Janek Januszkiewicz

Introduction
Dr Janek Januszkiewicz is founding co-director of the New Zealand Institute of Plastic and Cosmetic Surgery. His private practice is located at 243 Remuera Road, Auckland.

Philosophy
“Throughout my career I have regarded effective communication and compassion as the cornerstones of good medicine. In my practice you will find the emphasis is on providing personalised care tailored to the individual in a safe and professional environment. “

Background
Dr Januszkiewicz has more than 30 years of experience as a plastic surgeon. He is recognized worldwide as a leader in his field. Throughout his career reconstructive surgery for women with breast cancer has been a strong focus, together with his expertise in cosmetic breast surgery.

Dr Januszkiewicz is New Zealand born and educated, graduated from the Auckland University School of Medicine and completed postgraduate plastic surgical training in 1993 achieving Fellowship of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons in Plastic Surgery.

A further three years of postgraduate plastic surgery training were spent in the UK and US. This included a year at the prestigious Emory University Department of Plastic Surgery, where he studied under the guidance of two of America's leading plastic surgeons before returning to New Zealand.
From 1996 to 2005 he was Clinical Tutor in the University of Auckland Department of Surgery; a Consultant Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeon at Middlemore and Kidz First hospitals; and a Visiting Plastic Surgeon to Auckland/North Shore hospitals and Starship Children’s Hospital.

Dr Januszkiewicz has developed educational courses for plastic surgeons from Australasia and Southeast Asia and remains actively involved in the training and development of New Zealand's plastic surgeons. He has participated in volunteer international surgical missions (Interplast) providing plastic surgery services to children in countries less privileged than our own.
Dr Januszkiewicz served on the Editorial Board of the Aesthetic Surgery Journal - the preeminent international scientific publication for aesthetic surgery.

His medical writings include chapter contributions to plastic surgery textbooks and numerous articles on cosmetic and reconstructive surgery published in peer-reviewed journals, He is regularly invited to lecture at national and international surgical conferences and instructional courses and has received international awards for surgical education including, in 2013, the prestigious Raymond Villain Award at the American Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons Congress for best International Speaker.

Dr Januszkiewicz served as President of the Australasian Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery from 2006 to 2008.
He was Chairman of the Membership Committee for the International Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (ISAPS) from 2008 to 2012 and the New Zealand National Secretary for ISAPS from 2007 to 2014.
He was an active member of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons from 1996 to 2009.

He is a current member (and former National Secretary and Treasurer) of the New Zealand Association of Plastic Surgeons, the Australasian Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons, and the International Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery.