Dr Michael G. Branley FRACO FRACS

Education

Tertiary

POSTGRADUATE OPHTHALMOLOGY EXAMINATIONS
Royal Australian College of Ophthalmologists
Part 1 Examination 1991
Part 2 Examination 1994

UNIVERSITY UNDERGRADUATE DEGREES
University of Sydney

1. Bachelor of Medical Science (Distinction) 1982
The research for this degree was performed at the Neurobiology Research Centre and Dept of Physiology, University of Sydney, under the supervision of Drs Ann Sefton, Max Bennett and Bogdan Dreher. Thesis entailed in vitro studies of the development of the optic nerve in the rat.

2. Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery 1987

3. Biostatistics Strand of Master of Public Health (June 1995)

Secondary

St Aloysius College, Sydney
Higher School Certificate 1979

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Postgraduate Employment and Higher Training

Prevocational Training

1987: Internship, Royal North Shore Hospital, St Leonards Sydney (terms: Head and Neck Surgery, Paediatric Surgery, General Medicine, Ophthalmology)

1988: Residency, Royal North Shore Hospital (Plastic and Maxillofacial Surgery, Cardiothoracic Surgery, Casualty, Intensive Care)

1989: Senior Resident, Royal North Shore Hospital; (Neurosurgery, Anaesthetics, Vascular Surgery, Relief and Nights)

1990: Anaesthetics Registrar, Mona Vale Hospital

1991: Medical Registrar, Mater Misericordiae Hospital Sydney

Ophthalmology Visiting Fellow, Children's Hospital of Los Angeles. Supervised by Assoc. Prof Kenneth W. Wright, Prof Linn Murphree, and Dr Mark Borchert.

Accredited Ophthalmology Training

1992-95
Sydney Eye Hospital

1996
Moorfields Eye Hospital, London
Uveitis Fellow with Professor Sue Lightman and Mr Carlos Pavesio
Vitreoretinal Senior Registrar with Mr Peter Leaver
Medical Retina Senior Registrar with Mr Simon Harding
Oncology Senior Registrar with Mr Bertil Damato

1997
St Paul's Eye Unit, Liverpool
Vitreoretinal Fellowship with Messrs Wong, McGalliard and Groenewald

1998
Consultant Ophthalmologist Chester Hospital, Cheshire, UK
Consultant Ophthalmologist Royal Hospital Haslar, Gosport, Hampshire, UK.

Returned to Australia

Consultant Ophthalmologist Royal North Shore Hospital and Concord Hospital, Sydney

1999
Director of Ophthalmic Training Royal North Shore Hospital
Appointments at North Shore Private Hospital, Hunter's Hill Private Hospital and Mosman Private Hospital

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Surgical Interests

Uveitis Surgery

Endophthalmitis

Intravitreal injections

Ocular Oncology

Orbital Floor Injections

Conjunctival Biopsy

Proliferative Vitreoretinopathy Study

Retinopathy of Prematurity

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Presentations and Conferences

1990

• Glaucoma Conference; Royal Australian College of Ophthalmology
• "Anatomy and embryology of the angle."
  Otago University, Dunedin, New Zealand Ophthalmic Basic Sciences

1991

• A.R.V.O. Sarasota, Florida U.S.A.

1992

• "Choroidal Melanoma, the Zimmerman Controversy."
• "Inflammatory Diseases and The Eye."

1993

• Uveitis and medical retina registrars conference. R.A.C.O. Sydney
• R.A.C.O. Annual Conference. Sydney
• Oculoplastic and Lacrimal Surgery Symposium, Brisbane
• Sydney Eye Hospital Teaching Session
• "Keratoconus and corneal thinning disorders"
• "Ophthalmic Examination of the Infant"

1994

• Cornea and External Diseases R.A.C.O. Registrars conference, Sydney
• Medical and Surgical Retina Symposium, Sanctuary Cove
• Sydney Eye Hospital Teaching Session
• "Prescribing Glasses in Childhood"
• Neuro-ophthalmology Symposium, Melbourne
• "Blind Bowel Syndrome; retinal vasculitis with inflammatory bowel."

1995

• Neuro-ophthalmology Conference, Canberra
• "Ophthalmic complications of C.S. gas."

1996

• Moorfields Grand Rounds
• "Endophthalmitis Vitrectomy Study"
• "Vitrectomy for Ocular Lymphoma"
• "Uses and Complications of Methotrexate"
• "Trial of intravitreal triamcinolone in uveitis." Ethics Review Committee approval and commencement of ongoing trial
• "Literature review of cataract surgery in uveitis."

1997

• British and European Vitreoretinal Society Meeting, York, May 1997
• "The dosage of platelets used in Macular Hole surgery"
• Lectures to the St Paul's Registrars:
  • "New therapies in Retinoblastoma"
  • "Macular Hole"
  • "Epiretinal Membrane"
  • "Retinal detachments"
  • "Complications of cataract surgery"
  • "Endophthalmitis"
  • "Vitreous Haemorrhage"

1998

• Retinopathy of prematurity workshop. Southampton Hospital UK
• Intravitreal implant device wetlab. Royal College of Ophthalmologists London UK
• Telemedicine applications for military personell. A technique of sending images between British military hospitals in the Falklands, Yugoslavia and Royal Military Hospital Haslar.

1999

• Digital imaging applications in diabetic retinopathy screening
• Participation in the FIELD study to lower lipids in Diabetics
• Vitrase study for intravitreal injection of hyaluronidase for vitreous haemorrhage
• Expansile gas in prevention of inferior proliferative vitreoretinopathy. Presented to the Oceana Retinal Association meeting.

2000

• Retina 2000 meeting delegate
• Workshop on B mode ultrasound techniques
• Workshop on new techniques in treatment of macular degeneration, including transpupillary thermoplasty and Photodynamic therapy.

2001

• Undergraduate and Junior Medical Officer Teaching, Royal North Shore Hospital and Concord Hospital
• General Practice Seminars
• Macular Degeneration Foundation delegate Parliament House

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Publications

"Third nerve palsy due to cerebral artery aneurysm in a child." Branley MG, Wright KW, Borchert MS. Aust and N.Z. J Ophthalmol. 20,2.1992, 137-140.

"Medial canthal keratinisation (MCK); a diagnostic sign of ocular cicatrical pemphigoid." Francis IC, McCluskey PS, Wakefield D, Branley MG. Aust and NZ J Ophthalmol. 20,4.1992 350-351.

"Survival and Neurite Expression of Retinal Ganglion Cells in vitro, when cultured with various parts of the Brain." Thesis 1983. B.Sc Med (Distinction.)

"Is injection of autologous platelets in macular hole surgery safe?" Wong D, Kerr A, Groenewald C, Branley M. submitted to "Eye" June 1997.

"Visual results and patient satisfaction after macular hole surgery." Pearce IA, Branley M, Groenewald C, McGalliard J, Wong D. Submitted to BJO August 1997.

"Internal Limiting Membrane Peel versus Autologous Platelets in the Management of Full Thickness Macular Holes." Pearce IA, Branley MG, Groenewald C, McGalliard J, Wong D. Submitted to BJO 5/9/97.

"Safety and Efficacy of Intraocular Steroid in Inflammatory Macular Oedema." Young S, Branley M, Larkin G, Lightman S. Draft written. Planned submission to Ophthalmology.
"Posterior Scleritis: Clinical features, systemic associations and outcome in a large series of patients." McCluskey P, Watson P, Lightman S, Haybittle J, Restori M, Branley M. Ophthalmology Dec 1999.

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Current Work

Change in axial length of the globe due to encircling band procedures in retinal detachment surgery

Case report of serious eye injury related to an unsafe child's toy (Presented 1/10/97)

Triamcinolone for cystoid macular oedema

Macular transposition surgery

Transpupillary thermotherapy for macular degeneration

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Overseas Work

Arthur Simms travelling fellowship for undergraduate medical elective in Zimbabwe, 1985.

Accident and Emergency medical student option term in Edinburgh, U.K. with Dr Keith Little, 1985.

Surgical rotation to Rabaul, Papua New Guinea,1986.

Sydney Tapping Bequest. The frequency of Alpha Thalassaemia among the Tolai Population of Rabaul, Papua New Guinea, and comparison with the prevalence of endemic malaria. 1986.

Aboriginal Ophthalmic experience in Darwin, including rotations to Gove, Katherine, Groote and Elco Islands, 1993.

Rotary International Cataract Project, Republic of Indonesia as part of the 1995.

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