Scott Robbie
Consultant ophthalmic (eye) surgeon
Biography
Scott Robbie has been a consultant ophthalmic surgeon at Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust since 2017. He has over 20 years' experience in ophthalmology.
He was a research associate at the University College London Institute of Ophthalmology.
Scott was a consultant in cornea, cataract and external diseases at Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust for 2 years. He was a visiting surgeon at University of Iowa Hospitals in the United States in 2015.
He was a National Institute for Health Research clinical lecturer at Moorfields and he continues work as a research associate at UCL.
Scott was one of the eye surgeons responsible for providing care to athletes in the Athlete's Village at the London 2012 Olympics and Paralympics.
Scott is a member of:
- UK and Ireland Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons
- European Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons
- Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology
- American Academy of Ophthalmology
Education and training
- Fellowship of The Royal College of Ophthalmologists
- Ccertificate of laser refractive surgery, The Royal College of Ophthalmologists
- Postgraduate diploma in cataract and refractive surgery, Ulster University
- PhD in genetics, University College London
- Core MBA, ESCP Business School
- Advanced corneal surgical training, Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
- BSc experimental pathology (University of London)
- Medicine and surgery (MBBS), King's College London
Research interests
- New therapeutic approaches to corneal disease, including gene, stem cell-based therapies and laser eye surgery techniques
- New treatments for ocular neovascularisation and inflammation
- The medical and surgical management of complex corneal and external eye disease, corneal transplantation and cataracts
- New intraocular lenses designed for patients with macular disease
Publications
Scott Robbie has over 50 conference presentations and over 38 scientific publications.
Last updated: March 2023