Adrian is dual qualified in both Dentistry & Medicine from the University of Melbourne. He commenced his specialist training in Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery with the Royal Australasian College of Dental Surgeons in 2010 and obtained his specialist qualification in 2018. Between 2018-2020 Adrian travelled to the UK to undertake additional advanced training in Head & Neck Cancer Surgery at St Georges Hospital in London and the Royal Derby Hospital sponsored through the Royal College of Surgeons in Edinburgh while also completing a Master’s thesis in Oncology with the University of Melbourne. Upon his return, Adrian has commenced specialty practice at OMFS & Royal Melbourne with a special interest in Head & Neck Cancer.

Adrian continues to lecture and demonstrate at the University of Melbourne and has published 10 articles in the scientific literature to date, primarily in the fields of trauma and head & neck oncology. Adrian has obtained 9 awards for research and academic excellence including the prestigious Foundation of the Pierre Fauchard Academy Scholarship award in 2004.

Adrian practises the full scope of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery including:

• Wisdom teeth, complex extractions & dentoalveolar surgery
• Dental implants - delayed and immediate
• Bone grafting & sinus lift surgery
• Maxillofacial trauma & reconstruction
• Corrective jaw surgery for malocclusion & sleep apnoea
• Conservative surgical management of the TMJ
• Head & Neck cancer & Oral Pathology
                         

HOSPITAL APPOINTMENTS   

Consultant - Royal Melbourne Hospital
Consultant - Royal Dental Hospital Melbourne