Dr Michael Klaassen, of Auckland, ONZM, for services to plastic and reconstructive surgery
Dr Michael Klaassen has had a long career in plastic surgery and has authored, co-authored and edited numerous research papers and books. He developed the surgical marking tape Bodyline Marker for more accurate drawing on the human body by surgeons and has worked with Fisher and Paykel Healthcare on a surgical wound care device. He founded the Advanced Course in Breast Reduction Surgery. He was Examiner of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery for the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons. He was Director Surgical Skills at University of Auckland’s Advanced Clinical Skills Centre. He has co-convened the Pacific Islands Surgeons Flap Course at the University of Tasmania. Dr Klaassen has volunteered with Interplast in the Pacific Islands and was surgeon for the Pacific Plastic Surgical Course in Suva, Fiji.