Dr. Vani Prasad Atluri

Vani is a Specialist Plastic Surgeon with expertise in Lipoedema and Lymphoedema surgery.  Vani undertook Specialist Surgical training in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery in Australia and New Zealand and became a Fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons (FRACS).  He then completed Craniofacial training program including one year at the internationally acclaimed Australian Craniofacial Unit (Adelaide), Wellington (NZ) and in Rotterdam (Netherlands).

Vani undertook further fellowship training in Microsurgery in Winnipeg, Canada and Lymphoedema Super microsurgery fellowship in Tokyo, Japan.

Vani splits time between Craniofacial Surgery (Public system) and Lipoedema and Lymphoedema Surgery (Private Practice). He works as a Consultant Craniofacial Surgeon at Cleft & Craniofacial SA (formerly known as Australian Craniofacial Unit) at the Women’s and Children’s Hospital and Royal Adelaide Hospital in Adelaide. Vani offers Lipoedema and Lymphoedema surgery in private practice in Adelaide and Melbourne.

Vani is actively involved in Surgical volunteer work in East Timor and Indonesia through Overseas Specialist Surgical Association of Australia (OSSAA). Vani is a member of the Australian Society of Plastic Surgeons, the Australian Lymphology Association and the Plastic Surgery Research Council USA. Vani is an invited speaker at numerous state, national and international conferences to talk about his experience on ICG Lymphatic Mapping and Lymphoedema Surgery and Lipoedema Surgery.

Position: Specialist Plastic Surgeon

Updated - June 2026