Christopher Coombs

Christopher trained in Melbourne in plastic and reconstructive surgery after completing his medical degree at Monash University, where he graduated with Honours. He completed training in Plastic Surgery in 1992 and was then the craniofacial fellow at the Royal Children’s Hospital. Following this, he did further postgraduate studies at Harvard University in Boston and Toronto Sick Kids, in the field of Paediatric hand and microsurgery.
He has particular interests in Paediatric Hand surgery and microsurgery, Ear Reconstruction and Facial Palsy. Christopher is currently Chief of Hand and Microvascular surgery and Head of the Microtia clinic at the Royal Children's Hospital in Melbourne and a past chairman of the Victorian Board of Plastic Surgery Royal Australasian College of Surgeons.