VICDOC Autumn 2023 - Magazine - Page 36
DR
NEELA
JANAKIRAMANAN
—
PLASTIC + RECONSTRUCTIVE
SURGEON
N
eela is a reconstructive
plastic surgeon with a
focus on complex hand
and wrist surgery.
Her private practice is in
Melbourne, and she is the current
Acting Clinical Lead of plastic
surgery at Eastern Health. She
chose her specialty after completing
a medical school elective at an
NGO hospital which specialised
in reconstructive orthopedics in
Cambodia and seeing first-hand
how surgery could change lives.
Neela has also done significant
pro bono work in refugee health,
and a is a writer and commentator.
She is a regular contributor to
Women’s Agenda and other
publications, and her bestselling
debut novel, The Registrar, was
published in July 2022. Neela has
three sons aged six, 10 and 13.
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