Associate Professor Hessom Razavi, MBBS, BSc, MSc (Hons), FRCOphth, FRANZCO

“I love that ophthalmology gives me the chance to improve vision and impact a person’s quality of life, thereby making a small, positive difference in the world.”

Associate Professor Hessom Razavi is a retinal specialist and an ophthalmic consultant in both Nedlands and Midland. He is also the unit coordinator for ophthalmology teaching at UWA. Associate Professor Razavi has a strong interest in Indigenous Australian’s eye health.

Associate Professor Razavi completed his ophthalmology training in Western Australia before undertaking two fellowships. He was the inaugural Lions Outback Vision Fellow, providing outreach services to remote and Indigenous communities in WA. This was followed by a medical retina fellowship at the Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital and the Centre for Eye Research Australia. Prior to this, Associate Professor Razavi completed a Masters of Public Health in Eye Care at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine.

Associate Professor Razavi has a strong interest in Indigenous Australian eye health and is Principal Investigator of the nation’s first ophthalmic clinical trial on Indigenous eye health.

Associate Professor Razavi is a committed educator and has created teaching videos and programs for medical students, GPs and other health professionals on eye health.