Dr Jack Harbison is a specialist Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeon (AHPRA Specialist registration: MED 0001109995) and has been a Fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons since 2016. He is a member of the Australian Society of Plastic Surgeons and the Australian and New Zealand Head and Neck Cancer Society.
Dr Harbison has undertaken post-fellowship training in:
As a Consultant at the Royal Adelaide Hospital, Dr Harbison is an active member of the multidisciplinary teams for head and neck cancer and sarcoma. He also contributes to the registrar’s teaching and quality improvement initiatives within the Plastic Surgery Department.
In addition to his hospital work, he serves as Chairperson of the SA chapter of the Australian Society of Plastic Surgery. To stay current with the latest techniques and treatments, he regularly attends national and international conferences.
Consultations are offered at Plastic Surgery Central in Dulwich and Riverland General Hospital in Berri. Surgical procedures are performed at Central Day Surgery, St Andrew’s Hospital, Burnside Hospital and Calvary Adelaide Hospital.
At his private practice, Plastic Surgery Central, Dr Harbison consults with patients relating to all areas of his specialty. With a special interest in:
In Australia, just about anyone with a standard medical degree is allowed to perform cosmetic surgery. In fact, currently there is no legislation to stop any doctor from calling themselves a ‘surgeon’, even without formal surgical training.
Your only safeguard is to look for the letters FRACS under a doctor’s name and check that they are affiliated with the Australian Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS), as only fully qualified plastic surgeons have these titles and memberships. They confirm that your doctor has completed many years (at least 10 years) of training and examinations in surgery -far beyond the medical school period.
