Dr Mike Brown has joined the community of Albany and is now consulting at the Great Southern Specialist Centre and conducting surgery at Albany Day Hospital. Mike grew up in country NSW before moving to Newcastle for university. Initially, he completed a degree in Engineering and worked as an electrical engineer for several years in the coal industry of the Hunter Valley. In 2005 Mike returned to University to study medicine, graduating in 2009. After graduation, he moved to Perth with his wife Naomi to undertake an internship at Royal Perth Hospital and subsequent resident positions at RPH, Kalgoorlie, Bunbury, PMH and Fremantle hospitals. During residency he studied part-time and gained a graduate diploma in science from the University of Sydney.

Mike commenced ophthalmic surgical training in 2014 in Perth and in 2018 undertook fellowship as the Fred Hollows Foundation Fellow at Lions Outback Vison. During this year he was involved in the delivery of specialist ophthalmic care to rural and remote communities throughout WA, including the Goldfields, Mid-West, Pilbara and Kimberly. He continues to be an honorary research fellow at the Lions Eye Institute.

Mike additionally undertook post fellowship training through Invercargill Hospital in New Zealand, advancing his skills in oculoplastics, medical retina and cataract surgery. He has worked since 2019 in the Southwest as a locum consultant through Bunbury and Busselton eye Doctors. He continues to be actively involved in the training of medical students and has been an examiner for UWA in Ophthalmology. He was the RANZCO (WA) registrar representative for 2017 and remains active in registrar teaching.

In 2020 Mike and wife Naomi moved part-time to Albany with the goal of relocating permanently to Albany in the near future.

Special Interests:
Comprehensive general Ophthalmology with a sub-specialist interest in medical retina, including intravitreal injections for AMD and diabetes, cataract surgery and pterygium surgery.

Associate Professor Turner completed medical training at UWA before studying at Oxford University and completing a Masters of Evidence-Based Medicine. His Ophthalmology training was undertaken in Melbourne. As Director of Lions Outback Vision, Associate Professor Turner is actively involved in the delivery of specialist outreach services to remote and Indigenous communities in the Kimberley, Pilbara, Goldfields, Midwest and Great Southern regions. As an Associate Professor at UWA, Dr Turner is actively engaged in a number of research projects at the LEI, focusing on service delivery for remote and Indigenous people. He is also a clinical lecturer for the Rural Clinical School at UWA and Notre Dame.

As Director of Outlook Vision, Dr Turner is involved in the delivery of specialist outreach services to remote and Indigenous communities in the Kimberley, Pilbara, Goldfields, Great Southern and South-West regions.

Dr Turner has joined the Albany Day Hospital team and conducts surgical lists once a month.

Scholarships and Awards
• NHMRC Scholarship 2008
• Rhodes Scholar 2002
• Bill Jackson Remote Health Medical Scholarship to Canada 1999
• J Flynn Remote Health Medical Scholarship to Christmas Island, 1996-2000
• Winthrop Scholarship to St George’s College

Dr Adam Gajdatsy completed medical training at the University of Leeds in the UK in 1991, graduating first in Leeds in 1988 with an honours degree in physiology. Adam was admitted into the Royal Colleges of Physicians of the UK as a Member in 1994, arriving in Australia in 1995. After Australian Medical Council accreditation that year, Adam went on to commence training in ophthalmology in Perth in 1999, being admitted into the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Ophthalmologists in 2002 as a Fellow. Adam then underwent post fellowship training in ophthalmic plastic surgery in Cardiff, UK and in London at the prestigious Moorfields Eye Hospital. He returned to practice in Perth in 2005.

Adam has been in private practice at the Lions Eye Institute since 2006, working in both the Nedlands and the Murdoch Clinics, Adam has worked at Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital since 2005 as a consultant ophthalmic surgeon, leading the oculoplastic, lacrimal and orbital clinic at the department of ophthalmology there since that time. He has served as Head of Department as SCGH. Adam has served in several roles with the College of Ophthalmologists, including Director of Training (WA). He also served as the coordinator of ophthalmology teaching at the University of Western Australia from 2005 to 2015. Adam has served in the executive board of the Australian and New Zealand Society of Ophthalmic Plastic Surgeons, serving as the society President recently. Currently Adam is chief investigator of the Ophthalmic Tumour registry based at Lions Eye Institute, aiming to further genetic research into rare tumours.

Adam has completed fellowships in oculoplastic, lacrimal and orbital surgery at both the University Hospital of Wales, Cardiff and at Moorfield’s Eye Hospital, London.

Dr Gajdatsy’s areas of expertise:

• Cataract and pterygium surgery
  All eyelid surgery, including ptosis, blepharoplasty, lid lifting, and other positional corrections
• Eyelid cancer management
• Tear drainage surgery
• Eye socket surgery
• Orbital surgery (intraorbital lesion management)

Dr Madeleine Adams is an ophthalmologist specialising in cataract and lens surgery, providing custom vision corrections to best suit patients’ eyes and their lifestyle needs. Dr Adams consults and performs surgery at the Westside Private Hospital, specialising in:

• Cataract surgery with trifocal or extended vision intraocular lenses
• Cataract surgery with astigmatism correcting lenses
• Treatment of presbyopia
• Secondary multifocal Intraocular Lens to achieve near vision (for patients
who have had previous cataract surgery elsewhere)
• Implantable Collamer Lens for correction of myopia

Dr Adams also takes care of all aspects of general ophthalmology including glaucoma, pterygium surgery, lid surgeries, and injections for Age-Related Macular Degeneration (AMD) or other retinal issues. Dr Adams completed ophthalmology training in Queensland and then undertook fellowships in Australia and overseas. She worked for the Fred Hollows Foundation as a clinical fellow in Central Australia and Nepal, and undertook a Medical Retina Fellowship at the Lions Eye Institute in Western Australia.

Dr Adams was awarded a PhD by the University of Melbourne for her research into age-related macular degeneration. Her research has been featured by the media including the Daily Mail and the Wall Street Journal. Dr Adams acts as a reviewer for peer-reviewed journals and contributes to educational podcasts an events as a speaker. Her practice provides regular educational updates for GPs and Optometrists through CPD sessions.

Dr Townsend has been a specialist consultant with Bunbury Day Hospital since 2014. Russell sees both insured and uninsured patients with services that include cataract surgery, pterygium surgery, oculoplastic surgery, glaucoma surgery, squint surgery and general and emergency ophthalmic services.

Russell achieved his Bachelor of Medicine / Bachelor of Surgery in 1997 and gained membership to FRANZCO in 2010.

Privately he operates at SJOG Bunbury and the Bunbury Day Hospital. Publicly he operates at Bunbury Hospital and the Busselton Health Campus.

Dr Russell Townsend’s special interests are:
• General ophthalmology
• Cataract surgery
• Medical retinal ocuplastic surgery
• Paediatric ophthalmology
• Medical & surgical glaucoma

Dr Kenneth Ooi is a consultant general ophthalmologist and cataract surgeon with an interest in the ocular surface and ocular inflammation including dry eye inflammatory states.

Dr Ooi is a Clinical Senior Lecturer at the Save Sight Institute, Sydney Eye Hospital Campus and is a Conjoint Lecturer at the School of Medical Sciences, UNSW. He holds an international patent for a novel dry eye drop – Topical Atorvastatin for Blepharitis and Dry Eyes and is currently conducting dry eye research through the Save Sight Institute, University of Sydney.

He is competent in customized refractive cataract surgery, pterygium surgery, minimally invasive glaucoma surgery, glaucoma laser surgery and vitreous floaters laser surgery as well as intravitreal injections for diabetes and macular degeneration.

Dr. Simon Nothling specialises in Medical Retina and Uveitis. He graduated from the University of New South Wales in 2001 with First Class Honours. Prior to his Ophthalmology training, he worked for 4-5 years as a Medical Senior House Officer in Australia and the United Kingdom in various medical specialties, such as Rheumatology and Neurology.

Simon worked for several years as a Senior House Officer in Neurology and Neuro-Ophthalmology in the UK prior to his Ophthalmic training.
He has a passion for rural Ophthalmology and also works as a Visiting Medical Officer at Broken Hill Hospital, where he is a cataract surgeon and medical retina specialist.

Dr Nothling’s areas of interest include:

• Macular Degeneration
• Diabetic Retinopathy
• Uveitis
• Retinal Vascular disease
• Cataracts
• General ophthalmology

Dr Pappalardo began her medical studies at the University of Queensland School of Medicine, where she was awarded an MBBS with First Class Honours and a University Medal in Medicine.

Dr Pappalardo consults privately at Valley Eye Specialists in Fortitude Valley, and is a Visiting Medical Officer at the Queensland Children’s Hospital where she provides an Ocular Genetics service and actively participates in registrar teaching.

Having recently published in international journals in the field of ocular genetics, Dr Pappalardo maintains a keen and ongoing interest in research.  She also likes to attempt to balance out her busy weeks by spending time with her husband four children – mostly by enjoying the great outdoors.

Dr Pappalardo’s areas of particular interest include:

• Pterygium surgery
• Cataract surgery
• Glaucoma
• Macular degeneration
• Diabetic eye disease
• Inherited retinal diseases
• General adult and paediatric ophthalmic conditions

Dr Sean Cheng is the Principal Consultant Vitreoretinal Surgeon at Queensland Retina Specialists, specialising in medical and surgical diseases of the retina – such as retinal detachment, macular hole, epiretinal membrane, retinal vascular disease, complex cataracts and diabetic eye disease. He also provides a comprehensive eye care service – including cataracts, general ophthalmology and ocular trauma.

Dr Cheng also works as a Consultant Vitreoretinal Surgeon covering both the Royal Brisbane & Women’s Hospital and the Princess Alexandra Hospital with Queensland Health. He is a Senior Lecturer with the University of Queensland School of Medicine and is dedicated to training the next generation of doctors, eye surgeons and ophthalmic allied health professionals in Queensland.

A general adult and subspecialist paediatric ophthalmologist who provides caring comprehensive eye care for the whole family.  She enjoys treating a wide range of general ophthalmic conditions in patients from birth to over 90 years old.

Dr Sharwood undertook her general ophthalmology training at Sydney Eye Hospital before completing additional subspecialty fellowships in paediatric ophthalmology and strabismus at the Cambridge University Hospitals and Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children in London.

Dr Sharwood has special interests in:

• Cataract surgery in adults and children
• Strabismus surgery in adults and children
• Genetic eye disease

Dr Jason Cassar is a specialist vitreo-retinal and cataract surgeon. He completed his medical and ophthalmic training in Queensland.

Dr Jason Cassar provides comprehensive ophthalmic service specialising in the medical and surgical treatment of disorders involving the retina, macula and vitreous at three convenient locations in Brisbane (Taringa, Spring Hill and Sunnybank).

He is highly skilled, experienced and is able to ensure best treatment options for patients.  He has access to state of the art ophthalmic equipment and resources as well as specialist support staff.

Dr Cassar specialises in:

• Retinal detachment
• Macular hole
• Epiretinal membrane
• Vitreous haemorrhage
• Macular degeneration
• Diabetic eye disease
• Cataract
• Retinal tears (flashes & floaters)
• Retinal vein occlusions
• Macular oedema

Dr James McAlister is an Eye surgeon with subspecialty experience in treating disease of the Cornea and Ocular Surface Disease as well as Cataract and Refractive Surgeon.

He is strongly grounded in research with a background which centres on; the evolving role of Corneal Crosslinking and its efficacy in the treatment of progressive disease, various refractive interventions for Keratoconus, and dry eye disease.

Dr McAlister offers clinical specialist expertise in:

• Corneal transplantation
• Ocular surface tumours
• Infections and Auto-Immune disease of the Ocular Surface

Dr Erwin Groeneveld is an experienced Ophthalmologist and Vitreoretinal Surgeon.

He established a private practice, Brisbane Eye Clinic in 1990.  He has served as a Visiting Medical Officer to the Public Hospitals and Veteran’s Affairs for over 25 years where he taught trainee registrars. He now provides on call services for private ophthalmic emergencies.

Dr Groeneveld has extensive experience in the management of complex:

• Cataract Surgery
• Retinal Surgery
• Diabetic Eye Disease
• AMD
• Glaucoma

Dr Christopher Stewart is a subspecialist oculoplastic/adnexal surgeon as well as a general ophthalmologist.

Dr Stewart understands the critical importance of your vision and comfort of your eyes in addition to achieving an excellent aesthetic result from eyelid and adnexal surgery.  In treating skin cancers around the eye he partners with some of Brisbane’s best dermatologists, pathologists and radiologists so that you can be confident of getting the best treatment from initial diagnosis to reconstruction.

Dr Stewart has a special interest in:

• Cataract surgery
• Eyelid malposition surgery
• Periocular reconstructive surgery
• Lacrimal/watery eye surgery
• Orbital surgery

After 7 years at the University of Queensland, Dr. McLintock graduated as a Doctor in 2006. He then worked as a Doctor in several Queensland hospitals for the next 5 years, mainly in Internal Medicine and Emergency Medicine. During this period, he completed a Masters of Medicine in Ophthalmic Science through the University of Sydney.

Dr. McLintock is committed to patient-focused care and providing his patients with international standard, leading-edge treatments available for their eye health.

Dr. McLintock is an eye surgeon with a sub-specialist interests in:

• Cataract surgery
• Refractive surgery
• Corneal transplantation

Dr. Katherine Smallcombe MB BS (Hons) BSc FRANZCO is a Queensland trained Ophthalmic Surgeon who strives to build excellent doctor-patient relationships based on trust, open communication and respect.

Dr. Smallcombe provides specialist eye care services focusing on diseases of the aging eye, including cataract surgery, age related macular degeneration and glaucoma. Her interests extend to the management of diabetic eye disease and ophthalmic emergencies including sudden loss of vision or acute red eye.

Special Interests include:

• Cataract Surgery
• Pterygium Surgery
• Glaucoma
• Age-related Macular Degeneration
• Diabetic Eye Disease
• Ophthalmic Emergencies

Dr Reader studied medicine at Flinders University of South Australia graduating in 1985. After a number of years as a RAAF medical officer, he completed training as a commercial pilot and worked in general aviation.

Dr Reader regularly attends both local and overseas ophthalmic meetings, as well as giving regular clinical updates to Optometrists and General Practitioners.

Special Interests:

• General Ophthalmology
• Macular Degeneration
• Medical Retinal Diseases
• Aviation Medicine

Dr Slaughter graduated from the University of Queensland Medical School in 1997 and undertook her residency training throughout Queensland and the Northern Territory.

Dr Slaughter worked as a visiting Medical Officer at the Princess Alexandra Hospital 2009-2017 and was awarded RANZCO Trainer of Excellence award in 2010. She was also Director of Training for RANZCO Queensland 2010-2016.

Special Interests:

• Cataract Surgery
• Macular Degeneration
• Medical Retina
• Glaucoma
• General Ophthalmology

Dr Smith was a graduate of University of Queensland Medical School in 1997 and spent his residency training in Northern Queensland and Brisbane. He has achieved a Masters in Science research degree in Anatomy at Trinity College in Dublin for which he received a Trinity College Post-Graduate Award. He completed his advanced training in Ophthalmology in Queensland in 2007.

Special Interests:

• Cataract Surgery
• Pterygium Surgery
• Macular Degeneration
• Medical Retina
• General Ophthalmology and
• Oculoplastic Surgery