Fellowship programme

"Just wanted to say thank you for everything. A life changing year undoubtedly, that has altered both my professional and personal outlook"
 

"Words cannot express....Thank you for giving me this opportunity and for setting high standards and help me overcome my difficulties and acheive more than I expected. Thank you for believing and investing in me..."

Mr Malhotra is the preceptor for a fellowship training programme in oculoplastic, lacrimal and orbital surgery. An integral part of the Fellowship is taking part in complex, multidisciplinary orbito-facial surgery with maxillofacial and plastic surgery. A comprehensive training in oculoplastic, orbital and lacrimal surgery is provided, with opportunities for clinical research.

The fellowship provides a broad training in oculoplastic, orbital and lacrimal surgery. There are also opportunities for exposure to corneal and refractive surgery, plastic and maxillofacial surgery, burns management and Mohs surgery. The oculoplastic Fellow is expected to attend the inter-disciplinary Facial Anomalies Clinic (FACE) at East Grinstead and linked operating lists, as well as work closely with the maxillofacial, plastic surgery and burns departments.

The Fellowship is under the direct supervision of Mr Malhotra.

The post is most suitable for experienced ophthalmologists who are at pre-consultant level or close to the end of their training. A Fellowship from the Royal College of Ophthalmologists, Royal College of Surgeons, or equivalent, is desirable. GMC Registration must be obtained or feasible.

Core components of the Fellowship

1. Regional oculoplastic and orbital service

The Queen Victoria Hospital provides a regional service to the South East Thames Region. Within this is the tertiary Oculoplastic and Orbital Service, which includes a comprehensive service for periocular malignancy, regularly requiring complex reconstruction, often with multidisciplinary input. The unit also provides a regional tertiary service for the management of thyroid orbitopathy, including orbital decompression.

2. Lacrimal service

External, powered endoscopic endonasal and paediatric DCR, including Lester-Jones tubes, are carried out.

3. Research and publication

The unit has an international reputation for oculoplastic and ocular surface research. The Fellow will be expected to participate in new and ongoing projects, as well as give presentations at national and international meetings. The fellow will be expected to undertake at least two projects leading to publication during the Fellowship.

4. FACE Service

The Facial Anomalies Clinic (FACE) was set up jointly by a consultant plastic and burns surgeon and a maxillofacial surgeon. Together, we now hold regular inter-disciplinary clinics and operate together on multi-disciplinary cases. Special interests of FACE include the management of facial palsy, facial neoplasia, post-traumatic orbitofacial reconstruction and vascular malformations.

5. Periocular Mohs service

A Mohs service for patients with periocular tumours has been developed with Dr Shergill at QVH and is also available at nearby Mohs units in Croydon and London. Facilities are available for the Fellow to spend time in the Mohs Unit.

6. The Prosthetics service

The prosthetics workshop at the Queen Victoria Hospital is one of the largest providers of ocular, oculofacial and facial prosthetics in Europe. It is also a teaching centre for students and postgraduate prosthetists.

Current, past and forthcoming fellows

Kimia Ziahosseini (UK)
November 2013-
email: kim.z@doctors.org.uk

Linda Wilboe (Denmark)
February 2013-
email: lindawiboe@dadlnet.dk

Andre Litwin (UK)
November 2012-
email: andre@doctors.org.uk




Zaid Al-Abbadi (Jordan)
April 2012-
email: zaid_alabbadi@yahoo.com




Suresh Sagili (UK)
February 2012-2013
Suresh is currently a locum consultant oculoplastic surgeon at St Georges' Hospital and Moorfields Eye Hospital. 
email: sureshsagili@yahoo.com

 

Zsuzsanna Antus (Hungary)
November 2011-2012
Zsuzsanna is an oculoplastic surgeon in the Department of Ophthalmology, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary
email: zsuzsanna.antus@gmail.com

Mano Sira (UK)
February 2011-Feb 2012
Mano is currently a locum oculoplastic consultant at the Bristol Eye Hospital, Bristol.
email: manosira@doctors.org.uk

Inbal Avisar (Israel)
September  2010 - August 2011

Jonathan Norris (UK)
February 2010-January 2011

Philip O'Reilly (Ireland)
 September 2009 — September 2010

Philip is a consultant ophthalmic and oculoplastic surgeon at the Mid-Western Regional Hospital, Limerick, Ireland.

email: mrphiliporeilly@gmail.com
 

 

Jonathan Ross (UK)
January 2009 — January 2010

Jonathan is a consultant ophthalmic and oculoplastic surgeon at Borders General Hospital, Melrose, Scotland.

e-mail: mrjonathanross@yahoo.com

Vikesh Patel (UK)
September 2008 — September 2009

 

Vikesh is a consultant ophthalmic and oculoplastic surgeon at the Lancashire Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Preston, UK.

e-mail: vikeshp@hotmail.com>

Anna Susie Morley (UK)
January 2008- January 2009

Susie is a consultant oculoplastic surgeon and head of the oculoplastic division at St. Thomas' Hospital, London. If you'd like to know more about her experiences, e-mail: susie.morley@gstt.nhs.uk

Hirohiko Kakizaki (Japan)
Research Fellow September 2007- June 2008

Hirohiko is a consultant oculoplastic surgeon and Professor in the Departments of Ophthalmology and Anatomy, Aichi Medical University, Nagakute, Aichi, 480-1195, Japan

Siew-Yin Then (Australia)
February 2007-January 2008

Then is a consultant ophthalmologist and oculoplastic surgeon at Fremantle Hospital, as well as the South Street Eye Clinic and Mandurah Eye Clinic, Perth, Australia. If you'd like to know more about her experiences, e-mail: siewthen@googlemail.com

Jean-Louis de Sousa (Australia)
September 2005-January 2007

Jean-Louis is a consultant oculoplastic and orbital surgeon at The Lions Eye Institute, Perth, Australia, and The Royal Perth Hospital, Wellington Street, Perth Australia. If you'd like to know more about his experiences, e-mail: jlds@lei.org.au

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