Paul van Minnen is a specialist Plastic, Reconstructive & Hand Surgeon with thirteen years of exclusive focus on the hand and wrist, and twenty years of hand surgery experience overall. He provides bespoke specialist care for adults with upper limb conditions, combining technical skill with a personal, respectful approach.
Key highlights
- Medical degree and PhD in surgery, Utrecht University, The Netherlands
- Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery specialist registration in Australia (FRACS, 2015), Europe (EBOPRAS, 2012) and The Netherlands (NVPC, 2012)
- Advanced fellowship training in Reconstructive Microsurgery, Burns Surgery, and Hand & Wrist Surgery (Royal Adelaide Hospital and Flinders Medical Centre, 2013-2015)
- Dedicated, full-time private hand and wrist surgery practice since 2015
- Clinical interests include: joint replacement surgery, Dupuytren’s disease surgery, all hand trauma, post-traumatic revision surgery, arthroscopic wrist surgery, and minimally invasive hand surgery
- Multiple peer-reviewed publications and author of a hand surgery textbook chapter
- Founder and Director of GRIP: Hand, Wrist & Reconstructive Surgery and GRIP Hand Therapy
Career Summary
| 2021 – present | Director, GRIP Hand Therapy |
| 2016 – present | Director / Owner, GRIP: Hand, Wrist & Reconstructive Surgery |
| 2016 – 2020 | Consultant Plastic Surgeon, Staff Specialist, Royal Adelaide Hospital |
| 2015 | Hand Surgery Fellow, Flinders Medical Centre, Adelaide |
| 2014 | Burns Surgery Fellow, Royal Adelaide Hospital, Adelaide |
| 2013 | Microsurgery Fellow, Royal Adelaide Hospital, Adelaide |
| 2009 – 2012 | Plastic Surgery Registrar, Utrecht University Medical Centre |
| 2007 – 2008 | General Surgery Registrar, Diakonessen Hospital, Utrecht |
| 2003 – 2006 | PhD Research Fellow, Utrecht University Medical Centre |
| 1996 – 2003 | Medical Student, Utrecht University, The Netherlands |
Professional Memberships
- Royal Australasian College of Surgeons (RACS)
- Australian Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS)
- Australian Hand Surgery Society (AHSS)
- Australian Medical Association (AMA)
- Asia-Pacific Wrist Association (APWA)
- South Australian Hand Surgery Society (SAHSS)
- Netherlands Society of Plastic Surgery (NVPC)
- Netherlands Society for Hand Surgery
- European Board of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery (EBOPRAS)