MB ChB 1996 Otago; FRANZCO 2005

Dr John Ah-Chan trained in New Zealand (Auckland, Christchurch and Dunedin) with additional fellowship experience in Comprehensive Ophthalmology (Exeter, UK), Glaucoma (Dunedin, NZ) and Medical Retina (Oxford, UK). He was the Ophthalmology Teaching Fellow at Otago University, Department of Ophthalmology from 1999-2000. He is a Fellow of the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Ophthalmologists (RANZCO) and since 2015, a VTP Clinical tutor.

He is a Consultant Ophthalmologist at Midcentral Health, Te Whatu Ora (since 2007, including the role of HOD from 2014-2020) and in private practice with Eye Associates (consulting at Crest Specialist Centre, Palmerston North and Horowhenua Vision centre, Levin; and operating at Crest Hospital, Palmerston North and Kapiti Day Hospital, Paraparaumu). 

Areas of special interest include:

• Cataract surgery
• Macular/Medical retinal disease
• Glaucoma
• General ophthalmology

Ophthalmic Surgeon and Medical Retinal Specialist

Fellowship in Glaucoma, University of Otago with Professor ACB Molteno (2003-2004)
Fellowship in Ophthalmology, West of England Eye Unit, EXETER, UK (2005)
Fellowship in Medical Retina, Oxford Eye Hospital, OXFORD, UK (2006)
Associate Fellow of Royal College of Medical Administrators (RACMA)
Masters of Health Service Management(with Distinction)

Male / Tāne

24 December 1997

Ophthalmology

English