Friday programme

Professor Richard Collin, UK

Professor Richard Collin, UK

Dr. Quaranta-Leoni 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 – London in 1995-97 under the care of John Wright, Richard Collin, Geoffrey Rose and Michèle Beaconsfield. He 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 of the Italian Oculoplastic Surgery Society (SICOP), full Member of ESOPRS (Italian Committee Member in 2005-2009), International Associate Member of ASOPRS, past Secretary of SICOP (2006-2009).

In 2014 he has been chosen to receive the ASOPRS Merrill Reeh Pathology Award for his work on: Management of Porous Orbital Implants Requiring Explantation: A Clinical and Histopathological Study. OPRS, 30(2):132-136, 2014. His main fields of interest are socket surgery, paediatric ocuplastic surgery, eyelid and orbital tumours.

Dr Ramón Medel, Barcelona

Ramón Medel obtained his degree as a Medical Doctor in 1991 and as an Ophthalmology Specialist in 1995 at the Universidad Autónoma de Barcelona. He specialized in Oculoplastics after visiting the Moorfields Eye Hospital in London with Dr. Richard Collins in 1996

Ramón was President of the Spanish Society of Plastic ocular and orbital surgery from 2007 to 2011. He is currently director of the Oculoplastics Unit at the Instituto de Microcirugia Ocular (IMO) and also Chief of Oculoplastics Unit at the Hospital Vall Hebron (Autonomous University of Barcelona), from 1997 – 2016

Ramón is Director of the Oculoplastics Module at ESASO (European School of Advanced Studies in Ophthalmology) in Lugano, Switzerland and Director of Graduate Training Program in Plastic Ocular and Orbital Surgery at IMO.

He has published many articles in international impact factor journals and collaborated in several book’s chapters in lacrimal, orbital and ophthalmic plastic surgery.

Alessandra Modugno is an ophthalmologist and head of Ocularistica Italiana in Rome, Italy since 1988.

The first ocular prosthetic manufactured in Italy and was created by her grandfather in 1920.  Dr. Modugno’s father was an ophthalmologist while her mother was an ocularist exposing her to both practices giving her a unique perspective in oculoplastic and ocular prosthesis manufacturing.  Her areas of interest are socket surgery and eye paediatric malformations.  She is a consultant for the Paediatric Hospital Bambino Gesu in Roma for ocular malformations as well as many of paediatric and oncologic eye departments in Italy.  She examines an average of 1500 prosthetic eye patients per year.

She is a full member of ESOPRS, BOPSS Associate member, SICOP member.  Her hobbies include: sailing, traveling around the world, and she is a registered ski instructor.

Consultant Geneticist, Birmingham Women’s Hospital, Birmingham; honorary Consultant, Dept of Ophthalmology, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham, and Professor in Medical Genetics, Oxford Brookes University, Oxford.

Nicola Ragge trained in Paediatrics before entering Ophthalmology. After her general Ophthalmology training, she undertook Fellowships in Paediatric Ophthalmology, Neuro-ophthalmology, Adnexal Surgery, Ophthalmic Genetics at centres including: UC, San Francisco, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles, Great Ormond St Hospital and Moorfields Eye Hospital, London. She started to specialise in understanding the genetics of congenital eye anomalies, mainly anophthalmia and microphthalmia in 1999 whilst working in the Adnexal Dept at Moorfields Eye Hospital with Professor Richard Collin and set up a joint multidisciplinary clinic. In 2003, she was awarded a Senior Surgical Scientist Fellowship to establish a research programme in developmental eye genetics in Oxford whilst working as Consultant Paediatric Ophthalmologist in Moorfields and Birmingham Children’s Hospital. She undertook specialist training in Clinical Genetics to become dual accredited in Genetics and Ophthalmology, and now works as a consultant geneticist, with a special interest in developmental eye genetics and runs a national laboratory research programme on Eye Genetics in Oxford. She has identified new genes and syndromes involving eye anomalies and has established new rapid diagnostic testing for these genes. She has wide-ranging research interests, has published over 80 papers, and a book ‘Immediate Eye Care’. She has worked as Associate Editor of the Journal of Medical Genetics and is on the Committee for Eye Genetics Group (UK). She is medical advisor to the Microphthalmia, Anophthalmia, Coloboma support group.

Daniel Ezra, London

Tessa Fayers, London

Miss Michele Beaconsfield, London

Dr Vikas Chadha graduated from the University of Delhi and trained in New Delhi, Edinburgh and Glasgow before becoming a Consultant at the Tennent Institute of Ophthalmology in Glasgow. He is one of two clinicians responsible for delivering the Scottish Ocular Oncology Service which runs in conjunction with, and complimentary to, his tertiary referral oculoplastics service. He co-runs the oculoplastics and ocular oncology fellowship training programme in Glasgow.

Dr Chadha is an examiner for the Royal College of Glasgow Fellowship examinations and a faculty member on the ChM Masters Programme in Ophthalmology run by the University of Edinburgh and the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh. His previous roles include College Tutor for the Royal College of Ophthalmologists (2013-2016) and organiser of the annual BOPSS meetings in Edinburgh in 2010 and Glasgow in 2016.

Katya Tambe is a consultant ophthalmologist at the Nottingham University Hospitals, NHS Trust.

Consultant Ophthalmic and Oculoplastic Surgeon, Manchester Royal Eye Hospital, UK

I graduated from Charing Cross & Westminster Medical School, London, in 1991 and then
trained in general ophthalmology in Manchester & North West England.

After Oculoplastic Fellowships in Auckland & Manchester, I was appointed as a Consultant Oculoplastic, Lacrimal & Orbital Surgeon in 2002 at Manchester Royal Eye Hospital (MREH) where I’m the Clinical Lead for Oculoplastic Surgery.

I also co-run a renowned Fellowship in Oculoplastic Surgery at MREH.

My work for the Royal College of Ophthalmologists’ (RCOphth) includes College Tutor (2005-12) and currently Regional Adviser.

I’m a founder member of the British Oculoplastic Surgery Society (BOPSS) and represent both RCOphth & BOPSS at the RCSEng Cosmetic Surgery Interspecialty Committee.

George Kalantzis, Leeds

Consultant at Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

With his paper round in tatters, and having failed dismally at selling fire extinguishers door to door, Ric Caesar hoped for success as a windsurfing instructor. Living too far from the sea he took to bartending. A short and smelly stint as a hospital cleaner convinced him to work harder and so he was delighted to study Medicine in Cambridge. Still allergic to the sight and smell of hospital wards and now aware of the option of wearing pyjamas in daytime he saw no sensible career choice other than surgery. Deeply in need of nocturnal sleep and rather pleased to operate sitting down led to the happy discovery of Ophthalmology and Oculoplastics. Although at his happiest skiing, surfing, or kitesurfing, oculoplastic surgery has remained a pleasure and Ric has never looked back. He does however still fantasise about being a film director but until he raises the necessary funds will content himself making videos of oculoplastic surgery to share on www.oculoplastics.info

Austin McCormick, Aintree

Dr. Douglas is a Professor of oculoplastic and orbital surgery to Cedars Sinai Medical Center in Los Angles and the University of Michigan. Currently he is the director of the Orbital and Thyroid Eye Disease Center at the Cedars Sinai Medical Center. Dr. Douglas also has a private practice in Beverly Hills, CA and Shanghai China. His specialties include orbital surgery for thyroid-associated eye disease; cosmetic facial surgery; and post-cancer reconstruction surgery.

Dr. Douglas’ research focus includes Graves’ eye disease; autoimmune diseases of the orbit; and the development of effective treatment for these conditions, including clinical studies and laboratory investigations, and minimally invasive approaches to the orbit.

Mr. Cornelius René, Cambridge

Bijan Beigi, MD, FRCS, FRCOphth

Bijan Beigi specialises in eyelid and mid-face cosmetic and reconstructive surgery as well as lacrimal and orbital surgery. He has performed over 10000 eyelid & mid-face operations to date and pioneered surgical procedures.

His basic ophthalmic training was in Dublin (UCD), Bristol Eye Hospital and Moorfields Eye Hospitals (UK).  He runs the ocular Adnexal Service in Norwich. He has been a member of ESOPRS for 25 years and a founder member of BOPSS. He has published over 70 articles and delivers regular lectures as a visiting professor.

He has been a lead trainer and external clinical advisor for the Royal college of Ophthalmologists and CQC. He is a special advisor to the National Institute of Clinical Excellence (NICE) for new surgical procedures in the UK.

Dr. A. K. Grover, a recipient of Padma Shree award by the President of India, is Chairman of the Department of Ophthalmology, Sir Ganga Ram Hospital and Vision Eye Centres, New Delhi, India.

Dr. Grover is President of the collegium of All India Ophthalmological Society (AIOS) and Chairman, subspecialty education committee, International Council of Ophthalmology (ICO).

He is a past President of Asia Pacific Society of Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery (APSOPRS), All India Ophthalmological Society and Oculoplastics Association of India.  He has been awarded honorary Fellowship of Royal College (Glasgow), International Council of Ophthalmology (FICO) and International Medical Science Academy (FIMSA).  He has also received the distinguished service award from the Asia Pacific Academy of Ophthalmology.

Dr. Grover has edited 4 books, authored over 50 publications, 70 chapters and made over 1000 scientific presentations, nationally and internationally.  He has won prestigious awards and orations, chaired sessions or conducted courses and live surgeries formany Ophthalmic societies in the country and the world including the World Congress, American Academy of Ophthalmology, Asia Pacific Academy of Ophthalmology, APSOPRS and Afro Asian Congress.

Dr. Vivian T. Yin is a leading surgeon, researcher and teacher in ophthalmic plastic and reconstructive surgery. In 2014, she returned to Vancouver to join the University of British Columbia as clinical assistant professor in the Division of Oculoplastics and Orbit. She has a special interest in the treatment of periocular and orbital cancer, especially the use of targeted therapy.

After completing undergraduate studies at the Johns Hopkins University, graduating with honors, Dr. Yin pursued her medical degree and ophthalmology residency at the University of Toronto. She was recognized for her exceptional surgical skills by the University with the Dr. Sigmund Vaile and Kensington Eye Institute awards. She further refined her surgical skills by pursuing a prestigious 2-year fellowship training at the University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, Texas. She speaks internationally on topics of oncology, cosmetic and reconstructive surgery.

Dr. Yin generously volunteers her spare time to work towards eliminate preventable blindness. She has traveled to Bangladesh, the Philippines, and India to teach and provide free surgical care for those in need. She has worked extensively with organizations such as ORBIS, the flying eye hospital, the Urban Angels, and So Kids Can See. She had completed a Master degree in Public Health at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health to expand her work in global ophthalmology in 2014 and is currently on the board of director for SEVA Canada.

Consultant Oculoplastic Surgeon, Leicester Royal Infirmary, Leicester

Mr. Raghavan Sampath is a Consultant Lid, Lacrimal and Orbit Surgeon and Hon Senior Lecturer 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 Brian Leatherbarrow, Richard Collin, Geoff Rose

In addition to his university hospital committent 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 26 ophthalmologists/oculoplastic surgeons so far who have all become consultant ophthalmic surgeons in the UK including at teaching hospitals.

Dr Hardeep Singh Mudhar trained in medicine at Guy’s hospital medical school and Cambridge University; PhD at UCL (Neurobiology);  Ophthalmology training at Queen’s Medical Centre Nottingham; Histopathology Training in Sheffield; Then rotated through all of the UK specialist ophthalmic pathology centres;

He was honorary consultant eye pathologist 2003-2004 at the Institute of Ophthalmology London; Since 2004 full time eye pathologist in Sheffield.  He is visiting eye pathology professor to Wills Eye Hospital since 2016 and is on the  World Health Organisation (WHO) panel for ocular tumours.