Specialist Surgeons

Prof. Dr. Hoffman completed both his primary medical and primary dental qualifications at the University of Queensland.

He undertook 2 years of vocational (dental) practice, completed a year of post graduate study in Oral Pathology, successfully passed part 1 – part 2 FRACDS and then completed four years of full time ANZAOMS accredited specialty training in Oral and Maxillofacial (OMF) surgery (1985 – 1988, Royal Brisbane and Princess Alexandra Hospitals). He gained an additional three years of post – graduate targeted tutelage (under Dr Frank Moloney) in orthognathic surgery and temporomandibular joint surgery (1989 – 1991).

He achieved specialist recognition as an OMF surgeon in 1991 and then he unilaterally returned to further study and completed his medical degree (1996). This was followed by the mandatory full time registration (intern) year (PGYI, 1997) and a second full time year (PGY2, 1998) as a basic surgical trainee (Royal Australasian College of Surgeons) at the Royal Brisbane Hospital. This included three month rotations in neuro surgery, vascular surgery, ear-nose-throat surgery and plastic surgery. He also achieved MMedSc (Surgery) 1993, PhD (Surgery) 1997 , and MD (Head-Neck Surgery) 2015.

Desirous of further targeted training he then undertook (via competitive interview) four full time years accredited training (Royal College of Surgeons) in the United Kingdom in recognised maxillofacial units in London, Leicester, Portsmouth-Southampton, Coventry-Warwick. This furthered his OMF skills generally , but most specifically in the area of Head and Neck (Resective and Reconstructive) surgery, During that time, he also completed surgical rotations in Basel (Switzerland) and Baltimore (Maryland, USA).

He is currently a Senior VMO in OMF surgery at the John Hunter Hospital, and Professor (Conjoint), University of Newcastle School of Medicine.

Career Synopsis:

Qualifications: MBBS, BDSc, PhD, MDSc, MMedSc, FACOMS, FRACDS, FACS, FRCS, MD

Registrations: Medical (OMF) Surgical Specialist: AHPRA (2000) and GMC (2006)

Dental (OMF) Surgical Specialist: AHPRA (1991)

Teaching: Active teacher of medical and dental undergraduate and post graduates.

Research: Author of 90 peer reviewed journal publications, 20 Abstracts and a book chapter.

Administration: Head of Department: John Hunter Hospital 2012 – 2016

(previous, Head at Princess Alexandra Hospital, Brisbane, South Warwickshire NHS Trust Warwick and Coventry).

Chairman, Medical Advisory Committee – Newcastle Private Hospital.

Member, Academic Appl Committee, School of Medicine, University of Newcastle

Special interests: Head and Neck Surgery, Corrective jaw surgery (orthognathic), Cranio-maxillofacial trauma, while maintaining a broad based practice in general oral/maxillofacial surgery.