Menu: ASO Directors | Staff Members | Past ASO Presidents
ASO Directors
Dr Peter Sumich - President
Peter graduated with Honours from NSW University in 1990 and after residency he worked as an accredited emergency medicine…
Dr Ashish Agar - Vice-President
MBBS (Syd), PhD (UNSW), FRANZCO
Ashish is a Glaucoma consultant and surgeon at the Prince of Wales and Sydney Eye Hospitals, and is a Partner with Marsden…
Dr Laurie Sullivan - Secretary/Treasurer
MBBS, FRANZCO
Laurie is a Corneal Specialist based in Victoria. He has public hospital teaching appointment at the Corneal Clinic at the…
Dr Michael Steiner - Immediate Past President
MB, BS,DO (Syd), FRANZCO, FRCOphth, FAMA
Michael is the immediate past President of ASO. He has more than 35 years experience in eye surgery with a particular interest…
Dr Andrew Atkins
MBBS, FRANZCO
Andrew is an established eye surgeon in Melbourne with a special interest in cataract surgery. It was the Federal Government’s…
Dr Shish Lal
Shish is an eye surgeon with specific interests in Cataract surgery and the management of Macular Degeneration. He graduated…
Dr Nisha Sachdev
MB ChB, PhD, FRANZCO
Nisha is a general ophthalmologist with subspecialty interest in Paediatric Ophthalmology. Her interest in Ophthalmology…
A/Prof Alex Hunyor
MB BS (Hons), FRANZCO, FRACS
Alex is a retinal specialist with expertise in vitreoretinal surgery and macular disease. He is an Associate Professor and…
Dr Sunil Warrier
MBBS M.Med FRANZCO
Sunil is a graduate of South Australia’s Flinders University. He underwent residency training in medicine and surgery at…
Dr Tom Cunneen
Tom is a fellowship trained ophthalmic surgeon based in Perth. He graduated with honours from the University of Western…
Dr Paul Athanasiov
MBBS (Adelaide), M.Med (Syd), M.Ophthal (Adelaide)
Paul is a graduate of South Australia’s Adelaide University. He undertook a post-graduate Master in Medicine (Ophthalmic…
Staff Members
Mr Kerry Gallagher
Chief Executive Officer
Kerry is a respected medico-political adviser and government relations expert. He has served as Chief Executive Officer…
Katrina Ronne
Manager Policy and Communication
Katrina Ronne oversees the operational activities of the ASO including representation of the society at conferences and scientific…
Sarah Todman
Manager, Media and Communications
Sarah manages communications and media for ASO. This includes the development and dispatch of our various member communications…
Sandra Reed
Business Development Manager
Sandra is responsible for managing relationships between ASO and our key partners, as well as seeking out new opportunities…
Past Presidents
Dr Bradley Horsburgh
MBBS, FRANZCO, FRACS
Brad specialises in Cataract Surgery, Adult Strabismus surgery and general Ophthalmology. He completed his medical degrees…
Dr Arthur Karagiannis
MBBS, FRANZCO
Dr Arthur Karagiannis served three years as President of the Australian Society of Ophthalmologists (ASO) from November 2011…