Dr Fred Chen (Ophthalmologist)

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Name
Assoc Prof Fred Kuanfu Chen
Qualifications
FRANZCO 2007
MBBS 1999
Occupation
Ophthalmologist
Gender
Male
Languages Spoken
Mandarin
Medical Specialties
Ophthalmology

Dr Fred Chen completed ophthalmology training at Royal Perth Hospital. He then moved to London to do research and clinical fellowships in medical and surgical retina at the University College of London Institute of Ophthalmology and Moorfields Eye Hospital. There, he also completed a doctorate in philosophy (PhD) in surgical techniques of retinal pigment epithelium transplantation for treatment of dry and wet macular degenerations. Since returning to Perth, Fred has been a Consultant Vitreoretinal Surgeon at Royal Perth Hospital and Princess Margaret Hospital for Children. He has also established and led the Ocular Tissue Engineering Laboratory at the Lions Eye Institute. His research interest includes clinical characterisation of retinitis pigmentosa and Stargardt disease, stem cell therapy and disease modelling, clinical trials in dry and wet macular degeneration and non-invasive retinal imaging.

Hospital Affiliations
Royal Perth Hospital
Bentley Hospital
St John of God Hospital
Affiliated Clinics
Lions Eye Institute - Nedlands
Affiliated Organisations
Lions Eye Institute
Affiliated Universities
University of Western Australia

Practice Locations

WA

QEII
Verdun St
Nedlands WA 6009 
Australia
08 9381 0817
08 9381 0700
St John of God Hospital
25 McCourt St
Perth WA 6007 
Australia
08 9381 0817
08 9381 0700
Lions Eye Institute - Nedlands
2 Verdun Street
Nedlands WA 6009 
Australia
08 9381 0777
08 9381 0700