Newmedica Surgical Centre - Middlesbrough

I have extensive experience in cataract surgery, monofocal and multifocal lens implants.

My other specialities include general ophthalmology, squint management, neuro ophthalmology, glaucoma and paediatric eye disorders.

I also work as a consultant eye surgeon at South Tees NHS Trust Middlesbrough and am a clinical and educational supervisor of Ophthalmic Specialty Trainees.

I grew up in Nottingham before moving to study at the University of Dundee where I graduated with a BSc (Hons) in Physiology and MBChB.

I trained in Ophthalmology in the Northern Deanery after completing my Membership of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh (MRCP). In 2013/14 I undertook the Medical Retinal Clinical Fellowship at Moorfields Eye Hospital before taking a busy substantive NHS Consultant post.

I have a strong interest in research and have published and presented on a national and international platform. I am passionate about safety and recently completed my master’s with Distinction in Advancing Quality, Safety and Governance in Health and Social Care.

I graduated from the University of Nottingham Medical School in 2008. I then completed my ophthalmology training in Newcastle Upon Tyne and became a fellow of the Royal College of Ophthalmologists in 2014.

I have completed two oculoplastic and orbital fellowships – the first was in Newcastle Upon Tyne for one year, the second was in Brisbane, Australia working for the worldrenowned Professor Tim Sullivan.

I was appointed as a consultant oculoplastic and orbital surgeon at James Cook University Hospital in June 2018.

I also have multiple publications and was awarded the RED Bursary by the British Ophthalmological Surveillance Unit for my work on thyroid eye disease.

I have been working as a consultant ophthalmologist at South Tees Hospitals since 2017, where I specialise in vitreoretinal Surgery, Uveitis and cataract surgery. Before moving to James Cook Hospital, I have completed my higher retinal sub-speciality training in the prestigious Bristol Eye Hospital ( completed 2 fellowships; one in medical retina/uveitis and one in vitreoretinal surgery). I have performed several thousands of retinal and cataract surgeries with excellent success rates.

Special interests

• Macular holes
• Cataract surgery ( complex, refractive and premium lenses). My Doctorate degree thesis in 2013 was focused on toric intraocular lens implants and astigmatism management with cataract surgery.
• Retinal detachment repair
• Epiretinal membranes
• Diabetic retinopathy
• Age related macular degeneration
• Complications of eye trauma
• Complications of cataract surgery and secondary lens implantation.