Qualifications, Memberships & Associations

A/Prof Smita Agarwal is a highly qualified ophthalmologist and eye surgeon with dual subspecialties.

Detail on her qualifications, current and former positions, professional association memberships and more is provided below.

Qualifications

  • Registered with the Medical Board of Australia (MED 000 1191514)

Education

  • Certificate in “AI in Health Care From Strategies to Implementation” from Harvard Medical School – Feb 2025.
  • Graduate Diploma in Medicine (Refractive Surgery) University of Sydney 2013/2014
  • Master of Surgery (Ophthalmology) University of Allahabad, India 1996
  • MB BS (University of Lucknow, India) 1991

Merit Awards

  • Gold Medal & Certificate of Honour for Physiology in M.B., B.S.

Fellowships

  • Fellow, Royal Australian & New Zealand College of Ophthalmologists (FRANZCO) 2006 – current
  • Fellowship in Cataract Management and Intraocular Lens Implantation IIladevi Cataract & IOL Research Centre (with Dr Abhay R Vasavada) Ahmedabad, India 1997 – 1999

Training

  • Advanced cataract and anterior segment surgery training Southern Health, Victoria 2006

Other Training

  • London Vision Course (Prof Reinstein) 2018
  • Visumax (SMILE Training with Dr Sri Ganesh) 2018
  • Accredited Ophthalmology Surgical & Clinical Training Southern Health, Victoria 2003 – 2006
  • Senior Registrar in Ophthalmology Medical College, University of Allahabad Allahabad, India 1996 – 1997
  • Intern, J J Hospital Grant Medical College, Bombay, India 1992 – 1993

Positions

Public Hospital Positions:

  • Head of Ophthalmology Illawarra Shoalhaven Local Health District Jan 2012 –June 2019
  • Staff Specialist, Westmead Eye Hospital 2007 – 2010

Other Hospital Positions:

  • VMO, Wollongong & Shellharbour Public Hospitals Shellharbour (formerly, at Bulli), NSW 2009 – current
  • VMO, Wollongong Day Surgery Wollongong, NSW 2009 – 2023
  • VMO, Wollongong Private Hospital Wollongong, NSW 2010 – current
  • VMO, Nowra Private Hospital Nowra NSW 2007 – current
  • VMO, Shellharbour Private Hospital Barrack Heights, NSW 2015 – 2023

Current Academic Positions:

  • Clinical Associate Professor, GSM, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, NSW 2500 Australia
  • Senior Clinical Lecturer, Sydney Medical School, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW 2000 Australia

Research Position & Experience

  • Research Associate to Dr Anthony J. Maloof, Director of Ophthalmic Surgery Western Sydney Eye Hospital 2000 – 2002

Professional Association Memberships

  • Fellow member of the Royal Australian & New Zealand College of Ophthalmologists (RANZCO)
  • Member, American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons (ASCRS)
  • Member, Australian Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons (AUSCRS)
  • Member, Australian Society of Ophthalmologists (ASO)
  • Member, European Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons (ESCRS)
  • Member, American Academy of Ophthalmologists (AAO)
  • Member, Australian Medical Association (AMA)
  • Member, Independent Ophthalmic Network (ION)
  • Member, Shoalhaven General Practitioners Network

Committees, Assignments and Ambassador Positions

  • Member of MAC Committee, VSPH, 2023 – Current
  • Member of Medical Advisory Committee, Wollongong Day Surgery, 2018 – 2023
  • Member of Medical Advisory Committee, Wollongong Private Hospital 2018-2023
  • Medical Advisory Board Committee, Alcon, 2016 – 2018, 2023
  • JulEye Ambassador (RANZCO), 2011 – 2017