Emily completed her medical training at the National University of Ireland in 2008, graduating with a degree in Medicine, with honours.
In 2011, she was awarded a full-time research scholarship under Professor Fiona Wood, which brought her to Perth. She was then accepted into the Australasian Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Training Program.
Emily became a Specialist Plastic Surgeon in 2023 when she was awarded a Fellowship of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons (FRACS) in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery.
She then completed post-fellowship subspecialty training in breast reconstruction at Chris O’Brien Lifehouse in Sydney.
Emily went on to work as a Consultant Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeon in Darwin and Hobart, providing specialist care to regional and remote communities. In Tasmania, she established the public breast reconstruction service at Royal Hobart Hospital, served as Director of the Tasmanian Statewide Burns Service, and ran her own private practice in Battery Point, Hobart.
She commenced private practice with the Western Australian Plastic Surgery Centre in 2026, where she works alongside many of the surgeons who supported her during her training.
Emily holds a position as a Consultant Specialist Plastic Surgeon at Royal Perth Hospital.
