Doctors

Dr Neale Mulligan

MB, BS (Hons), FRANZCO

He is married and has two grown up children. Dr Mulligan has an interest in International Ophthalmology and has done numerous trips to the Pacific, particularly the Solomon Islands, to provide Ophthalmology services and training.

• Port Macquarie Ophthalmic Surgery

University/Teaching

• Clinical Lecturer University of NSW
• Supervisor of Registrars on secondment to Port Macquarie from The Sydney Eye Hospital

Continuing Medical Education

• Fully Compliant with FRANZCO Continuing Professional Development Program

Dr Colin Thompson

MB, BS (Hons), FRANZCO

Dr Colin Thompson graduated in Medicine from the University of Sydney with honours. He trained in Ophthalmology on the Sydney Eye Hospital training scheme. He achieved the medal for excellence in the final national exams for the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Ophthalmologists. He underwent further training in Leeds, United Kingdom prior to returning to Port Macquarie to the Port Macquarie Eye Centre. Dr Colin Thompson lives locally with his wife and has three grown up children.

• Port Macquarie Ophthalmic Surgery

University/Teaching

• Clinical Lecturer University of NSW
• Supervisor of Registrars on secondment to Port Macquarie from The Sydney Eye Hospital

Continuing Medical Education

• Fully Compliant with FRANZCO Continuing Professional Development Program

Dr Justin Game

MB, BS (Hons), FRANZCO

Having graduated from Medicine with honours in 1994, and Ophthalmology in 2002 (both in Melbourne), Dr Game gained further expertise at Worthing Hospital, UK, followed by an Anterior Segment fellowship in Royal Perth Hospital, WA.

He is a Designated Aviation Medical Examiner (DAME). He has appointments at Port Macquarie and Kempsey public hospitals, and the Port Macquarie Ophthalmic Surgery. He supervises Registrar training, and is a conjoint lecturer at the Port Macquarie Rural Medical Clinical School (UNSW).

• Port Macquarie Ophthalmic Surgery

University/Teaching

• Clinical Lecturer University of NSW
• Supervisor of Registrars on secondment to Port Macquarie from The Sydney Eye Hospital

Continuing Medical Education

• Fully Compliant with FRANZCO Continuing Professional Development Program

Dr Charles Hopley

MbChB, FRANZCO, M Med, MBA

Charles trained as a medical student in Cape Town, South Africa. He began his ophthalmic specialisation in London and completed RANZCO registrar training in Wellington, New Zealand. He then did an additional two years of sub-specialist training in retinal surgery in New Zealand and then the United Kingdom at the renowned Manchester Eye Hospital. Along the way, he also completed an MBA and Masters degree in medicine where he focused on the economics of Age-related Macular Degeneration under Prof. Paul Mitchell at Westmead, Sydney.

• Port Macquarie Ophthalmic Surgery

University/Teaching

• Clinical Lecturer University of NSW
• Supervisor of Registrars on secondment to Port Macquarie from The Sydney Eye Hospital

Continuing Medical Education

• Fully Compliant with FRANZCO Continuing Professional Development Program

Dr Hamish Dunn

B Lib Stud, MBBS (Hons), FRANZCO

Dr Hamish Dunn joined the team at Port Macquarie Eye Centre in 2017. He is a glaucoma specialist and general ophthalmologist with subspecialty training in oculoplastics and advanced cataract surgery.

Dr Dunn is an active researcher, and brings the latest research to his patients with his involvement in clinical and surgical trials. His current research interests are in optimising fundus (back of the eye) examination for non-ophthalmologists, screening for diabetic retinopathy, and clinical glaucoma. He has presented is research at local and international medical conferences and written many peer-reviewed publications, as well as NSW health guidelines on optimal patient care.

After undergraduate studies in psychology and languages, he worked for UNICEF in Guyana, South America. He studied medicine at the University of Sydney, having received the prestigious Graduate Merit Scholarship, and a scholarship working with the Fred Hollows Foundation in Mandang, Papua New Guinea. During university he co-founded the Australian Indigenous Mentoring Experience which is now the most successful program of its kind in the country.

His ophthalmology training was at Sydney Eye Hospital, and he undertook a Senior Registrar training year at Royal North Shore Hospital with a subspecialty focus in oculoplastics, glaucoma and complex cataract surgery. He then had a further year as the Glaucoma Fellow at Westmead Hospital where he assisted with the introduction of novel minimally-invasive glaucoma surgeries (MIGS). He was then asked to take on the role of Chair of the Glaucoma Australia, Expert medical advisory panel.

Dr Dunn believes clear communication between doctors and patients is critical and works as an educational consultant with the Pam McLean Centre at Sydney Medical Centre.

• Port Macquarie Ophthalmic Surgery

University/Teaching

• Clinical Lecturer University of NSW, Rural Clinical School
• Co-chair, RANZCO Curriculum Review, Glaucoma working group
• Supervisor of Registrars on secondment to Port Macquarie from the Sydney Eye Hospital

Continuing Medical Education

• Completing a PhD at Sydney University
• Fully Compliant with FRANZCO Continuing Professional Development Program

Dr Michael Rossiter-Thornton

BMedSc (Hons), MBBS (Hons), MS (Vasc), MMed (OphSci), FRANZCO

Dr Rossiter-Thornton is a lecturer at Sydney University and is actively involved with training and curriculum development for the College of Ophthalmologists. He also participates in aid programmes to South East Asia.

He has completed his training under the auspices of Sydney Eye Hospital, after attaining extensive medical and surgical training in many hospitals in Sydney and in rural areas of Australia.

• Lecturer at Sydney University
• Involved with training and curriculum development for College of Ophthalmologists

Continuing Medical Education

• Fully Compliant with FRANZCO Continuing Professional Development Program

Dr Ethan Nguyen

MBBS MMEd (Ophth Sci) FRANZCO

Dr Ethan Nguyen is a Sydney-based ophthalmologist with expertise in glaucoma and medical retina along with comprehensive skills in cataract surgery and general ophthalmology care.

Dr Nguyen undertook undergraduate medical training at Monash University in Melbourne and returned to Sydney for his residency in Liverpool Hospital before undertaking 2 intense years of basic physician training at Concord Hospital. During this time he completed a Masters of Medicine (Ophthalmic Sciences) and participated as a tutor for the course. He went on to pursue ophthalmology training through the prestigious Sydney Eye Hospital training network which encompasses a wide selection of metropolitan and rural placements across Sydney and greater New South Wales in addition to secondments to Tasmania and the Northern Territory.

He briefly stayed on at Kings College Hospital to practice as a consultant for the department and helped lead the recovery response during the second wave of the pandemic. Furthermore, he participated as a sub-investigator for several cross-institutional studies based at Guys and St Thomas’ Hospital and continues to collaborate with researchers in the United Kingdom to generate leading discoveries in the field of glaucoma. He is capable of performing traditional incisional surgery for cases of advanced glaucoma and also offers minimally invasive glaucoma surgery using modern and novel implants for appropriate patients. Dr Nguyen also performs conventional laser treatment for several types of glaucoma and undertakes complex cataract surgery where this has occurred secondary to glaucomatous disease.

Most importantly, Dr Nguyen understands that many retinal and glaucoma diseases confer a life-long diagnosis and commitment to therapy. Thus, he places emphasis on a patient-centred approach that seeks to inform the patient about their condition and provide them with ownership of their healthcare to facilitate the best treatment outcomes.

Dr Nader Beshay

MBBS MMed FRANZCO

Dr Beshay completed medical school at the University of New South Wales and worked at the Royal North Shore Hospital for five years, including three years in Emergency Medicine, before commencing training in Ophthalmology through the Sydney Eye Hospital.

After completing his training at the Sydney Eye Hospital, he was appointed Senior Ophthalmology Registrar at the Royal North Shore Hospital and gained a wealth of experience performing cataract surgery. He then underwent further sub-specialty training, completing a fellowship in Paediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus at the Queensland Children’s Hospital and the Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital.

University/Teaching

• Supervisor of Sydney Eye Hospital Ophthalmology Registrars

Continuing Medical Education

• Fully Compliant with FRANZCO Continuing Professional Development Program