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Ophthalmology (Eye Department)

Meet the team

Management Team  
 Mr Richard Milner Clinical Director 
 Mr James Talks Head of Department
 Ms Liz Cunliffe Directorate Manager
 Mrs Sue Cook Matron
Clinical Team  
 Ophthalmology  
 Mr Eric A Barnes   Consultant Ophthalmologist
 Mr Michael K Birch   Consultant Ophthalmologist
 Mr Andrew Browning   Consultant Ophthalmologist
 Mr Michael P Clarke   Consultant Ophthalmologist
 Mr David G Cottrell   Consultant Ophthalmologist
 Miss Margaret  Dayan   Consultant Ophthalmologist
 Miss A Jane Dickinson   Consultant Ophthalmologist
 Mr Francisco C Figueiredo   Consultant Ophthalmologist
 Mr Phillip G Griffiths   Consultant Ophthalmologist
 Mr Christopher  Neoh   Consultant Ophthalmologist
 Mr Ranjeet Pandit   Consultant Ophthalmologist
 Mrs Neeta Ray-Chaudhuri   Consultant Ophthalmologist
 Mr Ayad Shafiq   Consultant Ophthalmologist
 Mr Keven P Stannard   Consultant Ophthalmologist
 Mr Nick P Strong   Consultant Ophthalmologist
 Mr Stephen J Talks   Consultant Ophthalmologist
Dr Sat P Jalpota   Associate Specialist
Dr Rajeev Kak   Associate Specialist
 Nursing and Other Staff  
 Sister B Hope   Eye Outpatients and Eye Casualty
 Sister J Mulroy   Ward 20, RVI
 Sister B Slater   Ward 21 RVI
 Uri Malhotra   Specialist Nurse
 Barbara Lamb   Specialist Nurse
 Joan Jackson   Specialist Nurse
 Sue McKeown   Specialist Nurse
 Tracey Lawther   Specialist Corneal Donation Nurse
 Judith Clarke   Specialist Corneal Donation Nurse
 Kevin Gales   Head of Optometry
 Kathryn Smart / Helen Haggarty   Head of Orthoptics 
 Hugh Harris   Head of Medical Photography
 Lorraine Ormond   Outpatients and Admissions Manager
 Amanda Bargewell   Administration Manager

 


Management Team

Dr Janet McLellandClinical Director & Consultant Dermatologist

  • Clinical Director & Consultant Dermatologist
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  • GMC Code: 02717045
  • Qualifications: MD FRCP BSc MBBS(Hons)
  • Special Interests

    Genital skin problems

  • Biography

    I went to school in Newcastle and trained at UCH London Medical School. I trained in London and Newcastle and did research at the Royal Postgraduate Medical School, London.  I obtained a Consultant Dermatology post at Sunderland Royal Infirmary then moved to Newcastle in 1994.

    I am Clinical Director for Plastic Surgery, Ophthalmology and Dermatology.

    I am Assistant Secretary of the British Association of Dermatologists and on the committee of the British Society for the study of Vulvovaginal disease.

  • Hospital Base

    RVI

  • Clinics Provided

    General Dermatology (RVI and Hexham)

    Genital Dermatology

Mr Michael ClarkeHead of Department & Consultant Ophthalmologist

  • Head of Department & Consultant Ophthalmologist
  • Tel:
  • GMC Code: 2738088
  • Qualifications:
  • Special Interests

    Special interests include:

    Paediatric Ophthalmology

    Adult Strabismus (Squint)

    Visual symptoms associated with dementia

  • Biography

    Consultant Ophthalmologist at Royal Victoria Infimary since 1991.

    Reader in Ophthalmology, Newcastle University.

    Current Head of Ophthalmology Department.

Margaret GrayDirectorate Manager - Plastic Surgery, Ophthalmology and Dermatology

Sue CookMatron

Consultant team

Mr Eric BarnesConsultant Ophthalmologist

Mr Michael BirchConsultant Ophthalmologist

Mr Andrew BrowningConsultant Ophthalmologist

  • Consultant Ophthalmologist
  • Tel:
  • GMC Code: 4109264
  • Qualifications: BM, BSc, FIMLS, FRCOphth
  • Special Interests

    Special interests include;

    Medical retina including age related macular degeneration and diabetes

    Retinal genetics

    Ocular electrophysiology

    Cataract surgery

  • Biography

    My early training as an SHO was undertaken in Southampton while my registrar training took place in Nottingham. While in Nottingham, I undertook research into ocular angiogenesis with particular relevance to age related macular degeneration and diabetes. I subsequently trained at Moorfields Eye Hospital as a medical retina fellow.

Miss Lucy ClarkeConsultant Ophthalmologist

  • Consultant Ophthalmologist
  • Tel:
  • GMC Code: 4342302
  • Qualifications: MBBS (Newcastle) MRSC (London) FRCSEd FRCOphth
  • Special Interests

     Special interests include;

    Oculoplastics, lacrimal and orbital surgery

  • Biography

    Qualified from Newcastle University medical school 1996.

    Postgraduate basic surgical training and specialist ophthalmic training undertaken in the north east region.

    Oculoplastics, lacrimal and orbital surgery subspecialist fellowships in Newcastle, Nottingham and Manchester.

    Consultant in charge of Eye Casualty department

Mr Michael ClarkeHead of Department & Consultant Ophthalmologist

  • Head of Department & Consultant Ophthalmologist
  • Tel:
  • GMC Code: 2738088
  • Qualifications:
  • Special Interests

    Special interests include:

    Paediatric Ophthalmology

    Adult Strabismus (Squint)

    Visual symptoms associated with dementia

  • Biography

    Consultant Ophthalmologist at Royal Victoria Infimary since 1991.

    Reader in Ophthalmology, Newcastle University.

    Current Head of Ophthalmology Department.

Mr David CottrellConsultant Ophthalmologist

  • Consultant Ophthalmologist
  • Tel:
  • GMC Code: 2379054
  • Qualifications: FRCOphth
  • Special Interests

    Consultant at Newcastle since 1984.

  • Biography

    Special interested include; Vitreoretinal Surgery and Retinopathy of Prematurity 

Miss Margaret DayanConsultant Ophthalmologist

  • Consultant Ophthalmologist
  • Tel:
  • GMC Code: 3483080
  • Qualifications: BMBCh, MA (Oxon), FRCOphth
  • Special Interests

    Special interests include; Neuro-ophthalmology,  Adult Ocular Motility,  Botulinum Toxin Treatment

  • Biography

    Margaret Dayan is a Consultant Ophthalmologist and Honorary Lecturer. She graduated from Oxford and trained in Leeds and around the Northern Region before undertaking a fellowship in Neuro-ophthalmology and motility in Oxford and spending time at Johns Hopkins, Baltimore. Her subspecialist interests are Neuro-ophthalmology and Adult Ocular Motility and she runs the departmental Botulinum Toxin service which takes referrals from all over the region. She also works closely with the Regional Neurorehabilitation service and sees patients with visual impairment (including higher cognitive visual dysfunction) secondary to brain injuries. She established and convenes the Newcastle Course on Orbital and Neuro-Imaging for Ophthalmology which has attendees from all over the UK. She teaches ophthalmology, neurology and medicine specialty trainees and medical students and is an educational supervisor, mentor and appraiser.

Miss Jane DickinsonConsultant Ophthalmologist

Mr Francisco FigueiredoConsultant Ophthalmologist

Mr Philip GriffithsConsultant Ophthalmologist

  • Consultant Ophthalmologist
  • Tel:
  • GMC Code: 2640039
  • Qualifications: BmedSci, BM, BS, DO, FRCS, FRCOphth
  • Special Interests

    Special interests include; Neuro-ophthalmology, Inherited optic nerve disorders, Ocular myopathies, Member of University mitochondrial Research Group 

  • Biography

    Qualified Nottingham University 1980, FRCS1986, FRCOphth 1990.

    Postgraduate training Nottingham Leeds and Newcastle

    Appointed Consultant Ophthalmologist  1990

Mr Rajen GuptaConsultant Ophthalmologist

  • Consultant Ophthalmologist
  • Tel:
  • GMC Code: 4096498
  • Qualifications: B Med sci., BM BS., MRCOphth., FRCOphth
  • Special Interests

    Special interests include; Medical retina, Diabetic retinopathy, age related macular degeneration, vascular retinal diseases and cataract surgery

  • Biography

    My undergraduate training was in Nottingham. Following qualification in 1994 I had a broad exposure to general medicine, neurosurgery, and acute medicine, including working in South Africa . I subsequently did my post graduate ophthalmic training in Nottingham and Birmingham before doing a Fellowship at Moorfields Eye hospital, London.  I joined the RVI eye department in 2008. My interests include diabetic retinopathy and vascular disorders as well as age related macular degeneration. I also have a keen interest in teaching trainees and having a role in research.

Miss Zoe JohnsonConsultant Ophthalmologist

  • Consultant Ophthalmologist
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  • GMC Code: 3466869
  • Qualifications: MBChB, MPhil, FRCOphth, FRCS(Ed)
  • Special Interests

    Special interests include; cornea and external eye disease, glaucoma

Mr Christopher NeohConsultant Ophthalmologist

  • Consultant Ophthalmologist
  • Tel:
  • GMC Code: 2627104
  • Qualifications: MBChB FRCOphth
  • Special Interests

    Special interests include; Oculoplastic, orbital (especially Graves’ orbitopathy rehabilitation) & lacrimal surgery

Dr Ranjeet PanditConsultant Ophthalmologist

Mrs Neeta Ray-ChaudhuriConsultant Ophthalmologist

Mr Ayad ShafiqConsultant Ophthalmologist

  • Consultant Ophthalmologist
  • Tel:
  • GMC Code: 3548341
  • Qualifications: FRCOPhth, MRCPPaeds, BM &BCh, DCH, MA
  • Special Interests

    Special interests include;

    Childrens eye problems from birth.

    Adult cataract surgery (approximately 450 operations per year for cataract)

    Adult squint or strabismus

  • Biography

    I began my training as a Paediatrician and changed specialisations to train as an Ophthalmologist with a special interest in Children s eye conditions, and inherited eye problems.

     

Mr Kevin StannardConsultant Ophthalmologist

Mr Nick StrongConsultant Ophthalmologist

Mr James TalksConsultant Ophthalmologist

  • Consultant Ophthalmologist
  • Tel:
  • GMC Code: 3285275
  • Qualifications: MA MB Bchir MRCP FRCOphth
  • Special Interests

    Special interests include; Medical retina including macular degeneration and diabetic retinopathy, Cataract surgery, general ophthalmology

  • Biography

    James Talks has been a consultant ophthalmologist at the Royal Victoria Hospital Newcastle upon Tyne since 2000. He trained in Birmingham, Oxford and at Moorfields. He is the lead for the medical retina service. The unit was an early provider of PDT, covering the whole of the North East, and then ranibizumab for AMD, ahead of NICE, and is one of the largest providers in the Country. He has clinical research interests in macular degeneration, diabetic retinopathy and imaging. He is a member of Council for the Oxford Congress and regularly runs an imaging course at the Royal College of Ophthalmologists annual congress.

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