Dr Jonathan Kam (Ophthalmologist)
- Name
- Dr Jonathan K S Kam
- Qualifications
- Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery with Honours Monash University Australia 2009
- FRANZCO Australia 2018
- Occupation
- Ophthalmologist
- Gender
- Male
Jonathan studied Medicine at Monash University in Melbourne, Australia. In 2009, he spent some time at the University of Oxford completing a student elective in Ophthalmology. At the end of 2009 he graduated with a double degree, a Bachelor of Medicine/Bachelor of Surgery and a Bachelor of Medical Science, both awarded with Honours. He completed his internship and surgical residency at the Alfred Hospital (well known for its excellent training), before moving to to the Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital for six years of specialist training in Ophthalmology, which included some time spent at The Royal Children's Hospital. In 2017, he held the position of Advanced Cataract Surgery Fellow at the Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital. In 2018, he returned to the Alfred Hospital for further training in tertiary hospital ophthalmology, where he worked with other medical speciality units such as neurology, neurosurgery, oncology, rheumatology, trauma surgery and plastic surgery. He has won a number of awards for his medical research, which focuses on safety in surgery, and is a Fellow of the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Ophthalmologists. He is recognised as a Specialist by both the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency and Medicare. He is a member of the Australian Medical Association and the European Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons. He has authored many scientific articles, including a book chapter on cataract surgery.
- Affiliated Clinics
- Balwyn Eye Centre
- Affiliated Organisations
- Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Ophthalmologists (RANZCO)
- AMA Victoria
- Topics
- Microincisional Cataract Surgery
Practice Locations
VIC
- Balwyn Eye Centre
- Address
- 55 Whitehorse Road
Deepdene VIC 3103
Australia
- Phone
- 03 8586 1288
- Fax
- 03 8586 1289