Meet the Team
We've moved!
The main Eye clinic at St James's University Hospital has moved from its previous site on the Ground floor in Chancellor's wing into a new purpose-built department on Level 4 (the first floor) in Gledhow wing, St James's..
We closed the eye department at Chancellors wing on the afternoon of Friday 9 December 2022 and reopened in our new department at Gledhow wing on Monday 12 December 2022.
How to find us
The Clinical Management Team
General Manager: Jonathan Lockwood
Service Manager: Melissa Hepworth
Lead Clinician: Mr Bataung Mokete
Business Manager: Rachael Brayson
Patient Service Co-ordinators: Emma Holdsworth and Janet Taylor
Head of Nursing: Deborah Hall
Matron: Mariano Ponte
Ophthalmology Clinic Senior Sisters: Camelia Tomita and Victoria Psarra
Ophthalmology ward J25 Sister : Angela Jackson
Head of Service: (Orthoptics): Janice Hoole There is more information on Orthoptics on the Orthoptics web page
Head of Service: (Optometry): Tim Hunter There is more information on Optometry on the Optometry web pages
Consultant Ophthalmologists
Consultant Clinical Sub speciality
Mr Aws Al-Hity Vitreo Retinal
Miss Seema Anand Corneal
Mr Oliver Backhouse Uveitis / Neuro Ophthalmology
Mr Ahmed Bardan Corneal
Miss Kanchan Bhan Ocular Inflammatory Disease
Miss Fiona Bishop Vitreo Retinal
Mr John Buchan Emergency care
Mr Zia Carrim Medical Retina / Vitreo Retinal
Mr Bernie Chang Oculo Plastics
Mr Bryn Davies Cataract / Community Ophthalmology
Mr Simon Dewsbury Glaucoma
Mr Evangelos Drimtzias Strabismus / Neuro Ophthalmology / Paediatrics
Mr David Dunleavy Corneal
Mr Nabil El-Hindy Ocular Plastics
Mr Peter Galloway Glaucoma
Miss Davina Gogi Strabismus / Neuro Ophthalmology / Paediatrics,
Mr Sreedhar Jyothi Ocular Plastics
Mr George Kalantzis Ocular Plastics
Mr Simon Kolb Vitreo Retinal
Mr Ashish Kumar Paediatrics
Mr Vernon Long Paediatrics
Mr Martin McKibbin Medical Retina
Miss Aditi Mohla Medical Retina
Mr Bataung Mokete Vitreo Retinal
Mr Andrew Morrell Corneal
Mr Raj Mukherjee Medical Retina
Mr Edward Ridyard Glaucoma
Ms Salina Siddiqui Glaucoma
There is more information on the Consultant team on the Consultants web page
