A/Prof Alex P Hunyor

About

A/Prof Alex Hunyor is a retinal specialist with expertise in vitreoretinal and macular disease. He graduated with Honours from Sydney University Medical School and trained in ophthalmology at the Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital (RVEEH) in Melbourne. He was awarded both the Cedric Cohen and the Ken Howsam Medals for excellence in the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Ophthalmologists (RANZCO) examinations, and the RANZCO-ARVO and RANZCO-Sigma Scholarships. He then undertook 3½ years of subspecialty retinal training at RVEEH, the Casey Eye Institute (Portland, Oregon USA), and with Professor JDM Gass at Vanderbilt University (Nashville, TN). Alex has been practising in Sydney since 2000.

Alex is a Clinical Associate Professor of Ophthalmology and member of the Macular Research Group at the Save Sight Institute, University of Sydney. He has been involved in numerous clinical trials for treatment of retinal diseases. His professional memberships include the Australian Society of Ophthalmologists, Australian and New Zealand Society of Retinal Specialists, American Academy of Ophthalmology, Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology, and the American Society of Retina Specialists (ASRS). He is the Australian international delegate to the ASRS. Alex serves on the Board of Macular Disease Foundation Australia (MDFA) and chairs the MDFA Medical Committee.

Alex 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, and served for 10 years as an examiner for the RANZCO Advanced Clinical Examinations. He has given many lectures at local and international scientific meetings, has over 70 peer-reviewed publications and book chapters, and serves as a reviewer for several ophthalmic journals and section editor for Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology.