Dr. Gayatri Banerjee MBBS(Hons) UNSW FRCOpth(London) FRANZCO
Dr Banerjee is an Australian trained Ophthalmologist with two-year subspecialty Retina Fellowship from London Dr Banerjee has also had extensive General Ophthalmology training from Sydney Eye Hospital, Prince of Wales Hospital Sydney, Melbourne, Cheltenham, Oxford, London UK and Houston Texas USA.
Dr Banerjee has an interest in training and teaching and she is a talented public speaker. She initiated the medical student teaching program at Nepean Hospital for University of Sydney Medical Students.
Dr Banerjee’s main aims are to serve the population of Greater Western Sydney always offering the latest technology in ophthalmology and to provide the highest possible clinical service to the region.
Qualifications
Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery (UNSW)
Fellowships
- Fellow of the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Ophthalmologists (RANZCO)
- Fellow of the Royal College of Ophthalmologists United Kingdom (FRCOphth)
Memberships
- Australian Medical Association
- Australia & New Zealand Society of Retina Specialists
- Australia & New Zealand Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons
- American Academy of Ophthalmologists
- American Society of Retina Specialists
- American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons
- European Society of Retina Specialists
- Fellow of Royal Society of Medicine, UK
Current Hospital Appointments
- Visiting Medical Officer
Bourke Hospital - Visiting Medical Officer
Nepean Hospital Springwood - Visiting Ophthalmologist
Epping Surgery Centre
Nepean Private Hospital
Parramatta Eye Centre
Previous Appointments
- Age Related Macular Degeneration and Uveitis Fellow, Moorfields Eye Hospital, London UK
August 2007 to September 2008 - Medical Retinal Fellow, Moorfields Eye Hospital, London UK
July 2006 to July 2008 - Ophthalmologist – various locations
March 2005-June 2006 - Staff Specialist Sydney Eye Hospital
2006 - Ophthalmology Registrar, Prince of Wales Hospital, Sydney
January 2002-2005 - Ophthalmology Registrar, Royal Victoria Eye & Ear Hospital, Melbourne (Locum)
October 2001 to January 2002 - Ophthalmology Registrar, Prince of Wales Hospital, Randwick NSW (Locum)
November1999 to February 2000 - Senior House Officer, Ophthalmology, Moorfields Eye Hospital, London, U.K.
April 1997 to June 1999 - Research Registrar, Ophthalmology, Oxford Eye Hospital & Nuffield Institute of Ophthalmology, Oxford University, U.K.
August 1996 to February 1997 - Senior House Officer, Ophthalmology, Cheltenham General Hospital, U.K
August 1995 to August 1996
Areas of Interest in Ophthalmology
- Cataract Surgery including Femtosecond Laser-Assisted Cataract Surgery
- Diabetic Retinopathy
- Macular Degeneration
- Intravitreal injection therapy for macular and retinal diseases
Medical Education
- Ophthalmic Science Examiner
Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Ophthalmologists - Teaching
Sydney Medical School Nepean
Publications
- Ophthalmology M.H.Tan, I.L. McAllister, G. Banerjee, N.Verma, M.Gillies, T Wong. Randomized controlled trial of intravitreal ranibizumab versus standard grid laser for macular edema following branch retinal vein occlusion. AJO-13-390R2, American Journal of Ophthalmology
- Malhotra R., Banerjee G., Brampton W., Price N.C. Comparison of the Cardiovascular Effects of 2.5% Phenylephrine and 10% Phenylephrine during Ophthalmic Surgery. Eye, Part 6, Volume 12 December 1998
- Kaines A, Versace P, Banerjee G, Coroneo M. Intraocular contact lens tamponade to facilitate penetrating keratoplasty in perforated corneas. J Cataract Refract Surg. 2005 May; 31(5): 876-8
Prizes
Pfizer RANZCO Foundation Scholarship
2005 for Surgical work in Myanmar
Heidelberg International Spectralis Symposium Nice France 2008
First Prize for Best Presentation Autofluorescence in Carcinoma Associated Retinopathy
Fred Hollows Foundation
2009, 2010, 2012 Sponsored Lecturer Cambodia