About Dr Phillipa Sharwood
MBBS (Hons) MMed FRANZCO
Cataract & Strabismus Surgeon
Adult & Paediatric
APHRA Registration Number: MED0001193034
Registration Type: General and Specialist - Ophthalmology
Dr Sharwood grew up on the Northern Tablelands of NSW. She completed a Bachelor of Optometry at the University of NSW then her medical degree and a Masters of Medicine at the University of Sydney. After working in general medicine and surgery at the Royal Prince Alfred Hospital in Sydney she undertook her specialist Ophthalmology training at Sydney Eye Hospital.
After completion of her specialist training she travelled to the UK for further international fellowship training in strabismus and paediatric ophthalmology at the Cambridge University Hospitals (Addenbrookes) and the Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children in London.
Dr Sharwood is a visiting medical officer in Ophthalmology at Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital and Queensland Children’s Hospital where she is active in the training of medical students, ophthalmologists in training and visiting international fellows in strabismus surgery, cataract surgery and paediatric ophthalmology. She is a RANZCO College Examiner in Basic and Clinical Sciences and a Senior Clinical Lecturer at the University of Queensland Faculty of Medicine.
She is a founding partner of Queensland Ophthalmic Specialists.
Outside of her work she is mother to three lovely but active children and a lazy Labrador. Her favourite things are swimming, cooking for friends and family, and enjoying an uninterrupted cup of coffee with her husband.
Qualifications & Training
Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (Hons) - University of Sydney
Bachelor of Optometry (Hons) - University of NSW
Masters of Medicine (Clinical Epidemiology) - University of Sydney
Fellowship of the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Ophthalmologists – Sydney Eye Hospital
Clinical Fellowship in Paediatric Ophthalmologist and Strabismus - Cambridge University Hospitals UK
Senior Clinical Fellowship in Paediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus - Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children and Royal London Hospital
Hospital Appointments
Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital, Visiting Senior Specialist
Queensland Childrens Hospital, Visiting Senior Specialist
Westside Private Hospital, Visiting Medical Officer
Brisbane Day Surgery, Visiting Medical Officer
St Andrews War Memorial Hospital, Visiting Medical Officer
Education Appointments
Examiner in Basic and Clinical Sciences, Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Ophthalmologists
Clinical Supervisor, Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Ophthalmologists
Senior Clinical Lecturer, Faculty of Medicine, University of Queensland
Publications
LASIK flap interface deposition in limbal vernal keratoconjunctivitis. Clinical and Experimental Optometry 2008 Mar;91(2):183-6.
Adverse medical events associated with cataract surgery performed under topical anaesthesia. Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology 2008 Dec;36(9):842-6.
Comparison of Toric Intraocular Lenses and Arcuate Corneal Relaxing Incisions to Correct Moderate to High Astigmatism in Cataract Surgery. Asia Pac J Ophthalmol 2014 Jan- Feb;3(1):9-16.
A Multicenter, International Collaborative Study for American Joint Committee on Cancer Staging of Retinoblastoma: Part I: Metastasis-Associated Mortality. Ophthalmology. 2020 Dec;127(12):1719-1732.
A Multicenter, International Collaborative Study for American Joint Committee on Cancer Staging of Retinoblastoma: Part II: Treatment Success and Globe Salvage. Ophthalmology. 2020 Dec;127(12):1733-1746.
Practical use and prescription of ocular medications in children and infants. Clinical and Experimental Optometry 2021 Apr;104(3):385-395.
Global Retinoblastoma Treatment Outcomes: Association with National Income Level. Ophthalmology. 2021 May;128(5):740-753.
Retinoblastoma seeds: impact on American Joint Committee on Cancer clinical staging. British Journal of Ophthalmology 2021 Aug 2
High-risk Pathologic Features Based on Presenting Findings in Advanced Intraocular Retinoblastoma: A Multicenter, International Data-Sharing American Joint Committee on Cancer Study. Ophthalmology. 2022 Apr 15
Metastatic Death Based on Presenting Features and Treatment for Advanced Intraocular Retinoblastoma: A Multicenter Registry-Based Study. Ophthalmology. 2022 Apr 30
Retinoblastoma seeds: impact on American Joint Committee on Cancer clinical staging. Br J Ophthalmol. 2023 Jan
