Professor Chandra Balaratnasingam is an ophthalmologist who treats patients at St John of God Subiaco Hospital.

Professor Balaratnasingam undertook ophthalmology training in Perth, Western Australia, after which he completed subspecialty training in vitreoretinal disorders in Vancouver, Canada, and New York City, USA. Following this he was appointed to clinical faculty at New York University School of Medicine and worked as a vitreoretinal surgeon in Manhattan.

Professor Balaratnasingam has completed a PhD and continues clinical and laboratory-based research in diabetic retinopathy and other retinal vascular diseases. He has published over 80 papers in ophthalmic and neuroscience journals, written book chapters for key retina texts and has been an invited speaker at a number of international meetings.