Dr Gaurav Bhardwaj
Dr Gaurav Bhardwaj is a vitreoretinal surgeon and medical retina specialist. He is an experienced ophthalmic surgeon with particular expertise in vitreoretinal surgery, cataract surgery and medical management of retinal diseases. He is one of the few retinal surgeons in Australia skilled in both adult and paediatric surgery. In 2019, he was a co-surgeon involved in performing Australia’s first ocular gene therapy on a child with retinitis pigmentosa associated with RPE65 retinal dystrophy at the Children’s Hospital at Westmead.
He has a strong interest in research, having completed a Ph.D. on retinal haemorrhages in children. He was awarded a research grant from the Sydney Children’s Hospital Foundation. Dr Bhardwaj undertook specialist training in Ophthalmology in the Sydney Eye Hospital network for four years.
He completed a further 2 years of fellowship training in Medical Retina, Uveitis, and Vitreoretinal Surgery, then completed at the Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital (RVEEH) in Melbourne, Australia's largest Retinal Unit. In 2018, he was a senior Vitreoretinal Fellow at Moorfields Eye Hospital in London, UK, the largest eye hospital in Europe.
At Moorfields, Dr Bhardwaj worked with world-renowned experts and managed adult and paediatric patients from all over Europe with complex vitreoretinal disorders. He was also exposed to the latest research in the areas of retinal gene therapy, stem cell treatment and bionic eyes.
Dr Bhardwaj has continued his research interest with ongoing publications in major scientific journals. He also maintains his knowledge of the latest research in his field by being a reviewer for major scientific journals. He is involved in supervising junior eye surgeons and retinal fellows from Australia and abroad in surgical training.
Dr Bhardwaj prides himself on providing the best possible care for his patients. His professionalism is reflected by the numerous written compliments he has received from extremely grateful patients he has helped along the way.
Training
Bachelor of Medicine (BMed), University of Newcastle
PhD, University of New South Wales
Fellow of the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Ophthalmologists (FRANZCO)
Vitreoretinal surgeon
Westmead Hospital
Liverpool Hospital
Sydney Children’s Hospital Network
Clinical Senior Lecturer, University of Sydney Faculty of Health and Medicine, Save Sight Institute