Dr Katja Ullrich
Dr Katja Ullrich treats a wide variety of eye conditions in both adults and children.
She is an Australian trained ophthalmologist with subspecialty training in oculoplastic, orbital and lacrimal surgery.
Biography
Dr Ullrich was born in Germany and went to high school in both Germany and Australia. She completed her medical training in Adelaide, South Australia and Alice Springs and Darwin, Northern Territory, and Hanover, Germany. She then gained experience in multiple surgical specialties including plastic surgery, neurosurgery, orthopaedics and burns throughout her early career.
Dr Ullrich completed her ophthalmology (eye surgery) training in Adelaide, South Australia, and then obtained further subspecialty training in the UK.
Dr Ullrich completed her fellowship in oculoplastic, orbital and lacrimal surgery at the prestigious Queen Victoria Hospital in the UK, which is considered the birth place of modern plastic surgery by many. Dr Ullrich trained under the mentorship of the esteemed Mr Raman Malhotra, well known for both his aesthetic and facial palsy work.
Dr Ullrich then underwent further training in Aesthetic periocular surgery in Beverley Hills, USA; and paediatric oculoplastics at the world-renowned Children’s Hospital in Philadelphia, USA.
Dr Ullrich has published several papers in both the general ophthalmology and oculoplastics literature, along with having authored multiple book chapters. For more details on these, please see the “Publication” section on this website.
Oculoplastics - What is it?
Oculoplastic surgeons are fully trained ophthalmologists (eye surgeons), with subspecialty training in eyelid / oculoplastic surgery. An oculoplastic surgeon focuses only on the periocular area, and can treat all functional eyelid problems such as eyelid malposition, ptosis or “droopy lids” along with skin cancers and other malignancies in the eye area and eye socket.
Due to ophthalmology training being part of the oculoplastic surgeon’s repertoire, they can examine the eye and detect any vision problem. Eye problems which may be associated with eyelid or orbital conditions can be recognised and treated. Oculoplastic surgeons can examine the eye postoperatively to ensure there are no complications and can treat any eye complications should they arise.
