Mr Venki Sundaram

Professional statement

Mr Venki Sundaram is a highly experienced and regarded consultant ophthalmologist who specialises in cataract surgery, macular degeneration, diabetic retinopathy, intravitreal injections, glaucoma, and YAG laser treatments. He currently practises at three different locations: Spire Bushey Hospital, Spire Harpenden Hospital, and The Cobham Clinic. 

Mr Sundaram notably graduated from Oxford University Medical School before going on to complete comprehensive ophthalmology training in the London Deanery and Moorfields Eye Hospital. Following this, he completed a medical retina fellowship at Moorfields Eye Hospital, where he gained a vast amount of incredibly valuable experience in relation to dealing with retinal conditions and performing complex cataract surgery.

Impressively, Mr Sundaram spent a further two years at the UCL Institute of Ophthalmology and Moorfields, where he occupied the role as principal ophthalmologist for the world's first gene therapy trial for inherited retinal disease, and Europe's first retinal stem cell therapy trial.  To date, Mr Sundaram has published an extensive amount of work that have been published in some of the most prestigious ophthalmology journals worldwide. He is the lead author of the "Training in Ophthalmology" textbook published by Oxford University Press, which is widely used by trainee eye surgeons.