Dr Bruce Ashford is a general surgeon who performs head and neck surgery. He has undergraduate medical and dental qualifications and completed general surgery training prior to undertaking fellowships in head and neck surgery and microvascular reconstruction.

Dr Ashford undertakes research at the University of Wollongong and has a PhD in molecular biology. He trains surgical registrars and fellows and is a member of the Court of Examiners for the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons. He works at Wollongong Public and Private Hospitals.