Dr Atul Ingle is an Australian-trained Plastic and Reconstructive surgeon. He holds the position of Head of Department of Plastic Surgery at Townsville University Hospital and he is a Senior Lecturer at James Cook University.
Dr Ingle undertook his original undergraduate and post-graduate surgical training in India prior to coming to Australia. He completed two Master of Surgery Degrees in the areas of general surgery (kidney transplantation) and plastic surgery (skin flap techniques).
In 2006, upon moving to Australia, he commenced training in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery to satisfy the Australian training programme, starting at Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital, where he gained experience in head and neck reconstruction, limb trauma reconstruction, breast reconstructive surgery and skin cancer surgery, including melanoma and the management of burns. He then undertook additional training in breast augmentation, breast reduction and abdominoplasty surgery.
Dr Ingle successfully passed his Australian Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Specialist exams in 2010 and was admitted as a Fellow of the Royal Australian College of Surgeons (FRACS). He is a member of the Australian Society of Plastic Surgeons and the Royal Australian College of Surgeons.
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I really became interested in Plastic Surgery as a medical student when a relative of mine had his jaw reconstructed after cancer reconstruction.
Plastic Surgery requires hard work, perseverance and sacrifice. It requires the ability to visualise the three-dimensional view of tissue to be altered with meticulous planning.
The ability of a plastic surgeon to help patients restore form and function confirmed my decision to choose this profession
Breast reduction is one of my favourite operations as the results of the procedure are very satisfying to my patients. Patients are almost immediately relieved of upper-back and shoulder pain, and repeated skin rashes
