I have been extremely lucky to be able to pursue my passion with those who have been equally passionate about their craft. I have succeeded Dr Bruce Errey and Dr Barry Walter’s vasectomy practices in both Brisbane and Melbourne and continue the Owen 3-Layer Closure Vasectomy Reversal technique, after extensive training under Professor Earl Owen of Sydney.
My passion performing microsurgical vasectomy reversals stems from my own personal experience – the need to have a vasectomy, as my wife was no longer able to take hormonal contraception.
I did a lot of research that led me to Professor Earl Owen who advocated a particular form of vasectomy both to minimise post vasectomy pain and maximise the chance of reversal. I had the procedure with his team.
Shortly afterwards, I turned to Professor Owen to be trained to perform this technique as many of my varicose vein patients had severe varicose veins and needed to stop the oral contraceptive pill. Professor Owen suggested that I contact the pioneer of this technique, Dr Bruce Errey in Brisbane, who had performed Professor Owen’s vasectomy and that of Dr Walters, Melbourne’s most reputed vasectomist (Both Doctors having had a vasectomy procedure with Dr Errey is common knowledge). Dr Errey, over the past 40 years, performed 30,041 vasectomies. Dr Errey trained me to perform this specialised form of vasectomy, asking me to succeed him at his retirement.
When operating on 10-15 vasectomies a week, I introduced the use of ultrasound (which I used to treat varicose veins) to assist in the assessment of pre-vasectomised patients. Using our onsite ultrasound, I have been able to assess patients presenting with anomalies in their scrotums prior to the procedures.
I have a background with microscopes in the field of ophthalmology and retinal surgery. This coupled with the fact that I had a high-volume open-ended vasectomy practice and used ultrasound in my assessment of patients, caught Professor Owens’s attention – he asked me to consider trying out for a position as his successor.
Dr. Bruce Errey, Dr. Chris Lekich and Dr. Barry Walters.
My “audition” process and early training with The Microsearch Foundation of Australia’s Training Programme, involved operating on dead laboratory rats under the microscope so that Professor Owen could test me and my hands.
I have worked for 10 years with some of the best micro surgeons, however had never seen anything quite like Professor Owen’s microsurgical skills. I had heard time and time again what a perfectionist he was from those who had watched him operate, those who he trained, and patients who were lucky to have their life and limb restored by him. I was honoured when he asked me to undertake comprehensive training with him directly at the microscope which was more than one could ever get at a weekend microsurgery course. I trained with this pioneer of microsurgery in an intensive mode over several years. I was thrilled when he asked me to succeed his microsurgical vasectomy reversal practice.
Professor Owen remains the worldwide father of microsurgery, pioneering and performing almost 6000 vasectomy reversal procedures, with an actual baby birth rate of 85%.
He was the pioneer of the first world hand transplant in 1998, then the double arm transplant and a collaborator on the first face transplant. He was a teacher for decades to microsurgeons from all over the world, performing regular workshops. I have been introduced to the techniques that he had pioneered and perfected for 40 years, based on the work and research he performed in his world famous Microsearch institution in Sydney.
My training was personally delivered by Professor Owen, sitting opposite me at the operating microscope for 128 cases and over 240 sides, carefully watching every tiny movement of my fingers and sharing his 40 years of vast experience. This included the management of reversal of vasectomy, post vasectomy pain syndrome and performing the highly delicate epididymovasostomy (EV-bypass procedure), which is necessary when there is a blockage in the epididymis at the first and second section. The EV was pioneered by Professor Owen in the 70’s and is very challenging and very enjoyable to perform when required – patients are always amazed at the techniques used when I show them the footage taken during the procedure.
Professor Owen advised me that training would be completed when he felt that my hands were like watching his own fingers down the microscope. In October 2009, he retired his practice to me and remained a consultant with Metrocentre until his passing in 2014.
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Dr Chris Lekich leads our doctor team who provide the most effective and most reversible vasectomies with a highly specialised and very precise microsurgery technique.
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