Dr David Sparks is an Australian trained Specialist Plastic Surgeon with a specific interest in Facial Aesthetic Surgery. Facial cosmetic surgery procedures he performs includes blepharoplasty, brow lift, face and neck lift, lip lift/augmentation as well as cosmetic fat grafting to the face.
Dr Sparks also performs surgery for skin cancer/melanoma (including sentinel node biopsy), facial palsy (facial reanimation), as well as Head and Neck cancer (parotid tumours, neck lumps, microsurgical reconstruction). For cancer surgery, he has a focus on achieving the most cosmetically favourable results through minimally invasive approaches and innovative techniques.
Having trained in major public and private hospitals throughout Brisbane, Sydney and the Gold Coast, Dr Sparks has had a broad training in all aspects of plastic, hand, reconstructive and cosmetic surgery. On completion of training, he was awarded the Fellowship with the Royal Australian College of Surgeons (FRACS).
Dr Sparks has a proud academic record and has won a number of national research awards during his surgical training, including: The Emmett Prize by the Australian Society of Plastic Surgeons, the Neville Davis prize by the Royal Australian College of Surgeons and the Young Investigator Award by the Surgical Research Society of Australia. He was also awarded the Poate Family Plastic and Reconstructive Travel Grant to observe leaders in craniofacial surgery in the United States.
Dr Sparks has a PhD in regenerative medicine for which he was nominated for the Outstanding Doctoral Thesis Award (ODTA). Currently he has an appointment as a Lecturer with the University of Queensland. Dr Sparks has published multiple research papers in plastic surgery and regenerative medicine, including journals affiliated with both Nature and Science. He is also actively involved in training junior medical staff and future plastic surgeons and also supervises research students.
Dr Sparks aims to provide a holistic surgical experience for his patients. He brings together his experience in both reconstructive and cosmetic aspects to his plastic surgical training as well as his experience in regenerative medicine research to optimise outcomes for his patients.