A/Prof Alex P Hunyor

A/Prof Alex Hunyor is an Associate Professor of Ophthalmology.

Alex is a retinal specialist with expertise in vitreoretinal surgery and Medical retina / macular disease and surgery

EDUCATION

He graduated with Honours from Sydney University Medical School in 1990, Then trained in ophthalmology at the Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital (RVEEH) in Melbourne. He then undertook 3½ years of subspecialty training in medical and surgical retina at 

• RVEEH, the Casey Eye Institute (Portland, Oregon USA) and 
  
• With Professor JDM Gass at Vanderbilt University (Nashville, TN). 
  

Alex returned to practice in Sydney in 2000.

AWARDS

He was awarded both the 

• Cedric Cohen and the 
  
• Ken Howsam Medals for excellence 

in the RANZCO examinations, and the RANZCO-ARVO and RANZCO-Sigma Scholarships. 

MEMBERSHIPS

He is a member of 

• Australian and New Zealand Society of Retinal Specialists, 
  
• Oceania Retina Association, 
  
• American Academy of Ophthalmology, 
  
• Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology, and 
  
• American Society of Retina Specialists (ASRS). 

Alex is 

• A member of the Macular Research Group at the Save Sight Institute, University of Sydney. 
  
• Involved in numerous clinical trials for treatment of retinal diseases. 
  
• One of the principal investigators in the Australian Macular Hole Study and the Fight Retinal Blindness project.

He is the Australian international delegate to the ASRS. 

• Alex serves on the Medical Board of the Macular Degeneration Foundation, and 
  
• Is a Governor on the Board of the Sydney Eye Hospital Foundation.
  

RETINAL FELLOWSHIPS

• Medical and Surgical Retina, Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital, Melbourne
  
• Vitreoretinal Surgery, Casey Eye Institute, Oregon Health Science University, Portland, OR USA
  
• Medical Retina / Macular Disease, Professor JDM Gass, Vanderbilt Eye Center, Nashville, TN USA
  

TEACHING

Alex is an 

• Examiner for the RANZCO Advanced Clinical Examinations, 
  
• Chair of the RANZCO Medicare Advisory Committee, and 
  
• Is involved in teaching of local ophthalmic trainees and ophthalmologists as well as participating in education of overseas specialists through the RANZCO International Development Programme. 

He has received the RANZCO Award for Excellence in Training on 5 occasions. 

He has given many lectures at local and international scientific meetings, has over 40 peer-reviewed publications, and serves as a reviewer for several ophthalmic journals as well as the Medical Journal of Australia.

APPOINTMENTS

• VMO, Vitreoretinal Unit, Sydney Eye Hospital
  
• Associate Professor of Ophthalmology, Macular Research Group, University of Sydney