We recommend that adults and children over 12 wear face masks when attending our clinic, but no longer provide masks to patients and carers. Videoconsultations are conducted via telehealth at our dedicated virtual clinic. We are experiencing high demand for appointments hence require that all patients provide a referral prior to booking an appointment so that we can identify and manage urgent and emergency conditions in a timely manner, and so that our surgeons can assess your suitability for a telehealth appointment and identify any further information or tests that might be required before your consultation. If our surgeons assess that your condition (especially recent injuries) is best managed with hand therapy rather than surgery we may recommend that you see a qualified hand therapist (physiotherapist or occupational therapist) rather than schedule an appointment with our surgeons. Dr Tomlinson does not offer consultations and surgical services where a Medicare Rebatable Item Code does not apply; this includes injections for palmar hyperhidrosis. Dr Tomlinson has scheduled sabbatical leave during much of October, November and December 2023 so will not be available for urgent or emergency referrals during that time.

About

Created 09 December 2011, last modified 21 May 2023

Dr Jill Tomlinson

MBBS(Hons), PG Dip Surg Anat, GAICD, FRACS(Plast)

Dr Jill Tomlinson is a qualified plastic, reconstructive and hand surgeon. After graduating dux in her year at University High School, Jill completed medical school at the University of Melbourne in 2001, one of five students to graduate with first class honours in both medicine and surgery. Jill undertook her internship and basic surgical training at St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne, home of the Bernard O'Brien Institute of Microsurgery and Australia's first hand transplant. She obtained a postgraduate diploma in surgical anatomy from Melbourne University Private in 2003. After completing her basic surgical training in early 2005 she undertook two years of advanced training in general surgery, including 6 month terms in breast, thoracic, vascular and bariatric (weight loss) surgery, before commencing advanced training in plastic and reconstructive surgery in 2007. She was awarded a Fellowship of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery in 2011.

After qualifying as a plastic and reconstructive surgeon she undertook additional training in specialist hand surgery to be able to offer a full range of hand and wrist surgery services to her patients. In 2011 she worked as the Plastic and Reconstructive Fellow at Western Health in Victoria. In 2012-13 she was the Hand and Microsurgical Fellow on the Orthopaedic Unit at John Hunter Hospital, the largest trauma hospital in New South Wales, Australia.

Jill believes that using technologies can improve patient communication, education and outcomes. The Melbourne Hand Surgery (MHS) website is an ongoing project that has been developed to assist MHS patients who wish to learn more about their hand condition.

Jill has been a Specialty Editor for the Australian and New Zealand Journal of Surgery since 2012. She has published in international journals including Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, the Annals of Plastic Surgery, the British Medical Journal and the Journal of the American College of Surgeons. She maintains up-to-date knowledge of new developments in hand surgery through attendance at conferences and workshops and is a reviewer for national and international journals. Jill was a Partner Investigator on the Australian Research Council funded project "Elucidating the increasing demand for genital cosmetic surgery among girls and women in Australia" conducted by a multidisciplinary team of researchers at Monash University, Jean Hailes for Women's Health, Women's Health Victoria, Southern Health/Monash Medical Centre, Family Planning Victoria and the Australian Federation of Medical Women. Jill is a faculty member of the RACS Academy of Surgical Educators.

Jill is a graduate and member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors and has participated in senior roles in multiple medical societies. In May 2023 she was elected President of the Australian Medical Association of Victoria (AMAV). She is a Federal Councillor with the Australian Medical Association (AMA) from 2016-2021 and 2023-current. She was Secretary of the Australian Federation of Medical Women in 2011-2014, the Deputy Chair of the Executive Committee of the Women in Surgery Section of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons in 2011-2014, the Treasurer of the Victorian Medical Women's Society (2005-2009 and 2011-2012) and the Webmaster of the Australian Federation of Medical Women (2008-2013). Jill has represented doctors on medical indemnity issues as a member of the Avant Doctors-In-Training Advisory Council (2010-2012) and is a member of Women's Health Victoria, the Australian Medical Association, the Victorian Hand Surgery Society and the Australian Hand Surgery Society.

You can verify Dr Jill Tomlinson's Medical Board registration details at the Australian Health Practitioner Regulatory Agency by clicking here.

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