About Peter Haertsch
Training
Dr Haertsch undertook his medical training at Sydney University and trained as a General Surgeon in Edinburgh. After several years of practice in General Surgery in Sydney, he went to England and the United States to retrain in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery and spent some time at the McIndoe Burns Unit in East Grinstead, one of the world's leading Burns Units.
Voluntary Work
Dr Haertsch has participated in over 40 trips with Interplast which is a voluntary organisation treating children with congenital deformity in developing countries. He has performed surgery in Tanzania, Pakistan, the Philippines and the South Pacific Islands.Academic/Literature Contributions
Dr Haertsch has made a significant contribution to the plastic surgery literature and in particular, to the burns literature. Dr Haertsch is on the faculty of the John Boswick Burn Care and Wound Healing Group based in Maui, Hawaii and he presents at the weeklong annual conference.He offers a 24 hour on call consultative service for burns to the French Government in New Caledonia and has also produced a 110 minute DVD on Burns Management for distribution in Pakistan and the Philippines. In addition, Dr Haertsch instructs in the Emergency Management of Severe Burns and has participated in courses in Darwin, Papua New Guinea and Bangladesh.
He was a significant driving force in the reorganisation of the burn services for NSW and was the Inaugural Chairman of the Severe Burn Injury Services Group. He was also directly responsible for the establishment of an Academic Chair in the Burn Injury and Reconstructive Surgery at Sydney University and is a member of the Sydney Burn Injury Foundation. He is the current Director of Burns Services at Concord Hospital.
He was awarded the Order of Australia Medal in 2003 for his work treating the Bali bombing burn victims and a Member in the General Division (AM) in 2018 for significant service to medicine in the field of plastic and reconstructive surgery as a clinician and administrator, and to medical education.
He has been an accredited assessor for WorkCover and the Motor Accidents Authority of NSW and Tasmania for several years.
Associate Professor Haertsch is also a member of the Expert Advisory Group for Gender Differences, NSW Department of Health, and has contributed to the Lowe Report on the provision of gender reassignment surgery in NSW.
About Dr Sepehr Lajevardi
Dr. Sepehr Lajevardi is a Sydney based Specialist Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeon specialising in aesthetic surgery of breast and body, as well as skin cancer and hand surgery. After graduating as the Dux of Killara High School with a UAI of 100, Dr Lajevardi received a scholarship to undertake his undergraduate medical training at University of NSW. He combined this with a Bachelor of Medical Science and research Honours graduating with Honours Class 1 in Medicine. He then went on to complete his junior medical training at Royal North Shore Hospital, during which time he completed a Master of Surgery at the University of Sydney, GradDip in Anatomy from the University of New England and received the Australian Postgraduate Award Scholarship to undertake his PhD in Plastic Surgery through the University of Sydney. Dr Lajevardi served as the Chair of the trainee subcommittee of NSW clinical surgical training council for 4 years helping improve surgical training in NSW.
After undertaking two years of accredited General Surgical Training, Dr Lajevardi commenced 5 years of advanced surgical training in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery through the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons (RACS). Dr Lajevardi has a keen interest in research with many publications and more than 50 presentations at national and international conferences. Dr Lajevardi was also mentored by Sydney's leading Plastic Surgeons to further his skills in Aesthetic Plastic Surgery through his post training fellowships at Macquarie University, East Sydney Private and St Luke's Hospitals.
Dr Lajevardi has a keen interest to mentor the next generation of doctors and is a Clinical Associate Lecturer at the University of Sydney. Dr Lajevardi is also the founding member and the immediate past Chairman of the international charity organization, 'Doctors Assisting in South-Pacific Islands DAISI', organizing much needed surgical trips to the pacific as well as medical supplies to help our closest neighbours. Dr Lajevardi prides himself in his meticulous surgical technique. His paramount consideration is patient satisfaction, always striving to achieve tailored results in a caring and compassionate way. When he is not working, Dr. Lajevardi enjoys spending time with his young family and travelling.
