Andrew was the Secretary and then the President of the Queensland Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons from 1988-1992.Īndrew was involved in the development of day surgery in Brisbane as a proprietor of Pacific Day Surgery. Close working relationships with orthopaedic surgeons at Royal Brisbane Hospital meant that both departments benefitted in the areas of limb salvage and gait analysis.Īndrew was president of the Australian Hand Society (1998-2000 ) and Vice President of the Australian Society of Plastic Surgeons (1998-1999 ). His efforts not only saved the limbs of many individuals but helped to change the way that lower limb trauma was approached in the hospital. He developed the use of the gastrocnemius flap and the plantar island flap with variations and micro vascular extensions. He obtained his fellowship in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery in 1981.Īndrew returned to Brisbane in 1982 at a time when microsurgery was in its infancy and he was involved in all forms of replantation surgery for adults and children. He made great friends and began a lifelong interest in lower limb reconstruction. Married to Frances (nee Roe) in 1974, they had Esther, Clarissa, Toby, Morgan and Mardi who have brought untold happiness and a tribe of grandchildren.Īndrew went to Melbourne for training in microsurgery at St Vincent's Hospital in the late 1970's with Bernie O'Brien and Wayne Morrison. After completing his medical degree at the University of Queensland, he worked at the Royal Brisbane Hospital and became just the third registrar to be appointed to the plastic and reconstructive surgery programme in Queensland. His father was the secretary of the Queensland branch of the AMA and his parents sent Andrew to Brisbane Boys Grammar where he became head boy. With his sister Hilary, he emigrated to Australia in 1957. Andrew Malcolm Jenkins (1949-2016) was born to Claude and Nora (nee Webb) in Hastings UK.
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