Our Team
Dr. William F Astle, MD, FRCSC
PAEDIATRIC OPHTHALMOLOGY
Dr. Astle is Professor Emeritus of Ophthalmology, Department of Surgery, University of Calgary. Dr Astle is an internationally recognized scholar for his clinical expertise, skills as an educator, and numerous peer-reviewed publications on refractive surgery, strabismus, and pediatric ophthalmology. Dr Astle graduated from his Ophthalmology residency at Stanford University, California and his Pediatric Ophthalmology Fellowship at the Jules Stein Eye Institute, UCLA. He previously worked in Saudi Arabia as Chief of Pediatric Ophthalmology; as Field Medical Director of ORBIS International (Flying Eye Hospital); Pediatric Ophthalmologist Consultant with the World Health Organization (WHO); and Head of Pediatric Ophthalmology at the Alberta Children’s Hospital in Calgary. Over several years, Dr. Astle has, volunteered his Pediatric Ophthalmology skills around the globe. Notably, he developed a trachoma eradication program in Southern Zambia which led to a National Trachoma Initiative in Zambia. He is Past President of the International Joint Commission on Allied Health Personnel in Ophthalmology (IJCAHPO) – an international certifying and educating organization for Ophthalmic Assistants and Technicians. In 2020, he was recognized as Person of the Decade for IJCACPO.
Serving our Holy Cross Centre location
Dr. Vivian Hill, MD, FRCSC, DABO
PAEDIATRIC OPHTHALMOLOGY AND STRABISMUS
Paediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus
Program Director, Ophthalmology. Cumming School of Medicine
Department of Surgery, University of Calgary
Previous Chair, Council on Advocacy, Canadian Ophthalmological Society
Serving our Holy Cross Centre location
Dr. John Huang
OPHTHALMOLOGIST, GENERAL
Dr. John Huang is Comprehensive Ophthalmologist who has practiced in Calgary for many years and sees patients at all three clinics. He is the Director of Undergraduate Medical Education and member of the Residency Program Committee for the Division of Ophthalmology of Calgary and Clinical Associate Professor at the Faculty of Medicine, University of Calgary. Dr. Huang is a Board member of International Vision Organization and the Calgary Eye Foundation.
Serving our Bow River, Hopewell & Holy Cross Centre locations
Dr. Paul Huang, BHSc (Hons) MD FRCSC
OPHTHALMOLOGIST, GENERAL
Dr. Paul Huang graduated medical school at Queens University in 2015 and finished his Ophthalmology residency in Calgary in 2020. He is now the competency by design lead for the Ophthalmology Program in Calgary. He is also the lead for Ophthalmology for the Cumming School of Medicine. He is the co-Medical Director of International Vision Organization. In addition to his two clinics in North Calgary, Dr. Huang also runs a teaching clinic at the Rockyview Eye Clinic.
Dr. Peter Huang
OPHTHALMOLOGIST, CORNEA SPECIALIST
DIRECTOR, HOLY CROSS EYE
Dr. Peter Huang is a cornea and external disease specialist who has been practicing in the city of Calgary, Alberta for the past 34 years. Dr. Huang serves as a Clinical Professor at the University of Calgary. He is the current Medical Director for the Southern Alberta Lions Eye Bank. Formerly, the Ophthalmology Section Chief at the University of Calgary, Dr. Huang is a founding member of the University Eye Foundation. As a Director of Holy Cross Surgical Services for almost three decades, Dr. Huang has worked in collaboration with Alberta Health Services to provide surgical services to Albertans. Dr. Huang is also an active board member of International Vision Organization which is dedicated to providing eye care to impoverished countries around the world.
Dr. Patrick Wu
OPTOMETRIST
Dr. Patrick Wu graduated Electrical Engineering from Queen’s University in 2005 and from the Illinois College of Optometry in 2015. He has extensive experience in cataract post-operative management and has a special interest in specialty contact lens. He is also a member of the Canadian and Alberta Association of Optometrists as well as the Calgary Society of Optometrists. Dr. Wu is a Toronto native who moved to Calgary after getting married. He enjoys spending time with his wife and two boys and is involved in his local church ministries and community groups.
