PHYSICIAN CEO 2022 Participant Directory

Tanya Trinh, MBBS is a RANZCO qualified ophthalmologist in cornea, cataract and refractive surgery practicing in Sydney,

Australia. Dr Trinh completed her Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery at the University of Queensland where she

was awarded a scholarship in Medical Leadership and the Australian Medical Association of Queensland Harold Plant Prize

for Best All Rounded Graduate. Dr Trinh completed her ophthalmology specialist training under the Royal Australian and

New Zealand College of Ophthalmologists in Queensland.

She then embarked upon an advanced two-year fellowship in Cornea, External Diseases and Refractive Surgery at the

University of Toronto, Canada where she developed extensive expertise in corneal transplantation, pterygium surgery, ocular

surface regeneration, complex anterior segment surgery and refractive surgery including LASIK, PRK and corneal collagen

crosslinking for the treatment of keratoconus.

Dr Trinh was awarded the position of Chief Fellow of the University of Toronto and subsequently received the prestigious

Lim Memorial Prize for the subspecialty surgeon exemplifying best surgical and teaching skills. Dr Trinh then undertook a

research fellowship in laser cataract surgery, corneal transplantation, dry eye treatments and ocular surface disease.

Dr Trinh has now been invited to join the team at Sydney Eye Hospital, Australia as a Staff Specialist and is excited to be

back home.

She has published over 25 scientific journal articles in national and international journals, written book chapters on advanced

corneal transplantation techniques and ocular surface disease and is a regular presenter on the national and international

conference circuits.

She teaches medical students, residents, registrars and fellows, is involved in the development of anterior segment curriculum

teaching at the University of Toronto and contributes regularly to community optometry education. She is also a clinical

associate lecturer for the University of QLD.

Dr Trinh is a professional member of the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Ophthalmologists (RANZCO),

American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO), The Cornea Society, Refractive Surgery Alliance (RSA), American Society of

Cataract and Refractive Surgery (ASCRS), European Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery (ESCRS), International

Society of Refractive Surgery (ISRS), Global Education and Research Society of Ophthalmology (GERSO).

She currently sits on the RANZCO Executive Committee for Women in Ophthalmology and is the Secretary for the Global

Research and Education Society of Ophthalmology (GERSO).