Assoc Prof Steven Wiffen (Ophthalmologist)
- Name
- Dr Steven James Wiffen
- Qualifications
- Bachelor of Medicine / Bachelor of Surgery 1983
- FRANZCO 1992
- Occupation
- Ophthalmologist
- Gender
- Male
- Medical Specialties
- Ophthalmology
Associate Professor Wiffen trained in ophthalmology in Western Australia before undertaking 2-year fellowships in cornea and refractive surgery at both the Corneo-Plastic Unit, East Grinstead, UK, and the Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA. He was Director of the Corneo-Plastic Unit and Eye Bank in East Grinstead 1993-1994. He is a Consultant ophthalmologist at Fremantle Hospital and Associate Professor in the Centre for ophthalmology and Visual Science, University of Western Australia, as well as Director of the Lions Eye Bank of Western Australia. He has held numerous other positions, including Head of Department of Ophthalmology Fremantle Hospital, Chair of the Qualifications and Education Committee of the WA Branch of RANZCO, Chair of Eye Banks Australia and New Zealand and Chair of the Cornea Standing Committee of the Transplantation Society of Australia and New Zealand. He has special expertise in corneal transplantation, pterygium and cataract surgery as well as refractive surgery.
- Hospital Affiliations
- Fremantle Hospital
- Affiliated Clinics
- Lions Eye Institute - Nedlands
- Affiliated Organisations
- Lions Eye Institute
Practice Locations
Perth
- Lions Eye Institute
- Address
- Level 1
2 Verdun Street
Nedlands WA 6009
Australia
- Phone
- 08 9381 0758
- Fax
- 08 9382 1171
- Lions Eye Institute - Nedlands
- Address
- 2 Verdun Street
Nedlands WA 6009
Australia
- Phone
- 08 9381 0777
- Fax
- 08 9381 0700
