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He is certified by both the American Board of Surgery and the American Board of Plastic Surgery, and is also a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons, the Royal College of Surgeons in Edinburgh and the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons.

He is known and respected internationally for his work in aesthetic plastic surgery, in particular for his research on facial anatomy and consequent development of improved techniques of facelift and eyelid surgery, known as the extended SMAS technique.

After graduating in Melbourne, Australia, Dr. Mendelson trained in surgery at the prestigious Mayo Clinic in America for six years. He was then awarded a Fellowship in Aesthetic Surgery from the Institute of Reconstructive Plastic Surgery at New York University, where he trained for a further year, particularly
in the evolving field of improved facial surgery techniques, before returning to practise in Australia.

He has been Visiting Professor of Surgery at the University of Wisconsin and the University of California (UCLA), as well as Guest Surgeon at key international conferences. In 2000 he will be the Erich Visiting Professor of Plastic Surgery at the Mayo Clinic.

Dr. Mendelson is a regular panel member at international plastic surgery conferences and has published a significant body of literature in the major surgical journals and plastic surgery textbooks.

Dr. Mendelson practices from his private clinic in Melbourne, Australia where he performs the full range of cosmetic surgery procedures.