Staff

  • Director

     Anu Mathew - MBChB, MD, FRANZCO
    • Consultant Ophthalmologist Royal Children's Hospital
    • Consultant Ophthalmologist Royal Melbourne Hospital  
    • Consultant Ophthalmologist Royal Women's Hospital
    • Interests: Adult and Paediatric Cataract, Strabismus, Uveitis, Retina and Retinopathy of Prematurity
     


    Ophthalmologists  

    Fred Chen - MBBS (Hons), PhD (London), FRANZCO
    • Clinical Associate Professor, Department of Surgery, University of Melbourne 
    • Associate Professor, Principal Research Fellow, Centre for Ophthalmology and Visual Science, UWA
    • Consultant Ophthalmologist, Royal Children's Hospital
    • Consultant Ophthalmologist, Royal Perth Hospital
    • Visiting Consultant Ophthalmologist, Perth Children's Hospital
    • Visiting Consultant Ophthalmologist St John of God Hospital, Subiaco, Western Australia
    • Centre for Eye Research Australia, Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital
    • Interests: Surgical and Medical Retina, Macular Degeneration, Cataract Surgery, Genetics and Epidemiology

    James Elder - MBBS, FRANZCO, FRACS

    • Director, RCH Department of Ophthalmology, 1994 - 2009
    • Associate Professor, Department of Paediatrics, University of Melbourne
    • Consultant Ophthalmologist, Royal Children's Hospital
    • Paediatric Ophthalmologist, Royal Women's Hospital
    • Chair, Australian and New Zealand Paediatric Ophthalmology Society, 2012- 2022 
    • Interests: Infantile Cataract, Retinoblastoma, Uveitis & Oculo-plastics and Retinopathy of Prematurity 
    Thomas G. Hardy - MBBS, FRANZCO
    • Consultant Ophthalmologist, Royal Children's Hospital
    • Consultant Ophthalmologist, Royal Melbourne Hospital
    • Consultant Ophthalmologist, Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital (Orbital, Plastic and Lacrimal Unit)
    • Honorary Clinical Senior Lecturer, Department of Surgery, University of Melbourne 
    • Interests: Paediatric and Adult Orbital, Oculoplastics and Lacrimal Surgery
    Alex Hewitt - MBBS, FRANZCO
    • Consultant Ophthalmologist, Royal Children's Hospital
    Kathy Jao - MBBS (Hons), BMedSci, PDipPH, FRANZCO
    • Consultant Ophthalmologist, Royal Children's Hospital
    • Consultant Ophthalmologist, Alfred Hospital
    • Interests: Anterior Segment (Cornea and Cataract), Oculoplastics, Strabismus
    Troy Lim Joon - MBBS FRANZCO FRACS
    • Consultant Ophthalmologist, Royal Children's Hospital
    • Consultant Ophthalmologist, Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital 

    Wendy Marshman - MBBS, MD, FRANZCO, FRACS

    • Consultant Ophthalmologist, Royal Children's Hospital
    • Consultant Ophthalmologist, Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital
    • Interests: Paediatric and Adult Strabismus, Paediatric and Adult Cataract Surgery, Uveitis and Retinopathy of Prematurity 

    Jeremy Mathan - MBChB, BMedSc (First Class Hons), FRANZCO

    • Consultant Ophthalmologist, Royal Children's Hospital
    • Consultant Ophthalmologist, Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital

    John McKenzie - MBBS, FRANZCO, FRACS, FRCOPHTH

    • Consultant Ophthalmologist, Royal Children's Hospital
    • Consultant Ophthalmologist, Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital

    Rod O'Day - LLB, BSc, MBBS, FRANZCO

    • Consultant Ophthalmologist, Royal Children's Hospital
    • Ocular Oncologist and Medical Retinal Specialist
    • Interests: Retinoblastoma
    Chengde Pham - MBBS, BMedSci, FRANZCO
    • Consultant Ophthalmologist, Royal Children's Hospital
    • Consultant Ophthalmologist, Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital
    Christolyn Raj MMBS (Hons.) MMed MPH FRANZCO 
    • Consultant Ophthalmologist, Royal Children's Hospital
    • Consultant Pediatric Ophthalmologist, Mercy Hospital for Women
    • Consultant Ophthalmologist, Western Hospital
    • Fellow, Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Ophthalmology
    • Fellow, American Academy Ophthalmology
    • Interests: Cataract, Uveitis, Oculo-plastics and Retinopathy of Prematurity
    Jonathan B. Ruddle MBBS FRANZCO
    • Consultant Ophthalmologist, Royal Children's Hospital 2009 to present
    • Consultant Ophthalmologist, Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital Glaucoma Clinic
    • Senior Associate, (Honorary) Dept. of Ophthalmology University of Melbourne
    • Member, Australian and New Zealand Glaucoma Society
    • Member, International Society for Genetic Eye Disease (ISGEDR)
    • Member, International Society for Clinical Electrophysiology in Vision (ISCEV)
    • Subspecialty Expertise in Paediatric Cataract, Glaucoma and Ocular Genetic Conditions
    Shivanand Sheth MBBS, MS, FICO, FAICO, FRANZCO
    • Consultant Ophthalmologist and Research Lead, Royal Children's Hospital
    • Consultant Ophthalmologist, Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital
    • Consultant Ophthalmologist, Royal Women's Hospital
    • Consultant Ophthalmologist, Canberra Hospital and Health Services, ACT
    • Member, International Strabismological Association (ISA)
    • Member, Neuro-ophthalmology Society of Australia (NOSA)
    • Member, Australian Society of Ophthalmologists (ASO)
    • Member, American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO)
    • Interests: Paediatric Ophthalmology, Adult and Paediatric Strabismus, Adult and Paediatric Neuro-ophthalmology
    William (Lingwei) Tao - MBBS, BMedSci, MMed, FRANZCO
    • Consultant Ophthalmologist, Royal Children's Hospital
    • Consultant Ophthalmologist, Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital
    • Consultant Ophthalmologist, Alfred Health
    • Consultant Ophthalmologist, Eastern Health
    Robyn Troutbeck - MBBS, FRANZCO
    • Consultant Ophthalmologist, Royal Children's Hospital
    • Consultant Ophthalmologist, Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital

    Anthony Yao - MBBS, BMedSc (Hons), FRANZCO

    • Consultant Ophthalmologist, Royal Children's Hosptital
    • Consultant Ophthalmologist, Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital (Orbital, Plastic and Lacrimal Unit)
    • Consultant Ophthalmologist, Austin Health
    • Interests: Orbital, Oculoplastic and Lacrimal Surgery 

     

    Fellow

    Abinaya Valliappan (2026)

     

    Chief Orthoptist

    Cathy Lewis 

    Orthoptists

    Junaida Anwar (Orthoptist)

    Adriana Bascetta (Senior Orthoptist)

    Nicholas Brislane (Senior Orthoptist, Electrodiagnostics)

    Jessica Crngarov (Senior Orthoptist, Electrodiagnostics)

    Ebru Efem (Senior Orthoptist)

    Sophie Gutknecht (Senior Orthoptist)

    Gabriella Kamberis (Senior Orthoptist)

    Navdeep Kaur (Senior Orthoptist, Clinical Researcher)

    Leanne Finch (Senior Orthoptist, Clinical Trials Coordinator, NF1 Coordinator)

    Caroline Hall (Senior Orthoptist, Triage Coordinator)

    Kim Hong (Senior Orthoptist)

    Amanda Moore (Senior Orthoptist - Retinoblastoma Service Coordinator)

    Mercy Nguyen (Senior Orthoptist, Collaborative-Care Coordinator)

    Gemma Richards (Senior Orthoptist, Triage Coordinator)

    Lindsay Scotter (Senior Orthoptist, Electrodiagnostics, NDIS Coordinator)

    Sandra Staffieri (Senior Orthoptist, Retinoblastoma Service Manager, Research Lead)

    Benjamin Ward (Senior Orthoptist, Collaborative Care Coordinator)

    Orthoptic Locum Bank

    Office Coordinator

     


     

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