ABOUT DR RUGHANI | PLASTIC SURGEON | BRISBANE | NORTH LAKES

• Skin Cancer Surgeon; basal cell carcinoma / squamous cell carcinoma, melanoma, sentinel lymph node biopsy, merkel cell, dermal sarcoma
• Reconstructive Surgeon: face (including eyelids, ears, nose and lips) scalp, head and neck, 
• Cosmetic Surgery:  eyelids, face, abdomen, body contouring and breast procedures

Milap is passionate about research and education because this promotes better patient care. 

As a practising surgeon, he continues to seek and learn the most advanced and proven techniques from industry colleagues and professionals, while also sharing his knowledge and experience with younger plastic surgeons in training. 

Milap has completed a Diploma in Higher Education (University of Oxford) and was awarded the Queensland Clinical Educator of the Year Award in 2020 by the Confederation of Postgraduate Medical Education Councils.

He has an enthusiasm for training younger surgeons and has produced a podcast to promote education and learning in plastic surgery. 

Milap has an active interest in research and has completed postgraduate research in Melanoma at the University of Oxford and at the Melanoma Institute Australia. 

He is currently a Senior Clinical Lecturer at the University of Queensland and often sought to present his clinical research at national and international conferences. 

Outside of the office, Milap loves spending time with his wife and two daughters, and in his free time, he enjoys playing cricket, squash, cooking and baking. He tries to cycle to work as often as he can.