Dr Jillian 'Jill' Tomlinson

Overview

Dr Jill Tomlinson is a Melbourne plastic, reconstructive and hand surgeon. Her practice focuses on hand and wrist surgery for adults and children, with selected plastic surgery including ear surgery, skin lesion surgery and infant ear molding. She established Melbourne Hand Surgery in 2013 and operates at The Avenue Hospital, Windsor.

Dr Tomlinson graduated from the University of Melbourne in 2001, one of five students to achieve First Class Honours in both Medicine and Surgery. She trained at St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne, completed a Postgraduate Diploma in Surgical Anatomy in 2003, and undertook two years of advanced general surgical training. She began specialist plastic and reconstructive surgery training in 2007 and became a Fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons in 2011. She went on to a fellowship at Western Health (2011) and a Hand and Microsurgical Fellowship at John Hunter Hospital in New South Wales (2012 to 2013).

She treats carpal tunnel syndrome, trigger finger, Dupuytren's disease, ganglion cysts, fractures, tendon, ligament and nerve injuries, and arthritis of the thumb, hand and wrist. She offers wide awake local anaesthetic (WALANT) hand surgery. She also developed the Melbourne Hand Surgery Online Fracture Assessment service, which gives patients and referring doctors access to virtual specialist fracture assessment.

Dr Tomlinson was President of AMA Victoria from 2023 to 2025 and has served as an AMA Federal Councillor (2016 to 2021 and 2023 to 2025). She chairs the AMA Victoria Private Specialist Practice Policy Council and is a member of AMA Victoria Council. She is a Graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.

She has been a Specialty Editor for the Australian and New Zealand Journal of Surgery since 2012 and reviews for medical journals. Her work has been published in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Annals of Plastic Surgery, the BMJ and the Journal of the American College of Surgeons. She is a member of the Australian Medical Association, the Australian Hand Surgery Society and the Victorian Hand Surgery Society.

Dr Tomlinson is committed to patient education and plain-language communication. She wrote and maintains the Melbourne Hand Surgery and Jill Tomlinson Plastic Surgeon websites so that patients can understand their condition and take an active part in decisions about their care.

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