Professor Tom Williamson

 Professional experience

• More than 40 years of experience
• Consultant Ophthalmologist, London Claremont Clinic (present)
• Consultant Ophthalmologist, The Centre For Sight, Surrey (present)
• Consultant Ophthalmologist, Guy's and St Thomas' Hospital Trust (1995 - present)
• Consultant Ophthalmologist, Queen Mary's Hospital, Kent (1997 - present)

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 Sub-specialties

• Retinal detachment
• Macular hole
• Epiretinal membrane
• Diabetic retinopathy
• Cataract
• Vitrectomy

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 Positions in public associations

• President, British and Eire Association of Vitreoretinal Surgeons (BEAVRS)
• Founder and Director, London Claremont Clinic (2013 - 2016)
• Director of Consultants Eye Surgeons Partnership South London (2007-2017)
• Founder and Director, Eyehope Charity (2007 - 2012)
• Grant application member for Fight for Sight Charity (2010-2015)
• Expert training program inspector for Lifeline Express and World Sight foundation, in China (2012-2013)
• St John’s Moorfields Association member, for the St John's of Jerusalem Charity (present)

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 Teaching posts

• Visiting Professor, Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences, University of Surrey (present)
• Vitreoretinal representative for the Scientific Committee of the Royal College of Ophthalmologists, London, UK, (present)
• Medical Director, Med Sales Academy (present)
• Organising committee member for the Vail Vitrectomy Meeting, Vail, Colorado, USA (2019)
• Faculty for the Advanced Vitreoretinal Surgery Course, Duke University, North Carolina, USA (2017)
• Commissioned Trainer, Corneal Services Barbados (2015)
• Ophthalmology Training Program Director in London (2010 - 2015) ​
• Commissioned Trainer, Hong Kong University (2013)

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 Education

• MBChB, University of Glasgow (1978 - 1984)
• Fellow of the Royal College of Ophthalmologists (1989)
• Medical Doctorate, University of Glasgow (1995)
• Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow (1988)

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 Publications and conferences

• Author of Vitreoretinal Surgery (Springer, ISBN 978-3-642-31871-9) the premier international text for training in vitreoretinal surgery
• Numerous book chapters including for The Atlas of Clinical Ophthalmology, winner of the best medical text book in the British Medical Association 2005 awards
• Published over 170 publications on clinical topics in vitreoretinal surgery and ophthalmology, making him one of the premier opinions in vitreoretinal surgery internationally
• Author of Intraocular Surgery (Springer, ISBN 978-3-319-27988-6, 2016) a text of the fundamentals of ophthalmological surgical technique

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 Prizes and awards

• North of England Ophthalmological Society Medal (2012)
• Commissioned trainer, Hong Kong University, (2013)
• Faculty Member Advanced Vitreous Surgery course, 20th Anniversary, Duke University, NC, USA (2017)
• Invited Speaker, Dutch Ophthalmological Society, 125th Anniversary, Maastricht, Netherlands (2017)

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 Professional membership

• Member of the British and Eire Association of Vitreoretinal Surgeons (BEAVRS)
• Member of the European Retina, Macular and Vitreous Society (EURETINA)
• Member of the Gonin Society of Viteoretinal Surgeons
• Member of the American Society of Retinal Surgeons
• Member of the British Medical Association (BMA)

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