Saurabh Goyal
Consultant ophthalmic (eye) surgeon
Biography
Saurabh Goyal is a consultant eye surgeon.
Saurabh was appointed as a consultant in 2010 at Queen Mary's Hospital, Sidcup. In 2012 he became a consultant with a special interest in glaucoma at St Thomas' Hospital.
Education and training
Qualifications
- Fellowship of the Royal College of Ophthalmologists (FRCOphth) - London, 2009
- Membership of the Royal College of Ophthalmologists (MRCOphth) - London, 2002
- Fellowship of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow (FRCS Ophthalmology), 2002
- International Council of Ophthalmology (ICO) final assessment - HQ, USA, 2000
- Diplomate of the National Board of Examinations (DNB Ophthalmology) - New Delhi, India, 2000
- Master of Surgery (Ophthalmology) - South Gujarat University, Surat, India, 1999
- Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) - MGM Medical College, Indore, India, 1996
Clinical training
- Glaucoma Clinical Fellow, Moorfields Eye Hospital (2008-2009)
- Cornea and External Disease Fellow, Moorfields Eye Unit at St Georges and Moorfields Eye Hospital, London (2007-2008)
- Glaucoma Clinical Fellow, King's College Hospital and St Thomas’ Hospital (2006-2007)
- Specialist Registrar Ophthalmology, Birmingham and London (2003-2006)
- Senior House Officer (Ophthalmology), south east Thames Training Programme, London (2001-2003)
- Ophthalmology Resident then Registrar, New Civil Hospital, Surat, India (1997-2000)
Research interests
- Laser, surgery and early diagnosis in glaucoma – Saurabh is an investigator for international multi-centre randomised glaucoma surgery trials.
- Primary tube versus trabeculectomy (PTVT) study – Saurabh is one in only three specialists in the country who are part of this international trial.
- Effectiveness in angle closure glaucoma of lens extraction (EAGLE) trial – this is a multi-centre, international trial to study the effectiveness of early lens extraction in patients with angle closure type of glaucoma as compared to laser treatment.
- Treatment of advanced glacuoma (TAGS) – multicentric randomised trial of trabeculectomy surgery versus drops in patients with advanced glaucoma.
- Aqueous dynamics studies in MIGS surgery – ongoing trial of various new glaucoma surgical devices to study how they affect fluidics in the eye.
- PEACE trial – randomised controlled trial on effectiveness of trabeculectomy versus tube surgery with/without MMC in Afro-Caribbean patients
Awards
- Educational supervisor award, Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Trust (2019)
- Treacher Collins prize, Royal College of Ophthalmologists for best video presentation, supervising author (2014)
- Gold medal and award for the best overall research paper at the United Kingdom and Ireland Cataract and Refractive Society (UKISCRS) annual conference (2008)
- Regional prize for the best audit presentation at south east Thames regional audit competition (2006)
- Silver medal of The National Talent Search Contest, New Delhi
- Second leading scorer in ophthalmology in the final university examination in the undergraduate medical course
- Four gold medals at final high school (A-level equivalent) examinations for being the overall top student of the school and also getting the highest marks in science subjects
Last updated: March 2023