Our Doctors

Adelaide Eye and Retina Centre have been operating since 1995. We have a team of over 20 people and we are committed to providing you with the best possible opthalmic care.

A/Prof Jagjit (Jolly) Gilhotra

Ophthalmologist

Jolly graduated from the University of Sydney Medical School in 1996 and trained in ophthalmology at Sydney Eye Hospital and Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital from 2001 to 2004. Thereafter he undertook fellowship training in medical and surgical retina for 2½ years. He is involved in research and training in medical retina and vitreo-retinal surgery at the South Australian Institute of Ophthalmology and the Royal Adelaide and Queen Elizabeth Hospitals. He has published papers in peer-reviewed journals and is also a reviewer for ophthalmic journals. His main interests include macula degeneration, macula surgery, diabetic eye disease and uveitis.

Jolly is a Fellow of the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Ophthalmologists, the Australian and New Zealand Society of Retinal Specialists, the American Society of Retinal Specialists, and the Oceanic Retina Association.

Dr Shane Durkin

Ophthalmologist

Shane graduated with Honours in Medicine and Surgery from the University of Adelaide in 2002.

He undertook training in ophthalmology in Adelaide and the Northern Territory before commencing an International Fellowship with the Fred Hollows Foundation. He followed this with subspecialty training in disease of the retina, vitreous and macula in the University of Auckland for 12 months before undertaking further training in the management of medical and surgical retinal disease within the University of British Columbia and Vancouver General Hospital.

He is involved in research and training in medical retina and vitreo-retinal surgery at the South Australian Institute of Ophthalmology and the Royal Adelaide and Queen Elizabeth Hospitals.

Shane has a special interest in Indigenous and developing world ophthalmology. He visits Pipalyatjara and Nyapari in the far north west corner of South Australia. He also particpates in Sight for All programs and visits Port Lincoln monthly to offer a regional service.

Shane is a fellow of the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Ophthalmologists, a member of the American Academy of Ophthalmology, the Australian and New Zealand Society of Retinal Specialists and the European Society of Retina Specialists.

Dr. Michelle Baker

Ophthalmologist

Dr Michelle Baker is an Adelaide-based ophthalmologist who specialises in cataract surgery and glaucoma.

Michelle loves connecting with her patients and providing world-class evidence-based medicine tailored to each patient with adoption of innovative technologies and her surgical skill set.

Michelle studied medicine at the University of Melbourne and undertook her early resident years as a junior doctor at Royal Melbourne Hospital. She then entered the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons training scheme and rotated through the neurosurgery, cardiothoracic, plastic surgery, maxillofacial and urology departments. Michelle acquired knowledge and skills to manage any health condition.

Michelle then changed to ophthalmology and entered the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Ophthalmology Victorian training scheme at the Royal Victorian and Eye and Ear Hospital. Her ophthalmology training gave her an in-depth understanding of diseases affecting the eye including cataract, glaucoma, diabetes, macular degeneration and retinal vein occlusion. Following the completion of her ophthalmology training, Michelle completed medical and surgical fellowship training in glaucoma. First, at the Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital and then in the United Kingdom at the Norfolk Norwich University Hospital followed by Manchester Royal Eye Hospital. This advanced surgical training equipped Michelle with further skills and subspeciality interests including angle closure disease and in novel surgical techniques to manage glaucoma (cataract surgery, laser, Minimally Invasive Glaucoma Surgical techniques (MIGS), trabeculectomy surgery, Paul and Baerveldt tube implantation).

Michelle is a clinician-scientist with an interest in public health and clinical research. Concurrent with her ophthalmology training, Michelle completed a PhD on Retinal Signs in Cerebrovascular Disease at the Centre for Eye Research Australia, University of Melbourne. She has published over 18 peer-reviewed publications. Currently, Michelle is a researcher on the PROGRESSA study at Flinders University. This is a prospective study investigating how genetics and other clinical measures can be used to predict the risk of developing glaucoma in early signs of disease.

Michelle has a special interest in blindness prevention specific to indigenous eye health and developing world ophthalmology. Michelle volunteered with the National Indigenous Eye Health Survey to establish the state of Indigenous eye health in the Pilbara region of North Western Australia. Michelle was the Principal Investigator of the Solomon Islands National Ocular Trauma Audit (SINOTA) which formed the research project for her Masters of Public Health. SINOTA and the subsequent publications have formed the basis for blindness prevention programs in the Western Pacific.

Michelle is a fellow of the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Ophthalmologists and a member of the Australian and New Zealand Glaucoma Society and Australian Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons.

For patient information and resources: https://www.drmichellebaker.com.au

Dr. David Sia

Ophthalmologist

Dr David Sia returned in 2020 with dual-fellowship training in Vitreoretinal Surgery and Ocular Oncology.

David obtained his medical degree from the University of Otago, New Zealand in 2009 and went on to undertake ophthalmology registrar training in Adelaide, South Australia and Alice Springs, Northern Territory.

Following completion of registrar training, David then pursued overseas fellowship training and completed a 13-month Ocular Oncology Fellowship in London, UK at the prestigious Moorfields Eye Hospital, St Bartholomew’s Hospital and Royal London Hospital. This was followed by a 2-year Vitreoretinal Fellowship in Edmonton, Canada, at Alberta Retina Consultants. During his fellowships, he gained extensive experience in treating medical and surgical retinal diseases, as well as adult and paediatric intraocular and ocular surface tumours.

Upon returning to Adelaide, David was appointed as a Vitreoretinal Specialist and Ocular Oncologist at Flinders Medical Centre and Women’s and Children’s Hospital where he will be regularly involved in the training of future ophthalmologists and vitreoretinal surgeons. He is actively engaged in clinical research, has published widely and written book chapters. He currently holds a position as Clinical Associate Lecturer at the University of Adelaide.

In his free time, he enjoys photography, travel, reading, seeking out good food and working on computers. Having grown up in a multi-cultural background, he is fluent in English, Malay, Mandarin, Foochow and Hokkien.

David is a dedicated professional who loves his craft. He is committed to providing the best care possible for his patients and loves to connect with them.

Dr. Neena Peter

Ophthalmologist & Oculoplastic Surgeon

Dr Neena Peter graduated with Honours from Cambridge University Medical School. She completed her general ophthalmic training centred around the Western Eye Hospital, London and the John Radcliffe, Oxford, UK before undertaking advanced Fellowship training within the UK, New Zealand and Australia in the field of Oculoplastic, Lacrimal and Orbital Surgery.

She is a comprehensive ophthalmologist and ophthalmic surgeon, with extensive experience in Oculoplastic Surgery and has published widely within her field. She regularly presents at meetings, both nationally and internationally.

Dr Peter’s special interests include:

• Ptosis repair, blepharoplasty and brow ptosis repair
• Eyelid cancer excision and periocular reconstruction, including reconstruction of Mohs’ micrographic surgery defects
• Eyelid malposition including facial palsy
• Surgical Repair for watery eyes including endoscopic tear duct surgery
• Orbital surgery, enucleation, evisceration, orbital implantation and socket care
• Surgical rehabilitation of thyroid eye disease
• Cataract surgery
• Pterygium surgery
• Cosmetic eyelid surgery
• Use of Botox in the management of blepharospasm and hemifacial spasm

Memberships:

FRANZCO

Australia and NZ Society of Ophthalmic Plastic Surgeons (ANZSOPS)

Fellow of British Oculoplastic Surgery Society (BOPSS)

American Academy of Ophthalmology

Dr. Dev Supramaniam

Ophthalmologist

Dr Dev Supramaniam, or “Dev” to his friends, graduated from medical school in 2000, going on to obtain both Malaysian and Australian specialist ophthalmology qualifications.

In 2013 he undertook 12 months of advanced retinal training at Flinders Medical Centre. He has completed two Vitreo-retinal fellowships to date. Dev has worked in both metro and regional Australia always striving to provide quality, patient centred eye care and has a passion for outreach work. His areas of expertise are in managing surgical and medical retina conditions as well as complex cataract surgeries such as retinal detachments, macular holes, epiretinal membranes, macular degeneration, diabetic retinopathy and retinal vascular diseases.

During his career, he has been involved in training ophthalmology registrars and fellows in cataract and advanced retinal surgery. For his efforts, he was elected as a full member of the Ophthalmic Education Standing Committee of the Asia – Pacific Academy of Ophthalmology (APAO), one of the umbrella international ophthalmic bodies with the goal of preventing blindness and promoting excellence in ophthalmology through research and service, among member nations of the Asia-Pacific region. He also is a lecturer at the School of Medicine, The University of Queensland (RCS) and the College of Medicine and Public Health at Flinders University.  Dev also holds appointments in public hospitals in Adelaide and is a Visiting Medical Officer to Alice Springs Hospital.

Dr Supramaniam actively participates in research and has published in various peer reviewed journals. He is a Fellow of the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Ophthalmologists, American Society of Retinal Specialists, Australian and New Zealand Society of Retinal Specialists, European Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons, Australian Medical Association, the College of Ophthalmologists, Malaysia and The Asia-Pacific Ophthalmic Imaging Society.

He’s married, has 2 children and a dog; and enjoys good coffee and classical music. But most importantly, you’ll find that Dev cares.

Dr. Remin Nath

Ophthalmologist

Dr Nath trained as a doctor at Guy’s & St. Thomas’ Medical School in London before training as an ophthalmologist in the UK, Australia, and New Zealand.

Dr Nath completed his Specialist Registrar training in Ophthalmology in Manchester & Oxford
(UK), before going on for further subspecialist Fellowship training in Retina in London, Auckland and Perth. He has also completed a 2-year Anterior Segment Fellowship at Royal Adelaide Hospital and during this time also was awarded a Postgraduate Diploma in Cataract & Refractive Surgery from the University of Ulster (UK). Dr Nath is a Fellow of the Royal College of Ophthalmologists, UK (FRCOphth) and the Royal Australian & New Zealand College of Ophthalmologists (FRANZCO). His interests include medical retina, cataract surgery, glaucoma, and general adult ophthalmology.

Dr Nath is a Clinical Associate Lecturer at the University of Adelaide and sits on the Professional Standards Committee at the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Ophthalmologists (RANZCO). Dr Nath is also an Ophthalmic Sciences examiner at RANZCO (clinical ophthalmic pharmacology & emergency medicine) and is an interviewer for the University of Adelaide Medical School.

In his spare time, Dr Nath regularly competes in open water swimming events in South Australia and plays guitar for the South Australian Adult Guitar Ensemble and the Adelaide Guitar Festival Orchestra.

Dr Garry Davis

Ophthalmologist

Dr Davis undertook his Medical training at the University of Adelaide, followed by Ophthalmology training at the Royal Adelaide Hospital, the Adelaide Women’s and Children’s Hospital and Flinders Medical Centre. He then spent 2 years in the UK where he completed Fellowship training in oculoplastic, lacrimal and orbital surgery at two internationally-renowned institutions, the Bristol Eye Hospital and Moorfields Eye Hospital, London.

In 1996 he joined Eye Consultants SA where he established South Australia’s first sub-specialty practice in oculoplastic, lacrimal and orbital surgery. Also working in the public departments of both the Royal Adelaide Hospital and the Women’s and Children’s Hospital, he established the first public sub-specialty Oculoplastic Clinic at the Royal Adelaide Hospital. In 2002, along with Professor Dinesh Selva, Dr Davis established the renowned Oculoplastic, Lacrimal and Orbital Fellowship training program which continues to train Fellows from around the globe.

Dr Davis has maintained an active interest in providing outreach services both in Australia and overseas, working in Broken Hill an in the APY Lands in the north of South Australia for over 2 decades, and he has visited Kiribati, Fiji, Myanmar (Burma), Laos, Vietnam and Nepal on teaching and surgical trips with ASPECT and as a Visionary with Sight for All.

He is a Senior Clinical Lecturer in the Department of Surgery at the University of Adelaide. He was the South Australian Qualification and Education Committee Chairman (RANZCO) from 1996 to 2005 and Chair of the South Australian branch of the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Ophthalmologists from 2013 to 2017. He has co-authored over 50 peer-reviewed articles and two book chapters.

He is affiliated with the following professional bodies:

• Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Ophthalmologists
• Royal Australasian College of Surgeons
• Australian and New Zealand Society of Ophthalmic Plastic Surgeons
• Australian Society of Ophthalmologists
• Australian Medical Association
• South Australian Salaried Medical Officers Association

Outside work, family and sport play a big part in his life. In his early days he was a keen cricketer and footballer and now enjoys playing golf, gardening and running or walking in the great outdoors.

Dr Joanna Black

Ophthalmologist

Aside from her work at Eye Consultants SA, Dr Joanna Black MBBS, FRANZCO currently works as the Ophthalmology Unit Department Head at Adelaide Women’s and Children’s Hospital, and is a Consultant Ophthalmologist at The Queen Elizabeth Hospital.

Dr Black attended Adelaide University for her undergraduate medical degree. She then completed 5 years of training in Adelaide as a specialist Ophthalmologist before moving to the UK in for sub-specialist training.

She initially lived in Oxford for 6 months, working and training in Neuro-Ophthalmology and Ocular Motility, predominately managing disorders of eye movement. She then completed a 12 month fellowship in Paediatric Ophthalmology at Great Ormond Street Hospital in London, one of the world’s leading children’s hospitals where she acquired experience in the management of rare and complex children’s eye diseases.

In 2006, Dr Black worked with her husband in Ghana, West Africa before returning to Adelaide in 2007 to start a family. She began work as an associate at Eye Consultants SA that year and simultaneously began working as a Consultant Ophthalmologist at the Adelaide Women’s and Children’s Hospital where, in 2014, she became Medical Head of Unit in the Department of Ophthalmology. Since 2008, she has worked at The Queen Elizabeth Hospital, where she consults adults with general Ophthalmic conditions.

Since 2007, Dr Black has also provided Ophthalmology services to Broken Hill Hospital, where she visits 4 to 5 times per year.

Dr Black is a visionary for Sight For All, a South Australian not for profit organisation which provides support and training for local ophthalmologists in the developing regions. She has volunteered for them in several countries across South East Asia.

In addition, Dr Black’s major passion is in the provision of the best quality eye care to people of all ages, from all areas of the world and with all levels of education and privilege. She loves working in a collaborative way with patients, their carers and their families and feels privileged to be able to work in such an endlessly fascinating and rewarding area of healthcare.

Dr Jude Fitzgerald

Ophthalmologist

Dr Jude Fitzgerald studied medicine at Flinders University, undertook Ophthalmology training as a Registrar throughout public hospitals in Adelaide and Alice Springs, and completed a Paediatric fellowship at Women’s and Children’s Hospital in Adelaide.

He obtained fellowship with RANZCO in 2023.

He has previously he worked as a qualified Orthoptist in Victoria.

Jude’s interests are in Paediatric Ophthalmology, Strabismus, General Ophthalmology including Neuro-Ophthalmology, Cataract and Glaucoma.

He currently also holds public consultant appointments at Women’s and Children’s Hospital and Modbury Hospital.

He has previously been involved in research into risk factors for glaucoma progression at Flinders Medical Centre and has multiple publications in glaucoma research.

He is involved in Paediatric ophthalmology education for senior medical students and medical officers at the Women’s and Children’s Hospital.