Moin Mohamed
Consultant ophthalmic (eye) surgeon
Biography
Moin Mohamed has been a consultant ophthalmic (eye) surgeon specialising in medical retinal disease and cataract surgery at St Thomas’ Hospital since 2006.
In addition to running a large medical retinal service at St Thomas’ Hospital, he has a teaching and training commitment for senior trainees and fellows, is responsible for clinical audit in ophthalmology at St Thomas', and is involved with an international link in supporting the Muhimbili University Eye Clinic in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.
He also regularly speaks at national and international meetings and is an examiner for the Royal College of Ophthalmologists.
Education and training
- PhD, University of Leeds, Institute of Molecular Medicine, 2006
- Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons Edinburgh (FRCSEd) (Ophth), 2004
- Fellow of the Royal College of Ophthalmologists (FRCOphth), 1996
- Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (MB ChB), University of Sheffield, School of Medicine, 1991
Research interests
- Clinical research in age-related macular degeneration and diabetic retinopathy sickle cell retinopathy
- Bardet-biedl syndrome
- Alport’s syndrome
- Sickle cell disease in the eye
Awards
- Wellcome Trust Clinical Research Fellow, 1999 - 2002
Contact
Email: [email protected]
Specialist interests
- Age-related macular degeneration (wet and dry)
- Diabetic retinopathy
- Retinal vascular disease (retinal vein and retinal artery occlusions)
- Central serous chorio-retinopathy
- Inherited retinal dystrophies (retinitis pigmentosa, macular dystrophies)
- Sickle cell retinopathy
- Rare diseases of the retina and choroid
- Cataract surgery in patients with retinal diseases
Last updated: March 2023