Associate Professor David Graham
B.Phty(Hons) MB BS FRACS(Orth) FAOrthA PFET(Hand Surgery)
Adult and Paediatric Hand and Wrist Surgeon
Associate Professor David Graham is an Australian trained Orthopaedic surgeon who specialises in hand, wrist and microsurgery for adults and children. Dr Graham consults privately on the Gold Coast at the Mudgeeraba Hand Clinic, and operates privately at John Flynn and Pindara Private Hospitals. Dr Graham is a consultant Orthopaedic / hand and wrist surgeon at the Gold Coast University and Queensland Children’s Hospital.
A/Prof Graham graduated from the University of Queensland (UQ) with a Bachelor of Physiotherapy with honours and went on to complete a Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery at UQ. After working as a junior doctor in Brisbane and the Gold Coast, Dr Graham subsequently completed his advanced training in Orthopaedic Surgery in NSW. Following Orthopaedic training, Dr Graham completed the Hand, Wrist and Microsurgery fellowship at the Royal North Shore Hospital / The Children’s Hospital at Westmead in Sydney, and international hand fellowships including; Ganga Hospital (Coimbatore, India) and the University of California Irvine/ Shriners Hospital Los Angeles / Children’s Hospital of Orange County (USA). Dr Graham has also travelled to visit and work with hand surgery professors in Japan and Spain.
Dr Graham worked as a consultant Hand, wrist and microsurgeon at the Sydney Hospital Hand Unit, as well as at the South Western Sydney Hand Unit (Fairfield Hospital) prior to returning to Queensland.
Dr Graham has a strong interest in teaching and research, and holds academic title with the University of Queensland, Griffith University and Bond University and has been awarded the title of Associate Professor due to his commitment to research and teaching. Dr Graham has over 80 peer reviewed published research papers in Orthopaedic and Hand surgery and presents at local, national and international hand surgery conferences.
Dr Graham was selected for the prestigious 2018 Australian Hand Surgery Society (AHSS), American Society for Surgery of the Hand (ASSH) travelling hand fellowship, visiting the Mayo Clinic Rochester MN, Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS) New York NY, Curtis Hand Centre Baltimore MD, Rothman Institute, Philadelphia PA. Dr Graham was fortunate to be again selected in 2023 for the combined AHSS/BSSH travelling fellowship, visiting Great Ormond Street Children's Hospital, Chelsea and Westminster Hospital, University College London, Morrison Hospital Swansea, Royal Glasgow Infirmary, Livingston Hospital and the Royal Hospital for Children, Glasgow.
Dr Graham regularly travels overseas on Orthopaedic outreach trips, with the aim of providing quality health care to all, and to provide teaching of the local surgeons and surgical trainees. These trips are in conjunction with the Australian Hand Surgery Society , American Society for Surgery of the Hand Touching Hands project, Orthopaedic Outreach and AUSNEP. These have included trips to Nepal, Cambodia, Fiji, and the Solomon Islands .
Dr Anna Loch-Wilkinson
MB BS B.App.Sc(Physio) FRACS(Plast)
Hand, Plastic and Microsurgeon
Dr Anna Loch-Wilkinson is an Australian trained Plastic & Reconstructive Surgeon based on the Gold Coast and Brisbane. She completed her undergraduate degree in Physiotherapy at the University of Sydney before attaining her Bachelor of Medicine & Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS), also at the University of Sydney. Upon completing her medical degree and internship, Dr Loch-Wilkinson completed her basic surgical training then initial registrar years in orthopaedic surgery prior to commencing specialist surgical training with the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons in Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery in NSW and Queensland. During her training, Dr Loch-Wilkinson worked at the Sydney Hospital Hand Unit, and the South Western Sydney Hand Unit at Fairfield.
After finishing her specialist training, Dr Loch-Wilkinson completed an International Hand Surgery Fellowship at Chelsea & Westminster Hospital in London (UK) and in Microsurgery & Breast Reconstruction in Bristol (UK). Dr Loch-Wilkinson is one of the only dual-fellowship trained plastic surgeons in QLD. Dr Loch-Wilkinson worked in Bristol and London (UK) as a consultant surgeon prior to returning to Queensland. Dr Loch-Wilkinson currently holds a Consultant Plastic and Hand Surgery appointment at the Mater Public Hospital in Brisbane, as well as working privately on the Gold Coast. In addition to hand surgery, Dr Loch-Wilkinson has an interest in breast and limb reconstruction, facial trauma and skin cancer surgery, and consults for general plastic surgery (non hand surgery) conditions at Southport.
Dr Loch-Wilkinson is internationally recognised for her ground-breaking work on Implant Associated Anaplastic Large Cell Lymphoma (BIA-ALCL) in collaboration with Professor Anand Deva and Macquarie University. She is a reviewer for two international peer-reviewed plastic surgery journals, and continues to be involved in research to help improve plastic and hand surgery outcomes.
Outside of medicine, Dr Loch-Wilkinson enjoys working towards her commercial pilot licence, playing soccer, paddle boarding and scuba diving. Dr Loch-Wilkinson is fluent in Swedish. Dr Loch-Wilkinson sees patients with hand conditions at the Mudgeeraba Hand Clinic and operates on hand patients at John Flynn Private and Pindara Private Hospitals.
Dr Daniel Williams
BSc MBBS FRACS(Plast)
Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeon
Subspecialising in Hand, Wrist and Microsurgery
Dr Daniel Williams is a locally trained Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeon, who completed high school and medicine locally on the Gold Coast.
Dr Williams undertook a Bachelor of Science (BSc) at the University of Queensland (Brisbane), where he attended St. Leo’s College. He went on to complete a post-graduate Bachelor of Medicine and a Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) at Griffith University (Gold Coast).
Dr Williams worked as a junior surgical doctor for 5 years on the Gold Coast, Brisbane and Cairns. He subsequently completed 5 years of advanced training in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery in Victoria and Queensland.
Dr Williams was then awarded his Fellowship of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery (FRACS(Plast)). Dr Williams has also had the privilege of working with world surgical leaders, completing 2 years of fellowships in Hand, Wrist and Microsurgery. Locally at the Gold Coast University Hospital and internationally at Clinica Cavadas (Valencia, Spain) and Piñal y Associados (Madrid, Spain).
His areas of interest are peripheral nerve surgery, wrist arthroscopy and reconstructive hand surgery.
Dr Williams offers a full spectrum of elective and trauma Hand Surgery , and he consults at the Mudgeeraba Hand Clinic and operates privately at John Flynn Private Hospital, Pindara Private Hospital, Gold Coast Private Hospital and Pacific Private Hospital. Dr Williams also performs general Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, including head and neck, breast and lower limb reconstruction privately through his Southport rooms (phone (07) 5683 0820). Dr Williams works publicly through his appointment at the Gold Coast University Hospital, as a Consultant Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeon, where he is involved in training future Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons.
Dr Williams has a lifelong commitment to education as a lecturer at Griffith University School of Medicine and Dentistry, teaching medical students. He also has an active role in research, with national and international presentations and publications.
Dr Williams is a provisional member of the Australian Hand Surgery Society (AHSS), through which he was awarded the del Piñal International Scholarship in 2022. He also holds membership with the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons (RACS) and the Australian Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS).
When Dr Williams is not working, he loves spending time with his young family and surfing.
Dr Williams has the following memberships:
· A Fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons
· The Australian Society of Plastic Surgeons
· A Provisional Member of the Australian Hand Surgery Society
Hand Therapists
Marin Suzuki - Hand Therapist
B.AppSc(Phty) Accredited Hand Therapist (AHTA) Certified Hand Therapist (USA)
Abbie Waddick - Hand Therapist
B.Occ.Thy Accredited Hand Therapist (AHTA) Certified Hand Therapist (USA)
Paul Foster - Hand Therapist
B.Phty Accredited Hand Therapist (AHTA)
Hannah Munro - Hand Therapist
B.App.Sc(OT) Associate member (AHTA)
Katie Stanko - Hand Therapist
B.Occ.Thy(Hons) Associate member (AHTA)
Claire Bladwell - Hand Therapist
B.Occ.Thy Associate member (AHTA)
Patric Spark - Hand Therapist
B.Occ.Thy.(Hons) Associate member (AHTA)
Kin Fung (Frank) Tam - Hand Therapist
BPhysio(Hons) Associate member (AHTA)
Brianna Arthur - Hand Therapist
B.Occ.Thy(Hons) Associate Member (AHTA)
Research
Assistant Professor Luke McCarron is an Occupational Therapist and Research Coordinator for the Australian Research Collaboration for Hands (ARCH). Luke is a PhD candidate at Griffith University, and has completed a Master of Science in Hand Therapy at the University of Derby, UK. Luke is an Accredited Hand Therapist (as awarded by the Australian Hand Therapy Association), and a Certified Hand Therapist (Hand Therapy Certification Commission of America).
Administration Staff
Lisa - Practice Manager
Julie - Secretary
Chloe - Secretary
Mel - Receptionist
Lana - Receptionist
Siobhan - Receptionist
