Mr Amar Alwitry

Professional statement

Mr Amar Alwitry is a highly reputable and distinguished consultant ophthalmic surgeon who specialises in cataract surgery, refractive surgery, glaucoma, macular degeneration, YAG laser capsulotomy, as well as intraocular lenses. He currently practises at the Spire Nottingham Hospital, The Park Hospital in Nottingham, and the private Woodthorpe Hospital, which is also based in Nottingham. He also has a practice in Loughborough to cater for patients in Leicestershire.

Mr Alwitry has a masters degree in medical law and is the current specialty advisor to the Care Quality Commission for Ophthalmology. He has also had specialist training in cataract and refractive surgery having obtained a postgraduate diploma in cataract and refractive surgery. He is the only surgeon in the East Midlands to have obtained this further degree.

Mr Alwitry notably undertakes more than 1,600 cataract procedures each and every year, and has successfully completed specialist training in the use of premium lens. He has, impressively, been awarded a whole host of prestigious awards, including the East Midlands Eye Surgeon of the Year Award from Private Health Plus, as well as the UK's Best Ophthalmologist and Patient Safety Innovator of the Year Award in 2019 in the UK's Private Health National Awards. Most recently, he was awarded Ophthalmologist of the Year 2022. He has, to-date, written two novels, two text books, and edited a third, and has published more than 35 research articles. He is shortly publishing his latest text book entitled Complaints, Litigation and Clinical Errors.