Dr Lily Vrtik

Who Dr Lily Vrtik is

Dr Lily Vrtik is a Fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons and a specialist plastic and reconstructive surgeon practising in Brisbane, Australia, with public appointments at Princess Alexandra Hospital and Mater Hospital Brisbane. She has served as President of the Australasian Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons (ASAPS) since 2024 and works as a risk-assessor and clinical advisor in medical indemnity. She holds a Master of Health Law from Sydney Law School, University of Sydney, with a focus on bioethics, medical marketing, and health profession regulation. She is known for advocating patient safety in cosmetic surgery, opposing unregulated cosmetic injectables and DIY procedures, and for founding Classroom4Doctors to improve medical education. NOTE FOR EDITORS: No verified evidence was found of Dr Vrtik being quoted in UK press on health or social care; her press presence identified in research is exclusively in Australian media and on the ASAPS website.

References for this biography

1. 1.Dr Lily Vrtik | Ramsay Health Care — Medical qualifications, training history, ASAPS presidency (2024–2026), Masters in Health Law, medical indemnity role
2. 2.The team at Dr Lily M. Vrtik, Plastic Surgeon — ASAPS presidency, Classroom4Doctors founding, EMSB instructor role, public hospital positions
3. 3.Humans in Health Podcast – Apple Podcasts (November 2024) — ASAPS presidency, Classroom4Doctors, Law Masters in Health Law at University of Sydney, private practice in Brisbane
4. 4.New Cosmetic Injectables Guidelines Have a Blind Spot – ASAPS — Dr Vrtik quoted as ASAPS president on cosmetic injectables regulation and patient safety
5. 5.'Snatched' in Turkey: How a gory social media trend is fuelling a surge in cosmetic tourism – ASAPS — Dr Vrtik quoted as ASAPS president on cosmetic surgery tourism risks
6. 6.Dr Lily Vrtik – Australian Society of Plastic Surgeons — Confirms specialist registration and clinical practice in Brisbane

Notable achievements

• Elected President of the Australasian Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons for the 2024–2026 term Source ↗
• Founded Classroom4Doctors, an educational initiative to improve collaboration between community and hospital specialists Source ↗
• Completed a Master of Health Law at Sydney Law School, University of Sydney, specialising in bioethics, medical marketing, and health profession regulation Source ↗
• Active EMSB (Early Management in Severe Burns) course instructor and faculty member nationally for over 15 years Source ↗

What Dr Lily Vrtik has said

• “The usual risks associated with using cadaveric tissue allografts include specific issues such as tissue rejection and transmission of communicable diseases.”

  president of the Australasian Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons · Cosmetic procedures & aesthetics · 8 Sept 2026 · A dead person’s fat pumped into your body? Why the ‘zombie filler’ trend has some experts spooked | Antiviral ↗

Where Dr Lily Vrtik has been quoted

1. ‘Snatched’ in Turkey: How a gory social media trend is fuelling a surge in cosmetic tourismsmh.com.au · 29 Sept 2026
2. A dead person’s fat pumped into your body? Why the ‘zombie filler’ trend has some experts spooked | Antiviraltheguardian.com · 8 Sept 2026

Related media coverage

Recent UK press coverage of their topics — not necessarily citing them directly.

• Patient community funding builds long-term resilienceThe MJ
• Did Noor Bukhari get lip fillers? Actress speaks out24 News HD
• Hugel brings global doctors to Korea for hands-on aesthetics trainingKorea Biomedical Review

Contact & links

• Staff pagehttps://aestheticplasticsurgeons.org.au/surgeon/lily-vrtik/
• Websitehttps://www.creareclinic.com.aupublished here ↗
• Press office emailmedia@asaps.org.aupublished here ↗
• LinkedInhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/lily-vrtik-n%C3%A9e-chen-a4209790/

Organisational contact points only, each taken from a page the organisation publishes itself. No personal or direct contact details are held or shown.