Specialist Hand Surgeon, Plastic Surgeon
Dr Kyra Sierakowski completed her doctorate on hand surgery outcomes at Flinders University before then fulfilling her training in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery in South Australia where she further developed a special interest in complex hand, wrist, peripheral nerve, and brachial plexus injuries and conditions.
Following this she completed a fellowship in hand surgery at Middlemore Hospital, Auckland, New Zealand. This was followed by a Reconstructive Microsurgery fellowship in Winnipeg, Canada with eminent microsurgeon Dr Edward Buchel.
Kyra holds public appointments at the Women’s and Children’s Hospital and the Central Adelaide Local Health network (which includes The Royal Adelaide Hospital and The Queen Elizabeth Hospital). She is a member of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons, the Australian Society of Plastic Surgeons, and a provisional member of the Australian Hand Surgery Society.
Kyra specialises in adult and paediatric hand and wrist surgery, including nerve and microsurgery.
Education and Training
- BaAppSci Medical Radiation Technology: Queensland University of Technology
- MD: Flinders University
- MS: University of Sydney
- PhD: Flinders University
- Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeon: Royal Australasian College of Surgeons (RACS)
- Hand surgery fellow: Australian Hand Surgery Society (AHSS)
Experience
- 2026-present: GRIP Surgery
- 2026-present: Plastic, Reconstructive and Hand Surgeon: Royal Adelaide Hospital / Queen Elizabeth Hospital
- 2026-present: Plastic, Reconstructive and Hand Surgeon, Women's and Children's Hospital
- 2025: Reconstructive Microsurgery Fellow, Winnipeg, Canada
- 2024: Hand Surgery Fellow, Middlemore Hospital, Auckland, NZ
- 2019-2013: Plastic Surgery Registrar, SA Health
- 2016-2019: Doctoral student, Flinders University
- 2015: Resident Medical Officer, Women's and Children's Hospital
- 2014: Medical Intern, Flinders Medical Centre
- 2010-2013: Medical Student, Flinders University
Eastwood Private Hospital is located on Greenhill Road, opposite the southern Adelaide Parklands.
