Hand surgery is a specialised area of surgery which has skill sets derived from Orthopaedic, Plastic and General Surgery. Hand surgeons originate from each of these three base surgical specialities; and in some countries hand surgery is a completely separate surgical entity in its own right.

Both during and following surgical training, Dr Graham made significant effort to work with Orthopaedic, Plastic and General Surgery trained hand surgeons; both in Australia and abroad.

The Mudgeeraba Hand Clinic (which was start by Dr Graham and Marin Suzuki) has an excellent balance of Orthopaedic and Plastic Surgery, and Physiotherapists and Occupational Therapists –  and the team encourages the collaboration of Orthopaedic and Plastic surgery and Physio and Occupational Therapists to facilitate optimal patient outcomes.

The Royal Australasian College of Surgeons (RACS) has implemented a post fellowship training program in Hand Surgery (PFET Hand Surgery) for Orthopaedic or Plastic surgeons who have a special passion for hand surgery. Dr Graham has completed additional PFET hand surgery training, and were awarded the additional qualification of PFET(Hand Surgery) by the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons in 2017.

Paediatric Hand Surgery

The field of paediatric hand surgery includes both traumatic and congenital surgery. This is an extremely varied field. Just some of the conditions treated include syndactlyly, brachial plexus, limb deficiency syndromes, constriction band sundromes, polydactyly, as well as many other conditions affecting the hand and wrist.

Dr Graham consults and operates on paediatric patients at Queensland Children’s Hospital (formerly Lady Cilento Children’s Hospital), Gold Coast University Hospital, Pindara Private Hospital and John Flynn Private Hospital.