Dr Richard Tee MBBS, PhD, FRACS

  • Hand & Wrist Surgeon

  • Peripheral Nerve Surgeon

    • Upper and Lower Limb

    • Facial Nerve

  • Microsurgeon

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Dr Richard Tee

MBBS, PhD, FRACS (Plast)

‘Dr Tee specialises in restoring function and relieving pain in the hand, wrist and upper limb. Whether you are facing a traumatic injury, a nerve condition or a complex tissue defect, his aim is to help you regain strength, mobility and confidence.’

Dr Tee is a Plastic Reconstructive & Hand Surgeon and a Fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons (RACS), member of the Australian Hand Surgery Society (AHSS). Fellowship trained across Australia, Taiwan and Sweden in Hand and Microsurgery.

His primary focus lies in Hand Surgery and Microsurgical Reconstruction.

Hand & Wrist Surgery Dr Tee is extensively trained and experienced hand surgeon that deals with various conditions of the hand, wrist and nerves of the upper extremities. He applied his technical skills from microsurgery to the management of various challenging conditions.

Microsurgery Dr Tee completed a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Tissue Engineering and Microsurgery at the University of Melbourne under the mentorship of Professor Wayne Morrison, an international pioneer of microsurgery in Australia.

Microsurgery involves using specialised instruments and operating microscopes to repair or reconnect very small blood vessels, nerves, and lymphatic channels. This allows surgeons to transplant healthy tissue from one part of the body to another to restore form and function after trauma, cancer surgery, or severe tissue loss.

Dr Tee’s expertise combines:

  • A detailed understanding of complex human anatomy and blood supply

  • Advanced microsurgical techniques for blood vessel, nerve, and lymphatic repair

  • Tissue transplantation and reconstruction

  • Knowledge of biomaterials and tissue-engineering strategies to augment his reconstruction

This skill set allows him to reconstruct delicate and complex areas of the body with precision, restoring appearance, movement, and quality of life.

Dr Tee have been recognized with multiple awards, including

  • Surgeon as Educator award (Royal Australasian College of Surgeons),

  • Emmett’s Prize for Best Scientific Paper (Australian Society and New Zealand Association of Plastic Surgeons)

  • Smith and Nephew’s Stuart Pegg’s prize (Australia and New Zealand Burns Association Annual Scientific Meeting, ANZBA)

  • International Travelling Hand Surgery Fellow, American Society for the Surgery of the Hand (ASSH)

Dr Tee has trained internationally across Australia, New Zealand, Taiwan, and Sweden, learning from world-renowned experts in their respective fields.

Hand Conditions

Injuries and Trauma

Tumor (Incl. ganglion)

Trigger Fingers

DeQuervain’s Tenosynovitis

Dupuytren’s Contracture

Arthritis of the wrist and joints

Nerve Conditions in the Hand:

  • Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

  • Cubital Tunnel Syndrome

  • Rare Nerve Compressive Neuropathy

  • Complex Nerve Pain Conditions (Incl Neuromas)

  • Traumatic nerve transections

  • Paralysis

Facial Nerves Conditions:

  • Facial nerve transections (e.g. trauma)

  • Complications from parotidectomies, neurosurgeries or neck surgeries

  • Synkinesis (spastic condition post-Bell’s palsy

Soft tissue or Bone defects requiring

  • Free vascularised tissue in the form of skin, fat, muscle, bone, joint, nerves

  • As a consequence of trauma or cancer

Research and Education

Dr Tee remains actively involved in teaching and in both basic science and clinical research, all with the goal of improving patient outcomes.

  • Senior Clinical Lecturer at the University of Sydney

  • Author of numerous peer-reviewed journal articles in the fields of hand surgery, nerve surgery, and microsurgery

  • Presenter at national and international surgical conferences

  • Ongoing research collaboration examining joint nerve supply to improve surgical denervation techniques for joint pai