Bachelor of Medical Sciences 2011

University of Melbourne / Mayo Clinic

Bachelor of Medicine & Surgery MBBS 2013

University of Melbourne

PhD 2019

Monash University

FRACS Fellowship (Plastic Surgery) 2026

Royal Australasian College of Surgeons

Professional Associations

ASPS (Australian Society of Plastic Surgeons)

ASAPS (Australian Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons)

Selected Publications

Chae MP, Karunaratne YG, Soliman B. How I do a modified corset rectus plication in DIEP flap reconstruction. Aust J Plast Surg. 2026; 9(1):154363.

Gjorup CA, Chae MP, Wong T, Coker DJ, Pennington TE. Oncoplastic surgery for cutaneous head and neck cancers – a novel technique combining wide excision, local flap reconstruction and sentinel node biopsy. JPRAS Open. 2025; 18(46):666-78. PMID: 41321923

Ganhewa AD, Seth I, Wu R, Chae MP, Tobin V, Smith JA, Hunter-Smith DJ, Rozen WM. Exploring age-related variations in carpal bone volume: implications for clinical practice and anatomical understanding. Hand (NY). 2024 PMID 38606949

Cheung, MY, Chae MP, Shepherd H, Hsieh F, Soliman B. DIEA anomaly in autologous breast reconstruction. ANZ J Surg. 2022; 93(4):1082-1083. PMID 36251399

Phan R, Chae MP, Hunter-Smith DJ, Rozen WM. Advances in perforator imaging through holographic CTA and augmented reality: a systematic review. Aust J Plast Surg. 2022; 5(1):32-8.

Chae MP, Hunter-Smith DJ, Chung RD, Smith JA, Rozen WM. 3D-printed, patient-specific DIEP template for preoperative planning autologous breast reconstruction: a prospective case series. Gland Surg 2021; 10(7): 2192-2199. PMID 34422590

Chae MP, Chung RD, Rozen WM, Hunter-Smith DJ. The accuracy of clinical 3D printing in reconstructive surgery. Gland Surg 2021; 10(7): 2293-2303. PMID: 34422600

Chae MP, Hunter-Smith DJ, Rozen WM. Imaging and printing in plastic and reconstructive surgery part 2: Emerging techniques. Aust J Plast Surg. 2019 2(1): 69-77

Chae MP, Hunter-Smith DJ, Rozen WM. Imaging and printing in plastic and reconstructive surgery part 1: Established techniques. Aust J Plast Surg. 2019 2(1): 55-68

Rozen WM, Leung R, Chae MP, Hunter-Smith DJ. Imaging of perforasome territories: the evolution of techniques. Aust J Plast Surg. 2018; 1(2): 65-73

Chae MP, Hunter-Smith DJ, Rostek M, Smith JA, Rozen WM. Enhanced preoperative DIEP flap planning with a 3D-printed perforasome template: technique and case report. Plast Reconstr Surg Global Open. 2018 Jan; 6(1): e1644. PMID: 29464169

Chae MP, Ganhewa D, Hunter-Smith DJ, Rozen WM. Direct augmented reality computed tomographic angiography technique (ARC): an innovation in preoperative imaging. Eur J Plast Surg. 2018:1-6

Chae MP, Hunter-Smith DJ, Rozen WM. Comments on "Applications and limitations of using patient-specific 3D printed molds in autologous breast reconstruction" by S. Hummelink et al. Eur J Plast Surg. 2018; 41(2):1-2

Leung R, Chae MP, Tobin V, Hunter-Smith DJ, Rozen WM. In-vivo quantitative mapping of the perforasomes of deep inferior epigastric artery perforators. Plast Reconstr Surg Glob Open. 2018 Oct 4;6(10): e1960 PMID: 30534500

Ganhewa AD, Wu R, Chae MP, Tobin V, Smith J, Rozen WM, Hunter-Smith DJ. 3D printing in surgery and research: A validation study of 3D surface models. Addit Manuf. 2018 (Under Review)

Ganhewa AD, Wu R, Chae MP, Tobin V, Miller GS, Smith J, Rozen WM, Hunter-Smith DJ. Failure rates of base of thumb arthritis surgery: a systematic review. J Hand Surg AM. 2019 Sep;44(9):728-741 (PMID: 31262534)

Chae MP, Rozen WM, Patel NG, Hunter-Smith DJ, Ramakrishnan V. Enhancing breast projection in autologous reconstruction using the St Andrew's Coning technique and 3D volumetric analysis. Gland Surg. 2017;6(6):706-714. PMID: 29302489

Chae MP, Rozen WM, Spychal RT, Hunter-Smith DJ. Breast volumetric analysis for aesthetic planning in breast reconstruction: a literature review of techniques. Gland Surg. 2016; 5(2): 212-226. PMCID: PMC4791357

Chae MP, Hunter-Smith DJ, Rozen WM. Comparative study of software techniques for 3D mapping of perforators in DIEP flap planning. Gland Surg. 2016; 5(2): 99-106. PMID: 27047778

Garcia-Tutor E, Romeo M, Chae MP, Hunter-Smith DJ, Rozen WM. 3D volumetric modeling and microvascular reconstruction of irradiated lumbosacral defects after oncologic resection. Front Surg. 2016; 3:66. Doi: 10.3389/fsurg.2016.00066 PMID: 28018904

Griffiths M, Chae MP, Rozen WM. Indocyanine green-based fluorescent angiography in breast reconstruction. Gland Surg. 2016; 5(2): 133-149. PMID: 27047782

Cabalag MS, Rostek M, Miller GS, Chae MP, Quinn T, Rozen WM, Hunter-Smith DJ. Alloplastic adjuncts in breast reconstruction: a systematic review. Gland Surg. 2016; 5(2): 158-173. PMID: 27047784

Soon D, Chae MP, Pilgrim CH, Rozen WM, Spychal RT, Hunter-Smith DJ. 3D haptic modeling for preoperative planning of hepatic resection: a systematic review. Ann Med Surg. 2016 Sep; 10: 1-7. PMCID: PMC4959920

Chae MP, Hunter-Smith DJ, De Silva I, Tham S, Spychal RT, Rozen WM. 4D printing: a new evolution in CT-guided stereolithographic modeling. Principles and applications. J Reconstr Microsurg. 2015. PMID: 25868154

Chae MP, Rozen WM, McMenamin PG, Findlay MW, Spychal RT, Hunter-Smith DJ. Emerging applications of bedside 3D printing in plastic surgery. Front Surg. 2015 Jun 14; 2 (25): 1-14. doi: 10.3389/fsurg.2015.00025. PMID: 26137465

Chae MP, Rozen WM, Whitaker IS, Chubb D, Grinsell D, Ashton MW, Hunter-Smith DJ, Lineaweaver WC. Current evidence for postoperative monitoring of microvascular free flaps: a systematic review. Ann Plast Surg. 2015 May; 74(5): 621-32. doi: 10.1097/SAP.0b013e3181f8cb32. PMID: 23038130

Chae MP, Hunter-Smith DJ, Rozen WM. Comparative analysis of fluorescent angiography, CTA and MRA for planning autologous breast reconstruction. Gland Surg. 2015;4(2): 164-178

Cabalag MS, Chae MP, Miller GS, Rozen WM, Hunter-Smith DJ. Use of three-dimensional printed "haptic" models for preoperative planning in an Australian plastic surgery unit. ANZ J Surg. 2017;87(12): 1057-1059. PMID: 25988598

Chae MP, Smoll NR, Hunter-Smith DJ, Rozen WR. Establishing the natural history and growth rate of ameloblastoma with implications for management: systematic review and meta-analysis. PLoS One. 2015; 10(2), e0117241. PMID: 25706407

Rizzitelli A, Smoll NR, Chae MP, Rozen WM, Hunter-Smith DJ. Incidence and relative survival of malignant ameloblastoma. PLoS One. 2015. 10(2), e0117789. PMID: 25692490

Williams CM, James AM, Chae MP, Hunter-Smith DJ. 3D printing in clinical podiatry: a pilot study and review. J Foot Ankle Res. 2015. 8(Suppl 2):O41

Renner DN, Jin F, Litterman AJ, Balgeman AJ, Hanson LM, Gamez JD, Chae M, Carlson BL, Sarkaria JN, Parney IF, Ohlfest JR, Pirko I, Pavelko KD, Johnson AJ. Effective treatment of established GL261 murine gliomas through Picornavirus vaccination-enhanced tumor antigen-specific CD8+ T cell responses. PLoS One. 2015; 10(5), e0125565. PMID: 25933216

Chae MP, Lin F, Spychal RT, Hunter-Smith DJ, Rozen WM. 3D-printed haptic 'reverse' models for preoperative planning in soft tissue reconstruction: a case report. Microsurgery. 2014; Jul 20. PMID: 25046728

Chae MP, Hunter-Smith DJ, Spychal RT, Rozen WM. 3D volumetric analysis for planning breast reconstructive surgery. Breast Cancer Res Treat. 2014; 146(2), 457-460. PMID: 24939062

Chae M, Peterson TE, Balgeman A, Chen S, Zhang L, Renner DN, Johnson AJ, Parney IF. Increasing glioma-associated monocytes leads to increased intratumoral and systemic myeloid-derived suppressor cells in a murine model. Neuro-Oncol. 2015; 17(7): 978-91. PMID: 25537019

Dlouhy BJ, Chae MP, Teo C. The supraorbital eyebrow approach in children: clinical outcomes, cosmetic results and complications. J Neurosurg Pediatr. 2015; 15(1): 12-9 PMID: 25396702

Chae MP, Song SW, Park SH, Park CK. Experience with 5-aminolevulinic acid in fluorescence-guided resection of a deep sylvian meningioma. J Korean Neurosurg Soc. 2012; 52(6), 558-60. PMID: 23346330