Dr Aung Thant is a general clinical and laboratory haematologist with an interest in malignant haematology and stem cell transplantation. He has expertise in managing various benign and malignant haematological conditions.

Dr Thant completed his haematology training at the Calvary Mater Newcastle, Liverpool Hospital and the Royal Prince Alfred Hospital in Sydney. He became a Fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians and the Royal College of Pathologists of Australasia in 2013. He also completed further Fellowship training in Acute Leukaemia and Stem Cell Transplantation in Vancouver, Canada.

Dr Thant is involved in teaching of medical students, junior doctors and advanced trainees. He is also a conjoint lecturer with the University of Newcastle.

Dr Thant has been working as a Staff Specialist in Haematology at the Calvary Mater Newcastle since 2015. This year he has begun private practice and has admitting rights at Lingard Private and Maitland Private Hospitals and is consulting at the consulting suites at Maitland Private Hospital.