Dr Vij Vijayasekaran (AM)
MBBS, FRACS (PLAS)
Specialised Surgical Procedures
- Elective and emergency/trauma hand surgery
- Carpal tunnel
- Digit re-plantation
- Dupuytren’s disease
- Nail bed deformities
- Nerve transfer surgery
- Peripheral nerve surgery
- Reconstructive microsurgery
- Rheumatoid arthritis / Osteoarthritis
Vij completed his undergraduate and post graduate training in Perth after graduating from the University of Western Australia in 1995 with degrees of Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery. He was awarded a Fellowship with the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons (FRACS) in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery in 2005.
He then undertook an Advanced Aesthetic Surgery Fellowship awarded by the Australasian Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons (ASAPS). This enabled him to gain extensive experience in aesthetic surgery of the breast (breast augmentation, short scar breast reduction and breast lift techniques), body contouring surgery (abdominoplasty) and rhinoplasty. Vij was the first surgeon in Australia to complete this Fellowship.
Vij also undertook subspecialty training in hand surgery, paediatric reconstructive surgery and cosmetic surgery at several internationally renowned institutions in Melbourne, Australia and Toronto, Canada.
In 2002 he was awarded a Member of the Order of Australia (AM) for providing medical expertise and assistance to the victims of the Bali bombings at Sanglah Hospital in Denpasar, Bali. He was also jointly awarded the Australian Newspaper’s “Australian of the Year” – nominated by the Australian public and selected by the editorial committee for the Australian Newspapers.
Vij is a Consultant Specialist Plastic Surgeon, including cleft and palate surgery, at Perth Children’s Hospital.
Vij has undertaken research in a number of areas of plastic surgery and has numerous publications in national and international journals. In addition, he has presented several papers at international meetings.
Professional Memberships
- Royal Australasian College of Surgeons (RACS)
- Australian Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS)
- Australian Medical Association (AMA)
- Australian Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons (ASAPS)
- Medical Defence Association of Western Australia
Consulting Locations
- St John of God Hospital, Subiaco
- St John of God Wexford Medical Centre, Murdoch
Operating Locations
- St John of God Hospital, Subiaco
- West Leederville Private Hospital, West Leederville
Registration Details:
- Registration Number – MED0001534300
- Registration Type – Specialist
- Specialty – Surgery
- Specialty Fields – Plastic Surgery
Contact Details
- T: (08) 9380 0366
- F: (08) 9380 0326
- E: drvij@handoc.com.au