A/Prof Geoff Wilcsek

A/Prof Wilcsek prides himself on taking the time to listen to your needs and making you feel comfortable. He will outline treatment options and invite you to ask any questions you choose so that when you leave the practice you have all the information you need to make an informed decision.

A/Prof Wilcsek is an Ophthalmic Surgeon with specialist training in ocular plastics, lacrimal and orbit surgery (MED00011151124).

He is a Fellow of the Royal Australian and New College of Ophthalmology. He is also a member of the Australia and New Zealand Society of Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons and the American Society of Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery.

A/Prof Wilcsek heads the Ocular Plastic Unit at the Prince Of Wales Hospital servicing the Prince of Wales and the Sydney Children's Hospitals.

He lectures at the University of New South Wales and regularly speaks at medical conferences around Australia and is a supervisor of training for the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Ophthalmologists.

A/Prof Wilcsek was the Chairman of the Younger Fellows Group of the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Ophthalmologists between 2003 and 2005. During this time he sat on the Council of the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Ophthalmologists. More recently he served a three-year term as an elected delegate of the Quality and Education Committee which oversees training of ophthalmologists throughout Australia and New Zealand.

In addition to completing his medical degree at the University of Sydney and ophthalmic training at the Prince of Wales hospital, A/Prof Wilcsek completed two accredited fellowships in Ocular Plastics and Orbit Surgery.

The first at the Columbia Presbyterian Hospital, Manhattan, New York under Associate Professor Mike Kazim and the second at the Royal Manchester Eye Hospital, Manchester, England, under Dr Brian Leatherbarrow.

On completion of his fellowships in New York and Manchester, A/Prof Wilcsek returned to Australia and chose to focus solely on the highly specialised area of ocular plastic surgery.