Consultant Ophthalmic Surgeon - Paed & Strabismus Lead King’s College Hospital – London since 1992 National & International Awards and Roles: - Awarded the International Council of Ophthalmology Golden Apple Medal 2017: This award is granted every other year in recognition of exceptional Regional contribution to Training, Teaching and Innovation - Awarded the Peter Eustace Medal in Paris in May 2019 for contribution to Ophthalmology - President Union Européenne de Médecins Spécialistes (UEMS) Ophth- Jan 2019 - President European Society of Ophthalmology (SOE) - June 2019 - Executive Member / Treasurer (SOE)- 2015 -19 - Member of the European Academy of Ophthalmology – Elected September 2016 - Member of the Ethics Bureau/ World Society of Paediatric Ophth & Strabismus since 2016 - Chair EBO Subspecialty Exams since 2014 - FEOphth UK delegate since 2012 – Co-chaired annual Sessions at the SFO, the DOG and the SOI - Presentations from Seniors & Juniors from the UK, France, Germany, Italy & Spain - President European Board of Ophthalmology (EBO) - 2011-13 - Chairman of the EBO Residency Review Committee – 2009-10 - President Ophthalmology section of the Royal Society of Medicine (RSM) UK - 2008-10 - Elected Honorary Member of the Union of Bulgarian Ophthalmologists – 2011 - Chairman of the Consultant Committee at King’s College Hospital - 2010 – 2012 - Chairman Medical Advisory Committee (MAC) at The Blackheath Hospital - 2002-12 - President Southern Ophthalmological Society (SOS) - 2007 - Council member Ophthalmology section of the RSM – 1997 - 2015 - SE Thames Regional study day Organiser – 2002 - 2014 - Lead Clinician for Ophthalmology King’s College Hospital - 2006-2010 Advisory Roles: - Ophthalmology Adviser to BMI – Consultants Reference Group – 2013 - 16 - Ophthalmology Adviser to the Royal Society for Blind People RLSB – since 2013 - Ophthalmology Adviser to The Swinfen Telemedicine Charitable Foundation - since 2008 Royal College of Ophthalmologists past and present roles: - South-East Regional representative on Council of the RCOphth 2007- 2013 - Chairman European sub-committee - since 2012 - Member of the RCOphth Examination and Professional Standards Committees - 2007-2013 - Member of the RCOphth Paediatric, International and European Sub-Committees - 2008-16 - Council member on the Lay Advisory Group of the RCOphth (2010-2013) - College Tutor at King’s College Hospital – 1996 – 2006 - Chair of SE/SW Thames College Tutors 2004-2006 - RCOphth representative on NSPCC - RCOphth UK representative on the International Council of Ophthalmology (ICO), the UEMS, the EBO and the SOE Examiner Roles: - Examiner for the Royal College of Ophthalmologists – since 1998 - Examiner for the EBOD - since 2007 - Chair EBO Subspecialty Exams – since 2014 – The concept of subspecialty exams was my initiative as EBO President. The first such exams worldwide Publications & Editing: - Forty six Peer-reviewed publications - Over 100 Presentations at National and International meetings - I have contributed to the latest Editions of the following volumes of the American Academy of Ophthalmology BCSC series of Textbooks: “ Fundamentals of Ophthalmology” “ Pediatric Ophthalmology & Strabismus” (Last two Editions) “ Basic Principles of Ophthalmic Surgery” “ Basic Techniques of Ophthalmic Surgery” - Kanski – Clinical Ophthalmology (3rd Edition) - Strabismus & Paediatric Ophth chapters Education & Training: - “Collège de la Sainte Famille” – French Jesuit School – Cairo, Egypt – 1957- 1970 - Ein-Shams Medical School – Cairo, Egypt – 1970 – 1976 - Ophthalmic SHO, Central Middlesex and King’s College (London); Registrar, Queen’s Medical Centre (Nottingham), Resident Medical Officer, Moorfields Eye Hospital and Joint Senior Registrar at King’s College, Moorfields and The National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery (London) – 1981-1991 - Fellowship in