Professor Tom Williamson

Ophthalmologist in
London &
Ashtead

MD MBChB FRCS(Glas) FRCOphth

GMC: 2937540

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Professor Tom Williamson is one of the most experienced vitreoretinal surgeons in the UK. Based in London, he has over 25 years' experience in his specialty and provides high-quality consultancy and surgery from his private clinics.

Professor Williamson has worked in the NHS for more than 33 years, working at the prestigious St Thomas' Hospitals in London since 1995. He has an unrivalled clinical academic record in vitreoretinal surgery which has provided him with a genuine international reputation in his field. He is in high demand as an international speaker as a result.

Alongside his clinical work, Mr Williamson also devotes time to teaching and training with his students going on to become international vitreoretinal consultants in their own right. He is the president of the British and Eire Association of Vitreoretinal Surgeons, and was previously director of the Eyehope charity, providing teaching, equipment and research in ophthalmology. Most recently, Professor Williamson became Medical Director of Med Sales Academy, which provides clinical courses and resources for medical professionals.

He has the largest single surgeon data set in vitreoretinal procedures in the UK with over 10,000 operations.

Mr Williamson has authored a number of critically-acclaimed books in ophthalmology and retinal surgery, some of which have become the main text internationally for training in this area. He has also published over 170 peer-reviewed articles in medical journals and is an active member in a number of ophthalmological organisations.

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Credentials

GMC: ‍2937540

Professional experience

• More than 35 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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Languages spoken

English

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