A/Prof Heather Russell

Dr Heather Russell is a highly experienced ophthalmologist with a particular focus on paediatric ophthalmology and adult strabismus. She graduated with honours in Medicine from the University of Glasgow in 1999 and completed her specialty training in ophthalmology in the UK, where she obtained Fellowship of the Royal College of Ophthalmologists. After further sub-specialty fellowship training in paediatric ophthalmology and strabismus in Edinburgh and Auckland, she moved to Australia in 2012. Dr Russell was awarded Fellowship of the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Ophthalmologists and took up a position at Gold Coast University Hospital, where she continues to work as a Senior Staff Specialist in General and Paediatric Ophthalmology.

In recognition of her dedication to teaching, Dr Russell has been appointed Associate Professor at Bond University. She is a member of several prestigious societies, including the Australasian Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons and the International Strabismological Association. Dr Russell has authored numerous peer-reviewed journal articles and regularly presents at national and international meetings. Her areas of expertise include cataract surgery, progressive myopia in children, and the use of injectable muscle relaxants in treating complex strabismus.