Dr. Matthew Tennant is a clinical professor with the Department of Ophthalmology, University of Alberta. He has served as residency training director for the department. He is the past president of the Retina Society of Alberta, and past vice-president of the Canadian Retina Society. Dr. Tennant was a representative forum delegate for the Edmonton Zone for the Alberta Medical Association for 6 years. Most recently Dr. Tennant has worked with the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada to develop a retina specific area of focused competency, this was approved as of May 2019. This will provide standardization of fellowship training for all retina specialists who train in Canada.
Dr. Tennant completed medical school at UBC, followed by residency in ophthalmology at the University of Alberta. He completed his vitreoretinal fellowship at Wills Eye Hospital in Philadelphia in 2003 and then joined Alberta Retina Consultants. Dr. Tennant’s areas of interest include diabetic retinopathy, macular degeneration, complex retinal detachments, retinopathy of prematurity, uveitis and telemedicine.
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