Andrew Heggie

Andrew A.C. Heggie is an oral and maxillofacial surgeon at the Royal Children's Hospital in Melbourne, Australia.[1] His primary interest has been the management of developmental skeletal facial deformity, including patients with cleft lip and palate, craniofacial microsomia and infants with micrognathism.[2] His contribution to the treatment of infant upper airway obstruction for Pierre Robin sequence, using internal devices for jaw lengthening using distraction osteogenesis, has replaced the need for tracheostomy in this condition.[3][4][5] In 2019, Heggie was awarded Member of the Order of Australia for significant service to medicine and dentistry in the field of oral and maxillofacial surgery.[6]

Andrew A.C Heggie
NationalityAustralian
EducationMelbourne University; University of Washington
Occupation(s)Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon
Known forSurgical techniques for managing facial deformity
Medical career
InstitutionsRoyal Children's Hospital Melbourne, Melbourne Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery
AwardsMember of the Order of Australia 2019

References
  1. "Plastic and Maxillofacial Surgery : Andrew A Heggie". www.rch.org.au. Retrieved 13 October 2020.
  2. Heggie, Andrew (25 March 2018). "Craniofacial disorders". Australian Dental Journal. 63 (S1): 58–68. doi:10.1111/adj.12591. PMID 29574817.
  3. Heggie, Andrew; Chigurupati, Radhika; Dargaville, Peter; Massie, John (10 February 2004). "Internal mandibular distraction to relieve airway obstruction in infants and young children with micrognathia". Pediatric Pulmonology. 37 (3): 230–235. doi:10.1002/ppul.10426. PMID 14966816. S2CID 43722670.
  4. Heggie, Andrew; Adhikari, Ashim N; Shand, Jocelyn M; Bordbar, Patrishia; Pellicano, Anastasia; Kilpatrick, Nicky (2016). "Infant Mandibular Distraction for Upper Airway Obstruction: A Clinical Audit". Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. Global Open. 4 (7): e812. doi:10.1097/GOX.0000000000000822. PMC 4977140. PMID 27536491.
  5. Beaumont, Lucy (17 December 2003). "Little Edan can breathe easier". The Age.
  6. Honours, Australian. "Australian Honours". www.honours.pmc.gov.au. Retrieved 20 June 2021.
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