Hessom Razavi

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Hessom Razavi is an ophthalmic surgeon, trained in Western Australia, sub-specialising in Indigenous eye health and diseases of the retina and a Clinical Associate Professor of Ophthalmology at the University of Western Australia. Hessom is also an award-winning writer. As Australian Book Review's inaugural Behrouz Boochani Fellow, he has written essays on refugees, statelessness, and human rights. He also writes poetry. His essay on Australia’s response to the global refugee crisis was published in The Long Lede: Stories That Want to Be Told.

Experience

  • 2016–present
    Clinical associate professor, University of Western Australia
  • 2016–present
    Consultant Ophthalmologist, Lions Eye Institute

Education

  • 2015 
    Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Ophthalmologists, FRANZCO
  • 2014 
    Royal College of Ophthalmologists, UK, FRCOphth
  • 2008 
    London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, MSc
  • 2003 
    University of Western Australia, MBBS

Professional Memberships

  • Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Ophthalmologists
  • Australian and New Zealand Society of Retinal Specialists
  • Australian and Torres Strait Island Eye Health Committee
  • Fellowship of Australian Writers, Western Australia
  • Royal College of Ophthalmologists, UK

Honours

Bravery Medal (BM)

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