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    Prof. W Ayliffe

    Consultant Ophthalmologist, the Croydon Eye Unit. Inflammatory eye disease & anterior segment surgery, including small incision phacoemulsification cataract surgery.

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    Clinic: Every Wednesday afternoon/Thursday afternoon


    Mr. P Fison

    Consultant Ophthalmic Surgeon, Sutton Eye Unit, St. Helier NHS Trust. General Ophthalmology, small incision cataract surgery, medical and surgical retina, squint surgery.

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    Clinic: Tuesday am, Wednesday am, Friday pm

    Appointments: 01932 859789.


    Mr. I H Gillespie

    Consultant Ophthalmologist, Royal Eye Unit - Kingston Hospital. Small incision cataract surgery, glaucoma.

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    Clinic: By arrangement


    Mr. S Shah MRCP, FRCS, FRCOphth, DO (RCS Eng.)

    Consultant Ophthalmic Surgeon, Epson & St. Helier NHS Trust. Glaucoma and cataract surgery.

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    About me
    Sanjay Shah has been a consultant ophthalmic surgeon at Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust since 2000.

    Undergraduate training
    St. George's Hospital Medical School, University of London
    1980 B.Sc. (First class Honours)
    1983 M.B.B.S

    Postgraduate training
    SHO / Registrar (St. Thomas', St. Georges and Mayday Hospitals)
    Research Fellow, St. Thomas' Hospital, Senior Registrar, St. Mary's Hospital (Western Eye Hospital), Fellow, Moorfields Eye Hospital
    King's Fund Fellowship University of California: Los Angeles / San Francisco

    Professional career
    Qualifications: MRCP, FRCS, FRCOphth, DO (RCS Eng.)
    Previously Consultant Ophthalmic Surgeon at St. Bartholomew's and the Royal London Hospital (1997-2000)
    Prizes, memberships and fellowships
    1990 Southern Ophthalmological Society Storz Prize
    1997 King's Fund Travelling Fellowship
    1998 Association for Research into Vision and Ophthalmology Travel Award

    Memberships:
    British Medical Association
    Oxford Ophthalmological Congress
    UK and Ireland Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons
    European Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery

    Conditions treated
    General ophthalmology
    Glaucoma
    Cataract surgery

    Procedures performed
    Cataract surgery
    Glaucoma laser treatment and surgery
    Botulinum Toxin treatment clinic

    Clinic: Saturday am


    Mr. P Ursell

    Consultant Ophthalmic Surgeon, Epsom & St.Helier NHS Trust. Small incision cataract surgery, refractive surgery and corneal surgery including transplantation.

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    About me
    Paul Ursell specialises in cataract surgery performing routine and complex cases using no needle anaesthesia. Paul Ursell is a council member of the UK and Ireland Cataract and Refractive Surgery society and is a regular invited speaker at international cataract surgery conferences.

    Undergraduate training
    MBBS (Lond) 1989 St Mary's Hospital, London

    Postgraduate training
    SHO posts in Ophthalmology in a variety of London hospitals
    Fellowship of the Royal College of Ophthalmologists 1996
    MD (London) 2000 Assessing modern cataract surgery

    Professional career
    Clinical lecturer in ophthalmology, University of Oxford
    Post CCST Fellowship in cataract and refractive surgery, Lions Eye Institute, Perth, Australia.

    Prizes, memberships and fellowships
    Co-opted Council member of UKISCRS
    Member of ESCRS and APACRS
    Liveryman of the Worshipful Society of Spectacle Makers
    Trustee of Seeability
    Director of the Consultant Eye Surgeon's Partnership

    Conditions treated
    Cataract
    Pterygium
    Refractive disorders
    General ophthalmology

    Procedures performed
    Cataract surgery
    Intracocular implant surgery
    Pterygium removal
    Anterior segment reconstruction

    Clinic: By arrangement


    Miss. A McElvanney

    Consultant Ophthalmic Surgeon, Sutton Eye Unit, Epsom & St.Helier NHS Trust. Adult corneal surgery, external eye disease and eyelid conditions, cataract surgery.

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    Clinic: Monday evenings


    Mr. Steven Harsum MBBS, BSc, PhD, FRCOphth

    Consultant in Ophthalmology, Sutton Hospital. Specialist in vitreoretinal surgery, complicated cataract surgery and in medical retinal conditions such as diabetes and age related macular degeneration

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    Steven is based at Sutton Hospital where he is the Audit lead, aiming to improve the quality of care. He is also the clinical lead for both macular degeneration and diabetic retinopathy.

    During his medical degree Steven was selected for the prestigious MBPhD course, which combines a second degree with a 3 year research doctorate (PhD) and fast-track medical training.

    Training:

    • BSc (Anatomy) University College London 1994
    • PhD (Wound Healing) University College London 1998
    • MBBS University College London 2001
    • MRCOphth London School of Ophthalmology 2005
    • FRCOpth London School of Ophthalmology 2010

    Ophthalmology training was at numerous hospitals in both North and South London, including the last 2 years at Moorfields Eye Hospital, where he completed his specialist fellowships in medical and surgical retina.

    He is passionate about both teaching and modern technology, incorporating his videos of operations and special imagery into his tutorials.

    Steven has recently undertaken a number of Charity trips to Guyana and Burma where he treated people with complex cataracts, diabetic retinopathy, retinal detachments and glaucoma.

    Steven is a family man with 3 young boys that take up most of his free time.  He does however find time to play Squash and competes in the Kent Squash League.  His other keen interest is photography, particularly night photography.

    Clinic Time: Ad Hoc