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery, 63(4), 648-654. Scopus35 WoS30 Europe PMC23 |
| 2010 | Rozen, W. M., Wagstaff, M. J. D., Grinsell, D., Le Roux, C. M., & Ashton, M. W. (2010). The course of anterolateral thigh perforators does not correlate between sides of the body: The role for preoperative imaging. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, 125(3), 132E-134E. Scopus4 WoS2 Europe PMC3 |
| 2009 | Mavrogordato, A. E., Wagstaff, M. J. D., Fletcher, A. J. P., Wilson, D. I., & Jayamaha, J. E. L. (2009). A novel method to treat hyperthermia in a burns case: Use of a catheter-based heat exchange system. Burns, 35(1), 141-145. Scopus9 WoS5 Europe PMC6 |
| 2009 | Wagstaff, M. J. D., Rozen, W. M., Whitaker, I. S., Schneider, T. N., Audolfsson, T., & Acosta, R. (2009). Kirschner wires: a novel technique to assist abdominal closure utilising the viscoelastic properties of skin. Journal of Plastic Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery, 62(5), e115-e116. Scopus2 WoS2 Europe PMC1 |
| 2009 | Rozen, W. M., Ashton, M. W., Whitaker, I. S., Wagstaff, M. J. D., & Acosta, R. (2009). The financial implications of computed tomographic angiography in diep flap surgery: A cost analysis. Microsurgery, 29(2), 168-169. Scopus36 WoS34 Europe PMC30 |
| 2009 | Wagstaff, M. J. D., Rozen, W. M., Whitaker, I. S., Enajat, M., Audolfsson, T., & Acosta, R. (2009). Perineal and posterior vaginal wall reconstruction with superior and inferior gluteal artery perforator flaps. Microsurgery, 29(8), 626-629. Scopus58 WoS50 Europe PMC46 |
| 2009 | Audolfsson, T., Rozen, W. M., Wagstaff, M. J. D., Whitaker, I. S., & Acosta, R. (2009). A reliable and aesthetic technique for cephalic vein harvest in DIEP flap surgery. Journal of Reconstructive Microsurgery, 25(5), 319-321. Scopus9 WoS10 Europe PMC6 |
| 2007 | Wagstaff, M. J. D., Shah, M., McGrouther, D. A., & Latchman, D. S. (2007). The heat shock proteins and plastic surgery. Journal of Plastic Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery, 60(9), 974-982. Scopus16 WoS15 Europe PMC9 |
| 2006 | Milner, C. S., Wagstaff, M. J. D., & Rose, G. K. (2006). Compartment syndrome of multiple limbs: An unusual presentation. Journal of Plastic Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery, 59(11), 1251-1252. Scopus6 WoS4 Europe PMC3 |
| 2006 | Wagstaff, M. J. D., Sankar, T. K., & Ward, D. J. (2006). Describing the 'dog ear' - a novel method. ANNALS OF THE ROYAL COLLEGE OF SURGEONS OF ENGLAND, 88(4), 415-416. |
| 2004 | Wagstaff, M. J. D., Raurell, A., & Perks, A. G. B. (2004). Multicentric extra-abdominal desmoid tumours. British Journal of Plastic Surgery, 57(4), 362-365. Scopus19 WoS13 Europe PMC14 |
| 1999 | Brar, B. K., Stephanou, A., Wagstaff, M. J. D., Coffin, R. S., Marber, M. S., Engelmann, G., & Latchman, D. S. (1999). Heat shock proteins delivered with a virus vector can protect cardiac cells against apoptosis as well as against thermal or hypoxic stress. Journal of Molecular and Cellular Cardiology, 31(1), 135-146. Scopus120 WoS109 Europe PMC93 |
| 1999 | Wagstaff, M. J. D., Collaço-Moraes, Y., Smith, J., De Belleroche, J. S., Coffin, R. S., & Latchman, D. S. (1999). Protection of neuronal cells from apoptosis by Hsp27 delivered with a herpes simplex virus-based vector. Journal of Biological Chemistry, 274(8), 5061-5069. Scopus196 WoS189 Europe PMC159 |
| 1998 | Wagstaff, M. J. D. (1998). Delivery of a constitutively active form of the heat shock factor using a virus vector protects neuronal cells from thermal or ischaemic stress but not from apoptosis. European Journal of Neuroscience, 10(11), 3343-3350. Scopus35 WoS33 Europe PMC26 |
| 1998 | Coffin, R. S., Thomas, S. K., Thomas, N. S. B., Lilley, C. E., Pizzey, A. R., Griffiths, C. H., . . . Latchman, D. S. (1998). Pure populations of transduced primary human cells can be produced using GFP expressing herpes virus vectors and flow cytometry. Gene Therapy, 5(5), 718-722. Scopus35 WoS29 Europe PMC22 |
| 1998 | Wagstaff, M. J. D., Lilley, C. E., Smith, J., Robinson, M. J., Coffin, R. S., & Latchman, D. S. (1998). Gene transfer using a disabled herpes virus vector containing the EMCV IRES allows multiple gene expression in vitro and in vivo. Gene Therapy, 5(11), 1566-1570. Scopus26 WoS22 Europe PMC15 |
| 1996 | Wagstaff, M. J. D., Collaço-Moraes, Y., Aspey, B. S., Coffin, R. S., Harrison, M. J. G., Latchman, D. S., & De Belleroche, J. S. (1996). Focal cerebral ischaemia increases the levels of several classes of heat shock proteins and their corresponding mRNAs. Molecular Brain Research, 42(2), 236-244. Scopus53 WoS55 Europe PMC50 |
| 1995 | VYAKARNAM, A., MATEAR, P. M., MARTIN, S. J., & WAGSTAFF, M. (1995). TH1 CELLS SPECIFIC FOR HIV-1 GAG P24 ARE LESS EFFICIENT THAN TH0 CELLS IN SUPPORTING HIV REPLICATION, AND INHIBIT VIRUS-REPLICATION IN TH0 CELLS. IMMUNOLOGY, 86(1), 85-96. WoS34 Europe PMC27 |
| Year | Citation |
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| 2011 | Raftery, A. T., Delbridge, M. S., & Wagstaff, M. J. D. (2011). Churchill's Pocketbook of Surgery E-Book. Elsevier Health Sciences. |
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| 2025 | Wagstaff, M. J. D., & Low, N. (2025). Experience with a Synthetic Bilayer Biodegradable Temporising Matrix in Significant Burn Injury. In 50 Landmark Papers Every Plastic Surgeon Should Know (pp. 68-77). CRC Press. DOI |
| 2016 | Greenwood, J., & Wagstaff, M. (2016). The use of Biodegradable Polyurethane in the Development of Dermal Scaffolds. In S. Cooper, & J. Guan (Eds.), Advances in Polyurethane Biomaterials (pp. 631-662). United Kingdom: Elsevier. DOI Scopus10 |
| 2010 | Wagstaff, M. J. D., Reed, M. W. R., & Caddy, C. M. (2010). Breast reconstruction. In Management of Breast Cancer in Older Women (pp. 213-229). Springer London. DOI |
| Date | Role | Research Topic | Program | Degree Type | Student Load | Student Name |
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| 2020 | Co-Supervisor | Hypertrophic scar measures relationship to transepidermal water loss, and the effect of generic moisturisers on transepidermal water loss. | Doctor of Philosophy | Doctorate | Part Time | Ms Tanja Klotz |
| Date | Role | Committee | Institution | Country |
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| 2021 - ongoing | Member | Fellowship Examination Committee in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery | Royal Australasian College of Surgeons | Australia |
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