A/Prof Samantha Fraser-Bell

A/Prof Samantha Fraser-Bell  is an ophthalmic surgeon specialising in medical retina and uveitis; with expertise in managing age-related macular degeneration , diabetic retinopathy , retinal vein occlusion and inflammatory eye disease.

After graduating with first class honours from the University of New South Wales Medical School, she completed Ophthalmology training at the Sydney Eye Hospital. She underwent a Postgraduate Research Fellowship at the Doheny Eye Institute, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, USA in the area of Age Related Macular Degeneration. Her PhD from the University of Sydney was awarded for research in Macular Degeneration.

Having been awarded the Sydney Hospital Alumni and Novartis/RANZCO foundation Medical Retinal Scholarships, A/Prof Fraser-Bell completed sub-specialty training in Medical Retinal and Uveitis at Moorfields’ Eye Hospital, London, UK.

A/Prof Fraser-Bell is a clinician scientist and principal investigator for many clinical medical retinal trials at the Macular Research Unit, at the Save Sight Institute and Sydney Eye Hospital including trials in macular degeneration, diabetic macular oedema and retinal vein occlusion. Her research has been published in numerous journals. She is often asked to present at national and international ophthalmology conferences.

Samantha Fraser-Bell is an Associate Professor in the discipline of Ophthalmology, University of Sydney, and a consultant Medical Retinal subspecialist at the Royal North Shore and Sydney Eye Hospitals. Other significant positions held by SFB include; ORIA research Advisory Board member and Executive Scientific Programme Committee member for the Australian and New Zealand College of Ophthalmologists annual conference. She was elected as an international member of the Macula Society.

LOCATIONS

• Chatswood

MEDICAL SCHOOL

•  University of New South Wales Medical School Ophthalmology

OPHTHALMOLOGY RESIDENCY

•  Sydney Eye Hospital

RETINAL FELLOWSHIPS

• Medical Reina & Uveitis, Moorfields Eye Hospital, London UK

HOSPITAL/ACADEMIC APPOINTMENT

• Sydney Eye Hospital
• Royal North Shore Hospital
• Associate Professor, University of Sydney

AREA OF SPECIALISATION

• Medical retina
• Uveitis
• Cataract