Wednesday programme

Mrs Katya Tambe is an adult and paediatric oculoplastic consultant at the Nottingham University Teaching Hospitals. She has a keen interest in paediatric oculoplastics, facial nerve palsy and peri-ocular reconstructions. She runs a busy paediatric oculoplastic service at NUH and works closely with the Moh’s surgeons in the reconstructions following periocular tumour excisions.

In the private sector she performs surgical blepharoplasties and the full range of oculoplastic surgery, specialising in personalised aesthetic surgery with a focus on natural outcomes.

Mrs Tambe trained in India where she received the gold medal for Ophthalmology at the Diplomate of National Board examinations. She then completed her specialist training in the West Midlands Deanery. She is one of the few dual trained oculoplastic surgeons having done a Fellowship in Paediatric Ophthalmology at the Birmingham Children’s Hospital and Oculoplastics Fellowships at Leicester and Moorfields. Visiting Fellowships to Philadelphia and Toronto further enhanced her paediatric oculoplastic experience.

She conducts a popular annual oculoplastic cadaveric dissection course in Nottingham along with colleagues from the East Midlands. Mrs Tambe supervises the Nottingham Oculoplastic Fellowship programme with her colleagues. She is the joint head of service for the Department of Ophthalmology in Nottingham. She currently chairs the Ophthalmic League of friends Charity, of the Queens Medical Centre, which she is very passionate about.

Michèle Beaconsfield FRCOphth FEBO
Consultant Surgeon Adnexal Service Moorfields Eye Hospital, London

Qualified from Charing Cross Hospital 1979; Adnexal training with Messrs Collin, Welham & Wright; Oculoplastic Fellowship with Richard Collin 1988.

Consultant Ophthalmic & Oculoplastic Surgeon since 1991 with particular interest in surgical rehabilitation (ocular cicatricial disease, thyroid ophthalmopathy, facial palsy, tumour defect reconstruction). Created the specialised Lid Oncology service at Moorfields over 10 years ago which runs with consultant surgeons and Mohs specialists, a dedicated Fellow, a Cancer Nurse Specialist, and works with a multidisciplinary team of oncologists, radiologists, pathologists, maxillofacial and plastic surgeons.

Was Examiner for the Royal College of Ophthalmologists and the European Board of Ophthalmology for 20 years; also Educational supervisor and Trainee mentor. Now chairs newly established ESOPRS examination board.

Mrs Katya Tambe is an adult and paediatric oculoplastic consultant at the Nottingham University Teaching Hospitals. She has a keen interest in paediatric oculoplastics, facial nerve palsy and peri-ocular reconstructions. She runs a busy paediatric oculoplastic service at NUH and works closely with the Moh’s surgeons in the reconstructions following periocular tumour excisions.

In the private sector she performs surgical blepharoplasties and the full range of oculoplastic surgery, specialising in personalised aesthetic surgery with a focus on natural outcomes.

Mrs Tambe trained in India where she received the gold medal for Ophthalmology at the Diplomate of National Board examinations. She then completed her specialist training in the West Midlands Deanery. She is one of the few dual trained oculoplastic surgeons having done a Fellowship in Paediatric Ophthalmology at the Birmingham Children’s Hospital and Oculoplastics Fellowships at Leicester and Moorfields. Visiting Fellowships to Philadelphia and Toronto further enhanced her paediatric oculoplastic experience.

She conducts a popular annual oculoplastic cadaveric dissection course in Nottingham along with colleagues from the East Midlands. Mrs Tambe supervises the Nottingham Oculoplastic Fellowship programme with her colleagues. She is the joint head of service for the Department of Ophthalmology in Nottingham. She currently chairs the Ophthalmic League of friends Charity, of the Queens Medical Centre, which she is very passionate about.

Miss Sarah Osborne is a Consultant Ophthalmic Oculoplastic Surgeon and provides a regional NHS oculoplastic, lacrimal, trauma and orbital ser​vice as part of the Moorfields at St Georges team. She often works with the head and neck multidisciplinary team and works closely with the maxillofacial and ENT services in order to provide multidisciplinary care to patients. St Georges is a major trauma centre she often deals with trauma patients and provides follow-up reconstructive care.

After completing her general ophthalmology training Miss Osborne undertook sub-speciality oculoplastic training at Manchester Eye Hospital, spent a year in New Zealand as an oculoplastic and lacrimal fellow and a further year as an oculoplastic, lacrimal and orbital fellow at Moorfields Eye Hospital

Michèle Beaconsfield FRCOphth FEBO
Consultant Surgeon Adnexal Service Moorfields Eye Hospital, London

Qualified from Charing Cross Hospital 1979; Adnexal training with Messrs Collin, Welham & Wright; Oculoplastic Fellowship with Richard Collin 1988.

Consultant Ophthalmic & Oculoplastic Surgeon since 1991 with particular interest in surgical rehabilitation (ocular cicatricial disease, thyroid ophthalmopathy, facial palsy, tumour defect reconstruction). Created the specialised Lid Oncology service at Moorfields over 10 years ago which runs with consultant surgeons and Mohs specialists, a dedicated Fellow, a Cancer Nurse Specialist, and works with a multidisciplinary team of oncologists, radiologists, pathologists, maxillofacial and plastic surgeons.

Was Examiner for the Royal College of Ophthalmologists and the European Board of Ophthalmology for 20 years; also Educational supervisor and Trainee mentor. Now chairs newly established ESOPRS examination board.

Miss Joyce Burns, Leicester

Joyce Burns has been consultant ophthalmologist and oculoplastic surgeon since 2005. She works at the Leicester Royal Infirmary, a tertiary referral centre for lid, lacrimal and orbital disease, having completed ophthalmology training in Merseyside and the East Midlands before fellowships at Leicester and Nottingham.

She has a special interest in ocular prosthetics, undertaking a twice monthly joint clinic with a senior prosthetist from the National Artificial Eye Service, and has twice been invited speaker for at the annual Prosthetists Conference in Blackpool. She is passionate about promoting a wider understanding of ocular prostheses, speaking on the topic at the national optometry conference and the Nottingham Paediatric Oculoplastics meeting. She is currently working with local providers to develop a practical course for patients with newly acquired monocular vision.

She was joint developer of the Leicester Peripheral Field test used to demonstrate the visual defects generated by ptosis or dermatochalasis, presenting the work in the UK (BOPSS 2011) and the USA (ASOPRS 2012). She was also co-author of the BOPSS 2013 paper prize for a 10 year study looking at the risk of BCC recurrence based on histological subtype.

Prof. Bita Esmaeli, Texas, USA

Dr Bita Esmaeli is a Professor and Fellowship Program Director for Ophthalmic Plastic Surgery in the Department of Plastic Surgery at The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, where she has had an orbital oncology and oncologic ophthalmic plastic surgery practice since 1998.

Dr Esmaeli’s practice focus is surgical treatment of orbital tumors, lacrimal gland carcinomas, eyelid cancers, melanoma of eyelid and conjunctiva, and reconstructive surgery in the periocular region including lacrimal surgery. Her research interests include early detection of metastasis, multi-disciplinary eye sparing approaches, and molecular targets for treatment for ocular and orbital cancers.

Dr Esmaeli has authored over 210 peer-reviewed manuscripts, over 55 invited articles and book chapters, and has spearheaded numerous clinical trials and research protocols at M. D. Anderson Cancer Center. She teaches widely throughout the world and is a frequent guest speaker at international meetings.  She has received many prestigious awards and honors including the Merrill Reeh Pathology Award and the Research Award from the American Society of Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, the American Academy of Ophthalmology Senior Achievement Award, Best Doctors in America, and Top Doctors Award. Dr Esmaeli is a member of the American Ophthalmologic Society.

Miss Joyce Burns, Leicester

Joyce Burns has been consultant ophthalmologist and oculoplastic surgeon since 2005. She works at the Leicester Royal Infirmary, a tertiary referral centre for lid, lacrimal and orbital disease, having completed ophthalmology training in Merseyside and the East Midlands before fellowships at Leicester and Nottingham.

She has a special interest in ocular prosthetics, undertaking a twice monthly joint clinic with a senior prosthetist from the National Artificial Eye Service, and has twice been invited speaker for at the annual Prosthetists Conference in Blackpool. She is passionate about promoting a wider understanding of ocular prostheses, speaking on the topic at the national optometry conference and the Nottingham Paediatric Oculoplastics meeting. She is currently working with local providers to develop a practical course for patients with newly acquired monocular vision.

She was joint developer of the Leicester Peripheral Field test used to demonstrate the visual defects generated by ptosis or dermatochalasis, presenting the work in the UK (BOPSS 2011) and the USA (ASOPRS 2012). She was also co-author of the BOPSS 2013 paper prize for a 10 year study looking at the risk of BCC recurrence based on histological subtype.

Prof. Bita Esmaeli, Texas, USA

Dr Bita Esmaeli is a Professor and Fellowship Program Director for Ophthalmic Plastic Surgery in the Department of Plastic Surgery at The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, where she has had an orbital oncology and oncologic ophthalmic plastic surgery practice since 1998.

Dr Esmaeli’s practice focus is surgical treatment of orbital tumors, lacrimal gland carcinomas, eyelid cancers, melanoma of eyelid and conjunctiva, and reconstructive surgery in the periocular region including lacrimal surgery. Her research interests include early detection of metastasis, multi-disciplinary eye sparing approaches, and molecular targets for treatment for ocular and orbital cancers.

Dr Esmaeli has authored over 210 peer-reviewed manuscripts, over 55 invited articles and book chapters, and has spearheaded numerous clinical trials and research protocols at M. D. Anderson Cancer Center. She teaches widely throughout the world and is a frequent guest speaker at international meetings.  She has received many prestigious awards and honors including the Merrill Reeh Pathology Award and the Research Award from the American Society of Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, the American Academy of Ophthalmology Senior Achievement Award, Best Doctors in America, and Top Doctors Award. Dr Esmaeli is a member of the American Ophthalmologic Society.

Rebecca Ford is a consultant oculoplastic and orbital surgeon at Bristol Eye Hospital, where she is also co-Clinical Director. She trained in internal medicine in Plymouth and ophthalmology in London, followed by oculoplastics fellowship training in Birmingham. Current research interests include IgG4-related orbital disease, best practice in eyelid malposition, and thyroid eye disease.

Rebecca has a special interest in medical education; she was a London Deanery Fellow in Medical Education and completed her Masters degree in surgical education at Imperial College London. She is a member of the RCOphth Education Committee and College Lead for e-learning, and leads the ‘Training the Trainers’ international program. She is also the lead examiner for the International Council of Ophthalmology Oculoplastics Subspecialty Exam. Rebecca is the current chair of the Thyroid Eye Disease Charitable Trust, a charity dedicated to supporting patients with thyroid eye disease and promoting research into this condition.

Miss Lucy Clarke, Newcastle

Lucy Clarke is clinical lead for the oculoplastics department at Newcastle Eye Centre and head of the regional orbital service. Raised as a surgeon in the north east her ocuolpastic skills were refined by fellowships in Newcastle, Nottingham and Manchester. She is also head of the Eye Emergency Department.

Mr Jason Watson, Consultant Clinical Scientist, Nottingham

Jason Watson has worked in Reconstructive Science for 28 years at 2 large teaching Hospitals in Sheffield and Nottingham (2001-2019). He developed the first in-house NHS based 3D printing service in Nottingham in 2008 and has published over 25 articles in peer reviewed international journals.

Jason plays an active role in his professional body and has written two educational curricula in conjunction with the Modernising Scientific Careers (DoH) and RCS England for Scientist level (MSc) and Consultant (Clinical Doctorate level) training.

Jason has presented at many international meetings and is passionate about his job and loves teaching others about his field of work.

Mrs Katya Tambe is an adult and paediatric oculoplastic consultant at the Nottingham University Teaching Hospitals. She has a keen interest in paediatric oculoplastics, facial nerve palsy and peri-ocular reconstructions. She runs a busy paediatric oculoplastic service at NUH and works closely with the Moh’s surgeons in the reconstructions following periocular tumour excisions.

In the private sector she performs surgical blepharoplasties and the full range of oculoplastic surgery, specialising in personalised aesthetic surgery with a focus on natural outcomes.

Mrs Tambe trained in India where she received the gold medal for Ophthalmology at the Diplomate of National Board examinations. She then completed her specialist training in the West Midlands Deanery. She is one of the few dual trained oculoplastic surgeons having done a Fellowship in Paediatric Ophthalmology at the Birmingham Children’s Hospital and Oculoplastics Fellowships at Leicester and Moorfields. Visiting Fellowships to Philadelphia and Toronto further enhanced her paediatric oculoplastic experience.

She conducts a popular annual oculoplastic cadaveric dissection course in Nottingham along with colleagues from the East Midlands. Mrs Tambe supervises the Nottingham Oculoplastic Fellowship programme with her colleagues. She is the joint head of service for the Department of Ophthalmology in Nottingham. She currently chairs the Ophthalmic League of friends Charity, of the Queens Medical Centre, which she is very passionate about.

Manoj Parulekar is a Consultant Ophthalmic Surgeon at the Birmingham Childrens Hospital and the Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust.

Mr Parulekar is involved in clinical and basic science research, collaborating with biomedical scientists and other academics in UK and abroad to develop and evaluate new treatments and diagnostic tests for a variety of eye conditions. He is Honorary Senior Lecturer at the University of Birmingham.

Mr Parulekar has a major interest in international ophthalmology, contributing to and learning from ophthalmic services in developing countries. He is a trustee of Sightsavers International, a charity dealing with prevention and treatment of blindness. He is involved with the Vision 2020 links programme and the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, developing ophthalmology services in Africa (Tanzania).

Mr Parulekar contributes actively to the Royal College of Ophthalmologists and is program secretary, scientific committee and paediatric sub-committee member, and on the microsurgical training faculty. He is treasurer of the

Oxford Ophthalmological Congress.

Manoj Parulekar is a Consultant Ophthalmic Surgeon at the Birmingham Childrens Hospital and the Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust.

Mr Parulekar is involved in clinical and basic science research, collaborating with biomedical scientists and other academics in UK and abroad to develop and evaluate new treatments and diagnostic tests for a variety of eye conditions. He is Honorary Senior Lecturer at the University of Birmingham.

Mr Parulekar has a major interest in international ophthalmology, contributing to and learning from ophthalmic services in developing countries. He is a trustee of Sightsavers International, a charity dealing with prevention and treatment of blindness. He is involved with the Vision 2020 links programme and the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, developing ophthalmology services in Africa (Tanzania).

Mr Parulekar contributes actively to the Royal College of Ophthalmologists and is program secretary, scientific committee and paediatric sub-committee member, and on the microsurgical training faculty. He is treasurer of the

Oxford Ophthalmological Congress.

Dr. Quaranta-Leoni is the Director of the Adnexal and Orbital Service in the Dept. of Ophthalmology of Villa Tiberia Hospital in Rome and has a commitment to teaching, actively participating in residents training in adnexal disease.

He is the President Elect of ESOPRS, Past President and Past Secretary of SICOP (Italian Oculoplastic Surgery Society), International Associate Member of ASOPRS.

He attended Medical School at Catholic University of Rome – A. Gemelli Hospital, graduating with first-class honors in 1988. His postgraduate ophthalmic training was undertaken at the Department of Ophthalmology of Catholic University of Rome. He was awarded the Diploma of Ophthalmology with first-class honors in 1992 and undertook further training in Strabismus Surgery under the care of late Prof. Bruno Bagolini in 1992-1994.

Dr. Quaranta-Leoni attended a two-year Fellowship in Oculoplastic, Lacrimal and Orbital Surgery at Moorfields Eye Hospital – Londonin 1995-97 under the care of John Wright, Richard Collin, Geoffrey Rose and Michèle Beaconsfield.  In 2014 he has been chosen to receive the ASOPRS Merrill Reeh Pathology Awardfor his work on: Management of Porous Orbital Implants Requiring Explantation: A Clinical and Histopathological Study. OPRS, 30(2):132-136, 2014.

His fields of interest are socket surgery, paediatric oculoplastic surgery, eyelid and orbital tumours, lacrimal surgery, thyroid eye disease.

He is married with two children and speaks fluent English, Italian, Spanish and French.

Asst. Prof. Andrea Kossler, Stanford, USA

Andrea Lora Kossler, MD, is Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology at Stanford University School of Medicine and Director of the Ophthalmic Plastic, Reconstructive Surgery and Orbital Oncology Service at the Byers Eye Institute at Stanford. She specializes in plastic and reconstructive surgery of the forehead, mid-face, and eyes and has a special interest in aesthetic medicine and thyroid eye disease. Andrea has been in practice for over 8 years and treats adults and children with oculoplastic conditions. Dr. Kossler’s research interests include thyroid eye disease, orbital oncology, and neurostimulation for ocular surface disease.

Andrea is the Co-Director of the Thyroid Eye Disease Center at Stanford Hospital Center where she works together with a multidisciplinary team including an endocrinologist and radiation oncologist to provide patient centered care to patients diagnosed with thyroid eye disease. She is also the Director of the Stanford Aesthetic Eye Surgery Center where she specializes in cosmetic surgery and aesthetic treatments of the eyelids and face.

She earned her medical degree from Georgetown University School of Medicine where she graduated summa cum laude and valedictorian of her class. She holds a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Florida where she graduated with highest honors. She completed her internship in internal medicine at the Mount Sinai Medical Center and her residency in Ophthalmology at the number one ranked Bascom Palmer Eye Institute at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine. She continued at the Bascom Palmer Eye Institute to complete a fellowship in Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive surgery and served as a Clinic Instructor of Ophthalmology.

Outside of work Andrea enjoys time with her husband, two daughters and dog Roxy.

Mr Sachin Salvi is a Consultant Ophthalmologist specializing in Ocular Oncology and Adnexal surgery at Royal Hallamshire Hospital, Sheffield, UK.

He is the MDT lead at the National Sheffield Ocular Oncology Service, one of three designated Ocular Oncology Centers in England. He is one of the select few Ophthalmologists in the country managing the full spectrum of adult ophthalmic oncology patients including eyelid, conjunctival, intraocular and orbital tumours.

As the regional Orbital surgery lead, his interests include optic nerve sheath fenestration surgery, orbital decompression surgery for thyroid eye disease and post traumatic orbital reconstruction. He has trained extensively in India, UK and USA with Fellowship training at Royal Hallamshire Hospital, Sheffield; Moorfields Eye Hospital, London and Cole Eye Institute, Cleveland Clinic, USA.

He is regularly involved in voluntary Ophthalmic work in Trinidad and Tobago as well as in India. His sporting passion is cricket and is the founding member of Sheffield Medics Cricket Club, currently positioned in the second division of the Yorkshire and Derbyshire league.

Prof. Gangadhara Sundar, Singapore

Dr Ganga obtained his degrees from Madras Medical College, postgraduate ophthalmology training from the Regional Institute of Ophthalmology & Govt Ophthalmic Hospital, Chennai, India followed by a residency and advanced subspecialty training from the Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, USA. He specializes in the diseases and surgery of the Eyelids, Lacrimal system, Orbit & Oculofacial diseases and Ophthalmic Oncology. Committed to clinical and surgical excellence, he is a regional and international expert in disorders such as orbital trauma, ophthalmic oncology, congential and acquired eyelid disorders, lacrimal system disorders, anophthalmic sockets, thyroid eye disease, facial palsy and esthetic orbito-facial rejuvenation (tissue fillers, Botox, blepharoplasty, brow & midface lifts). Some special interests include minimally invasive surgery (eg. endoluminal duct recanalization (ELDR)), complex orbital trauma reconstructions (navigation surgery, bioresorbable implants and customized implants), medical and surgical rehabilitation of thyroid eye disease, and vascular lesions of the orbit.

Dr Ganga was instrumental in starting various multidisciplinary services including the NUH Retinoblastoma service (with pediatric oncologists, neuro-interventional radiologists and pathologists), NUH Thyroid Eye Disease service (with Endocrinologists & immunologists) and the NUH Lacrimal service (with Rhinologists). He has trained Fellows from Singapore, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, India, Thailand, Iran, Syria & the United Kingdom.

He travels widely in Southeast Asia, AsiaPacific and as an international faculty at various orbital and craniomaxillofacial conferences, symposia and courses raising the level of care of orbital and orbitofacial disorder and has contributed chapters to several textbooks in his field. He serves in several leadership capacities in various national, regional and international professional societies.

Consultant Ophthalmic and Oculoplastic Surgeon Queen Victoria Hospital, East Grinstead, UK

Raman Malhotra is a Consultant Ophthalmic and Oculoplastic surgeon at The Queen Victoria Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, East Grinstead.

His specialist interests include facial nerve palsy rehabilitation, reconstructive eyelid and orbital surgery, endonasal lacrimal surgery and aesthetic eyelid rejuvenation. He also runs a fellowship training programme.

Mr Malhotra graduated in medicine and surgery from the University of Bristol, completed his basic ophthalmic surgical training at the Western Eye Hospital in London and went on to higher surgical training in Oxford. He undertook fellowship training in Adelaide, Australia, in 2002 before returning to the UK to take up consultant post at the Queen Victoria Hospital in East Grinstead.

Prof. Gangadhara Sundar, Singapore

Dr Ganga obtained his degrees from Madras Medical College, postgraduate ophthalmology training from the Regional Institute of Ophthalmology & Govt Ophthalmic Hospital, Chennai, India followed by a residency and advanced subspecialty training from the Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, USA. He specializes in the diseases and surgery of the Eyelids, Lacrimal system, Orbit & Oculofacial diseases and Ophthalmic Oncology. Committed to clinical and surgical excellence, he is a regional and international expert in disorders such as orbital trauma, ophthalmic oncology, congential and acquired eyelid disorders, lacrimal system disorders, anophthalmic sockets, thyroid eye disease, facial palsy and esthetic orbito-facial rejuvenation (tissue fillers, Botox, blepharoplasty, brow & midface lifts). Some special interests include minimally invasive surgery (eg. endoluminal duct recanalization (ELDR)), complex orbital trauma reconstructions (navigation surgery, bioresorbable implants and customized implants), medical and surgical rehabilitation of thyroid eye disease, and vascular lesions of the orbit.

Dr Ganga was instrumental in starting various multidisciplinary services including the NUH Retinoblastoma service (with pediatric oncologists, neuro-interventional radiologists and pathologists), NUH Thyroid Eye Disease service (with Endocrinologists & immunologists) and the NUH Lacrimal service (with Rhinologists). He has trained Fellows from Singapore, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, India, Thailand, Iran, Syria & the United Kingdom.

He travels widely in Southeast Asia, AsiaPacific and as an international faculty at various orbital and craniomaxillofacial conferences, symposia and courses raising the level of care of orbital and orbitofacial disorder and has contributed chapters to several textbooks in his field. He serves in several leadership capacities in various national, regional and international professional societies.

Mr. Raghavan Sampath is a Consultant Lid, Lacrimal and Orbit Surgeon and Hon Associate Professor at University Hospitals of Leicester, U.K. since 2000.

He runs a busy tertiary referral centre at the teaching hospital. His unit has won various awards at national/international meetings. He has presented/conducted invited courses/symposia including live surgical demonstrations at various international meetings including Europe/America/Middle east/ Pakistan/India. His unit has more than 50 publications/book chapters (peer reviewed) to its credit. His unit is one of the few in the UK to have a fully funded Royal College recognised lid/lacrimal/orbit fellowship. He completed his ophthalmic training at Manchester and Southeast Thames rotation including Kings College Hospital. He did his lid, lacrimal and orbit fellowships at Manchester and Moorfields under the guidance of many including Richard Collin and Geoff Rose

In addition to his university hospital commitment he also has a busy private practice in the field in England. He also has set up a Lid, Lacrimal and Orbit centre at Rajan Eye Care Hospital, Chennai, India to which he visits every 6 months spending atleast a week to operate on patients and conduct teaching and training. His recent innovations include the Leicester Chopper for cataract surgery (2009 – available through Altomed) no financial interest, Leicester VF testing for upper lid pathology(2010 with JB) – now incorporated in the Zeiss Humphreys VF software , Leicester Suture technique for lower lid tarsal ectropion (2010), Leicester Lasoo technique for lateral canthus fixation (2012)

He is one of the few UK ophthalmologists to open a group practice private ambulatory centre (The Stoneygate Eye Hospital 2011). He has trained more than 30 ophthalmologists/oculoplastic surgeons so far who have all become consultant ophthalmic surgeons in the UK including at teaching hospitals.

Mr Sachin Salvi is a Consultant Ophthalmologist specializing in Ocular Oncology and Adnexal surgery at Royal Hallamshire Hospital, Sheffield, UK.

He is the MDT lead at the National Sheffield Ocular Oncology Service, one of three designated Ocular Oncology Centers in England. He is one of the select few Ophthalmologists in the country managing the full spectrum of adult ophthalmic oncology patients including eyelid, conjunctival, intraocular and orbital tumours.

As the regional Orbital surgery lead, his interests include optic nerve sheath fenestration surgery, orbital decompression surgery for thyroid eye disease and post traumatic orbital reconstruction. He has trained extensively in India, UK and USA with Fellowship training at Royal Hallamshire Hospital, Sheffield; Moorfields Eye Hospital, London and Cole Eye Institute, Cleveland Clinic, USA.

He is regularly involved in voluntary Ophthalmic work in Trinidad and Tobago as well as in India. His sporting passion is cricket and is the founding member of Sheffield Medics Cricket Club, currently positioned in the second division of the Yorkshire and Derbyshire league.