Ms Patricia Terrill was born in Melbourne.  She graduated from the University Melbourne in 1982 completing a Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery (MBBS). She spent eight years in general and plastic surgery training in Melbourne and Hobart as well as three years in London gaining further experience in Plastic Surgery specialising in Hand Surgery and Burns.  In 1993 she was awarded a fellowship by the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery (FRACS).

Ms Terrill has been working on the Mornington Peninsula since 1993. She is Head of the Plastic and Reconstructive Unit at Peninsula Health (Frankston Hospital). She also works at Peninsula Private Hospital. She consults in her private practice at 29 Specialist Centre, Frankston.

Ms Terrill is a member of the Australian Society of Plastic Surgeons, the Australian Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons, The Australian Hand Society and the Australian Wound Management Association. She is also a corresponding member of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons. Her main areas of practice include skin cancer surgery, hand surgery, cosmetic breast and abdominal surgery and wound management.