Dr Helen Douglas

Overview

Dr Helen Douglas is a Specialist Plastic Surgeon working in Perth, Western Australia and specialising in burns, scarring and laser treatments.  

Helen works in public and private practice; she is a Consultant Plastic Surgeon in both the adult (Fiona Stanley Hospital) and children’s (Perth Children’s Hospital) burn units and has extensive experience in burns, reconstructive surgery and laser treatment of scars. 

Dr Douglas is an award-winning plastic surgeon – she graduated in medicine in 2004, started her specialist plastic surgery training in the UK in 2011 and completed it in Perth, WA. Helen is a Fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons and the Royal College of Surgeons of England and was awarded the prestigious Ian McGregor Gold Medal for outstanding performance in her Specialist examinations in 2015.  

She has undertaken laser fellowships in the UK and WA and continues to publish and present her research on scarring, laser and trauma and burn surgery. 

Dr Douglas is a Senior Lecturer at The University of Western Australia and a Clinical Tutor at Cardiff University where she undertook her Master’s degree in Laser and Wound healing.