David Verity

David Verity

Consultant telephone: 

020 7566 2010

Area(s) of specialism / subspecialism: 

Orbital
Lacrimal
Eyelid surgery
Adnexal
Oculoplastics

Year of first medical qualification: 

1991

Location of initial medical training: 

Oxford University

Further key experience: 

Fellowships in eyelid, lacrimal and orbital surgery in Maidstone Hospital (2002-3) and Moorfields Eye Hospital (2003-04)

Date joined Moorfields: 

2004

Membership of professional /national/regional bodies: 

Professional bodies:
(1) Editor-in-chief, ORBIT journal
(2) Treasurer, British Oculoplastic Surgery Society
(3) Orbital Society
(4) European Society of Oculoplastic and Reconstructive Surgery
(5) British Eye Study Group

National bodies:
(1) General Medical Council 
(2) Medical Protection Society
(3) Royal College of Ophthalmologists 
(4) Worshipful Society of Apothecaries 

Regional bodies:
(1) Thames oculoplastic group
(2) Moorfields Surgeons' Association
(3) Surrey Hospitaller for St John Eye Hospital

Current NHS/university posts, whether full/part time, and starting year: 

Full-time consultant in eyelid, lacrimal and orbital surgery, Moorfields (2004) 

Other professional achievements: 

MA (Oxon)
MD (immunogenetics)

Research interests: 

Orbital vascular lesions
Orbital lymphoproliferative disease

Languages spoken: 

English and Spanish

Any other personal interests/background information that may be relevant: 

Active regional, national and international lecturer on eyelid, lacrimal and orbital disease
Regular writer and reviewer of scientific articles and book chapters on the same subjects
Regular working visits to the British-founded St John Eye Hospital in Jerusalem