Dr Aggarwal is a plastic surgeon with interests including microsurgical (free flap) reconstruction and aesthetic surgery. He also has an interest in implant breast reconstruction, hand surgery and skin cancer surgery.
Dr Aggarwal’s knowledge, and experience from high volume, low morbidity centres of excellence have been invaluable in delivery of a high quality surgical service to his patients in Sydney. His professional and personable nature, result in excellent patient satisfaction both with their surgical results and patient journey.
Dr Aggarwal completed his Medical degree at UNSW. His passion and aptitude for anatomy, as well as his interest in art led him to pursue a career in Plastic Surgery. He undertook a year of General Surgery training, followed by 5 years of training in Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery under the auspices of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons (RACS), resulting in his award of FRACS(Plast).
He completed a Master of Surgery through the University of Sydney and received the John Lowenthal medal. He was also awarded the Gordon Gordon-Taylor Medal for first place in Australia and New Zealand in the RACS Surgical Primary exams.
After completion of his Australian training, Dr Aggarwal undertook further training in highly sought fellowships abroad. He completed a fellowship in breast reconstruction & aesthetic/cosmetic surgery of the breast, face & body at the University of Toronto, Canada. He subsequently completed a Microsurgery Fellowship at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, USA, where he performed a high volume of microsurgical reconstructions (free flaps) of the breast, head & neck, upper and lower limb as primary operator.
He continues to be involved in teaching and education. For two years Dr Aggarwal was a representative of trainees on the National Board of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. He continues to be involved in the training of future plastic surgeons through his position at RPA Hospital and Sydney Adventist Hospitals. Dr Aggarwal regularly collaborates with his colleagues in Australia and North America to further plastic surgery research - in June 2016 Dr Aggarwal published a Continuing Medical Education (CME) article on Secondary Breast Augmentation, along with his Canadian colleagues, in the Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Journal, the premier journal for educating Plastic Surgeons world-wide.