About the Symposium
Continuing the legacy of our highly successful 2014, 2017, 2021 conferences, the 5th Multidisciplinary Masters’ Symposium on Blepharoplasty and Facial Rejuvenation will be held from September 1-2, 2023 in the vibrant city of Sydney, Australia. The conference will take place at the iconic Bondi Pavilion, over looking Bondi Beach. We have gathered an impressive international and local faculty to promote the exchange of great ideas. Our speakers will offer a firsthand look at the latest surgical and non surgical practices, sharing the latest exciting advances and innovations.
WHO SHOULD ATTEND
The Masters' Symposium is a multidisciplinary event organised by Blepharoplasty Australia (BA) in conjunction with the Australasian Academy of Facial Plastic Surgery (AAFPS). The Symposium will see renowned experts from a variety of medical specialties and subspecialties such as plastic surgeons, oculoplastic surgeons, facial plastic surgeons, general plastic surgeons, cosmetic surgeons, reconstructive surgeons, and dermatologists.
WHEN
1–2 September, 2023
31 August, 2023
Dissection & Non-Surgical workshops
WHERE
Sydney, Australia, Bondi Pavilion (Plenary)
Sydney Hospital, Sydney (Workshops)
Convenors
Ben Burt
Dr Benjamin Burt is a Specialist Oculoplastic Surgeon. Dr Burt (FRANZCO FACS) has extensive surgical experience in the US, Australia, New Zealand and the United Kingdom.
An Ophthalmologist for over 10 years, Dr Benjamin Burt specialises in Oculoplastic Surgery of the orbit, eyelids, periorbital, face, and the reconstruction of the eye and associated structures.
Dr. Burt has completed a dual fellowship at the University of California (Los Angeles) (UCLA) under the renowned Dr Robert Goldberg and an Oculopastic fellowship in Auckland, New Zealand. He has an impressive record of international presentations and publications and is currently an editor/reviewer of several prestigious Ophthalmology journals.
George Marcells
Dr Marcells is an ENT, Facial Plastic Surgeon based in Edgecliff in Sydney. He is the President of the AAFPS (Australasian Academy of Facial Plastic Surgery). He is Co-Director of the Sydney Rhinology Fellowship which accepts Fellows for advanced rhinology training through the American Match program.
Dr Marcells is actively involved in Rhinology research and is Supervising an Honours Student Project on the External Nasal Valve.
Simon Taylor
Dr Simon Taylor is an Ophthalmologist with a subspecialty practice in Oculoplastic, Orbital and Lacrimal Surgery. Dr Taylor graduated in Medicine with First Class Honours from the University of Sydney in 1989. Specialist Ophthalmology training was undertaken at the Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital, Melbourne, and then as the Senior Professorial Registrar at the Sydney Eye Hospital. His subspecialty training in Ophthalmic Plastic Surgery, Orbital and Lacrimal Surgery was then undertaken in Australia, USA and the UK. He was the Honorary Oculoplastic Fellow at the Sydney Eye Hospital in 1999.
Fellowship training in Oculoplastic Surgery was then undertaken at the University of Michigan, the University of Utah and Royal Manchester Eye Hospital, Manchester, UK.
Dr Taylor is an Honorary Associate at the Sydney Eye Hospital, a consultant at the Skin & Cancer Foundation and a VMO at Westmead Hospital. He holds the position of Senior Lecturer at University of Sydney and the Sydney Adventist Hospital Clinical School.
Peter Callan
A former president of the Australian Society of Plastic Surgeons, Dr Callan is a sought-after surgeon, particularly in the field of rhinoplasty, with patients travelling from interstate and overseas to his Geelong practice.
Dr Callan is committed to being at the forefront of advancements and innovation in his field and, with his Sydney colleague Dr George Marcells, is a co-convener of both the triennial Masters Symposium on Functional and Aesthetic Rhinoplasty and the triennial Masters Symposium on Face lift and Facial Rejuvenation, which brings together some of the best and most distinguished rhinoplasty and face lift surgeons in the world. He is also a regular faculty member of the triennial Masters Symposium on Blepharoplasty and Facial Rejuvenation.
Dr Callan is a Faculty Member of the world famous Melbourne Advanced Facial Anatomy Course. He has also been a faculty member of the Rhinoplasty Society of Europe Meeting in Bergamo.
Angelo Tsirbas
In 2021 Dr Angelo Tsirbas will be a moderator of the 2021 ASOPRS Fall meeting. Graduating at the top of his medical school with honours, Dr. Tsirbas trained in general surgery before completing ophthalmic training at the Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital. He was awarded a Fullbright Scholarship to Columbia University in New York City, and undertook further training at the Manhattan Eye, Ear and Throat Hospital, as well as the New York Eye and Ear Infirmary. In 2005, he was appointed to the faculty of the Orbital and Oculofacial Surgical Department at the Jules Stein Eye Institute in Los Angeles.
Dr. Angelo Tsirbas has written and published an extensive list of medical literature including over 50 research papers and book chapters, and he is a regular invited speaker at medical conferences around the world. Dr. Tsirbas is a member of RANZCO, ASOPRS, AAFPS, ESOPRS and specializes in blepharoplasty and facial rejuvenation.