​Why choose Dr Lewis Blennerhassett?

Dr Lewis Blennerhassett’s focus on providing first-class individualised surgical treatment and care means that he will personally oversee every aspect of your treatment from your initial booking to full recovery.

He will listen to your needs, answer all your questions and explain procedures in everyday language, helping you to determine which procedure best suits you.

In the operating theatre, he is meticulous and precise and prioritises safety and quality.  His anaesthetists are skilled and highly qualified.

A Specialist Plastic Surgeon with extensive experience, Dr Blennerhassett is fully accredited by the Commonwealth Government of Australia, through the Australian Medical Council, to perform all aspects of reconstructive and cosmetic surgery. His principal areas of clinical interest are facial and breast plastic surgery and hand surgery. 
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Always supportive and ready to assist you, book an appointment today with Dr Blennerhassett to discuss high-quality plastic, cosmetic and hand surgery treatment options.
  • Over 25 years’ experience
  • Highly-qualified Specialist Plastic Surgeon
  • Committed to prioritising standards and safety
  • Devoted to working with patients to achieve their desired result
  • Dedicated to strong doctor-patient communication
  • Experienced and compassionate Plastic Surgeon
  • Personally oversees all patient aftercare
  • Contactable 
  • Personalised treatment plan based on your needs
  • Friendly and caring and happy to answer all questions
  • Works with both adults & children
  • Trains and educates other plastic surgeons
  • Born and raised in Perth

Meet Dr Lewis Blennerhassett

​Dr Lewis Blennerhassett is a highly qualified Specialist Plastic Surgeon with extensive surgical education and training in Australia and the USA. He has 25 years of experience operating, treating and caring for patients at major Perth hospitals, both public and private.
"I don’t keep count, but I’ve done over 20 thousand operations over the past 25 years since first picking up a scalpel. The shortest operation was only a few minutes and the longest was 36 hours. The youngest patient I have operated on was only a few hours old and the oldest was 97 years-old. My weekly theatre lists include cosmetic and breast surgery cases, as well as hand surgery and cancer surgery. I feel very privileged to have worked with amazingly talented surgical, anaesthetic and theatre staff in Perth’s hospitals and overseas."
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​– Dr Lewis Blennerhassett
An expert in all aspects of plastic, reconstructive and cosmetic surgery and a great communicator, he treats both adults and children. Committed to maintaining high quality care, Dr Blennerhassett has also been actively involved in;
  • Training and examining other plastic surgeons
  • Inspecting standards and safety in hospitals around the country - representing The Royal Australasian College of Surgeons in hospital accreditation
  • Determining which overseas doctors are sufficiently skilled to work in Australia.

When away from work, Dr Blennerhassett's spare time is spent with his family, enjoying the ocean and WA’s beautiful coastline. He is a keen swimmer and surfer.

Dr Lewis Blennerhassett’s Qualifications & Training

Born and educated in Western Australia, his medical degree was from the University of WA and his advanced training in plastic and reconstructive surgery was with the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons. To achieve his fellowship with this College, he did four years of general surgery plus four years of advanced training in plastic and reconstructive surgery.

Following this, specialist training was undertaken in Boston USA in 1999-2000, where he completed a postgraduate surgical fellowship administered through Harvard Medical School. He was winner of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons’ travelling fellowship award in 1999. 

His extensive private practice is based in Subiaco, ensuring he is close by to the hospitals where his patients undergo surgery and aftercare.
Qualifications:
  • MBBS (University of WA)
  • FRACS (Fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons)
  • Surgical Fellowship (Harvard Medical School in Boston in 1999-2000) 

Memberships:​
  • Fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons
  • Australian Society of Plastic Surgeons
  • Australasian Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons
  • American Society of Plastic Surgeons
  • Australian Hand Surgery Society
  • WA Hand Surgery Society

​Dr. Blennerhassett has served as:

  • WA Board Chairman of Plastic Surgeons for the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons – selecting future plastic surgery advanced trainees, developing their curriculum and examining them.
  • Chairman of the Board for the International Medical Graduates – assessing foreign trained plastic surgeons and their eligibility to practice in Australia.
  • President of the Western Australian Society of Plastic Surgeons.
  • Head of the Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery at Princess Margaret Hospital, and is also involved in training medical students, junior doctors and young-surgeons-in-training  

Dr Lewis Blennerhassett's Philosophy

I believe that first class surgical treatment and care depends on several key factors, all of which I offer:
  • Accurate assessment and individualised treatment.
  • Meticulous surgical techniques.
  • Constant update and evaluation of medical techniques and information from around the world.
  • Patient support and accessibility of the surgeon to patient requests.
  • A willingness to explain procedures in everyday language.
  • Patient confidentiality​ ​

Hospital and Services


​Dr Lewis Blennerhassett operates at Bethesda, St John’s, Perth Children’s,  West Leederville and Glengarry hospitals.​

​Current Affiliations and Memberships



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