Thank you for considering referring your patient to Dr James Doherty. The team is committed to making the referral process simple and to accommodating urgent cases wherever possible.

How to send a referral

Provider details

Dr James Doherty — FRACS(Plast), MBBS(Syd), GDAAD, BEng(Hons)(Melb)
Registered medical practitioner. Specialist Plastic Surgeon — specialist registration in surgery (plastic surgery).
Ahpra: MED0001785748 · Medicare provider: 562788KH · HealthLink EDI: jdplsurg

Training and experience

FRACS SET training in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, NSW (2018–2023), with rotations including Prince of Wales, Royal Prince Alfred, Liverpool, St Vincent’s, Westmead, Royal North Shore, Sydney Children’s Randwick, Sydney Hand Hospital and Fairfield (hand surgery). ASAPS Accredited Aesthetic Fellowship, St Luke’s Potts Point (2023–24; 330 procedures). Reconstructive Microsurgery Fellowship, Universitair Ziekenhuis Gent, Belgium (2025). Consultant locum appointments at Royal Prince Alfred (2024) and Sunshine Coast University Hospital (2024). Selected publications and conference presentations available on request.

Urgent referrals

The team holds priority appointment slots and will do its best to accommodate urgent referrals. For acutely injured patients, please direct them to the nearest emergency department in the first instance.

Speaking with Dr Doherty

If you would like to discuss a patient before referring, please contact our rooms and we will arrange for Dr Doherty to call you back.

Hospitals where Dr Doherty operates

  • Chris O’Brien Lifehouse, Camperdown
  • Mater Hospital, North Sydney
  • North Shore Private, St Leonards
  • Hunters Hill Private, Hunters Hill
  • East Sydney Private, Woolloomooloo
  • Strathfield Private, Strathfield
  • Prince of Wales Private, Randwick
  • Double Bay Day Hospital, Double Bay

Areas of practice

  • Reconstructive microsurgery (DIEP, PAP, TUG, lumbar flap breast reconstruction; lower limb; head & neck)
  • Skin cancer excision and post-Mohs reconstruction
  • Hand trauma, fractures, and compression neuropathies
  • Facial trauma — soft tissue and skeletal
  • Aesthetic surgery of the breast and body

Need to discuss a case?

Phone: 1300 656 136 · Email: office@drjamesdoherty.au