Dr Thomas Sunderland

Tom started out his career in Scotland where he completed his Dental Degree at the University of Glasgow and then his Medical Degree at the University of Aberdeen graduating with Honours in 1998. He went on to complete further general surgical training and completed his fellowship in general surgery (FRCS) at the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow in 2000. Prior to this he had already completed the Fellowship in Dental Surgery at the Royal College of Surgeons in London.

Tom moved to Melbourne with his Australian wife in 2000 and then completed more training in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery and attained the FRACDS(OMS) in 2003.

Since then Tom has held public appointments at Monash Medical Centre, Dandenong Hospital, The Austin Hospital, St Vincents Hospital and the Royal Dental Hospital. Tom started in private practice in Collins street in 2003 and continues to work out of the same practice as well as at some branch practices.

Tom is a member of the Australasian Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons (ANZAOMS) and the International Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons. He was on the National council of ANZAOMS for 3 years (2006 – 2009) and was chair of the organising committee for the National conference in Melbourne in 2011.

Tom attends International and National conferences regularly to keep in step with current practice in his specialty and he has made contributions as a speaker at several such conferences both at home and overseas.