Dr Jillian Tomlinson

Overview

Dr Jill Tomlinson is a fully qualified plastic, reconstructive and hand surgeon. After graduating dux in her year at University High School, Jill completed medical school at the University of Melbourne in 2001, one of five students to graduate with first class honours in both medicine and surgery. Jill undertook her internship and basic surgical training at St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne, home of the Bernard O'Brien Institute of Microsurgery and Australia's first hand transplant. She obtained a postgraduate diploma in surgical anatomy from Melbourne University Private in 2003. After completing her basic surgical training in early 2005 she undertook two years of advanced training in general surgery, including 6 month terms in breast, thoracic, vascular and bariatric (weight loss) surgery, before commencing advanced training in plastic and reconstructive surgery in 2007. She was awarded a Fellowship of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery in 2011.

After qualifying as a plastic and reconstructive surgeon she undertook additional training in specialist hand surgery in order to be able to offer a full range of hand and wrist surgery services to her patients. In 2011 she worked as the Plastic and Reconstructive Fellow at Western Health in Victoria. In 2012-13 she was the Hand and Microsurgical Fellow on the Orthopaedic Unit at John Hunter Hospital, the largest trauma hospital in New South Wales, Australia.

Jill believes that using web technologies can improve patient communication, education and outcomes and welcomes ePatients in her surgical practice. The Jill Tomlinson Plastic Surgeon and Melbourne Hand Surgery websites are ongoing projects that Jill has developed to assist patients who wish to learn more about their plastic surgical and or hand conditions.

You can verify Dr Jill Tomlinson's Medical Board registration details at the Australian Health Practitioner Regulatory Agency by clicking here.