Gus Gazzard
Consultant telephone:
020 7566 2087
Area(s) of specialism / subspecialism:
Glaucoma
Cataract
Year of first medical qualification:
1993
Location of initial medical training:
Corpus Christi College, Cambridge University
Further key experience:
Research into: laser alternatives to drop treatments (laser trabeculoplasty, SLT), angle closure glaucoma and randomised controlled trials of treatment.
Two years' research into the diagnosis and management of glaucoma ~ Institute of Ophthalmology, London and Singapore National Eye Centre leading to MD thesis (2006, UCL)
Two-year surgical glaucoma fellowship ~ Moorfields
Date joined Moorfields:
2009
Membership of professional /national/regional bodies:
Royal College of Ophthalmologists (fellow)
GMC specialist register
European Glaucoma Society
UK and Eire Glaucoma Society
UK Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons (UKISCRS)
European Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons (ESCRS)
American Academy of Ophthalmology
Association for Research in Vision & Ophthalmology (ARVO)
Royal Society of Medicine
Oxford Ophthalmological Congress
British Medical Association
Current NHS/university posts, whether full/part time, and starting year:
Full-time consultant ~ Moorfields Eye Hospital
Honorary senior lecturer ~ Institute of Ophthalmology, UCL London
Honorary research associate ~ Singapore Eye Research Institute
Other professional achievements:
Active national and international lecturer in glaucoma and myopia with more than 100 published scientific articles, book chapters and videos.
Member of the Royal College of Ophthalmologists ethics committee.
Research interests:
Diagnosis and surgical management of glaucoma and cataracts, with a particular interest in randomised controlled trials of treatment.
Epidemiology and prevention of myopia.
Languages spoken:
English
Any other personal interests/background information that may be relevant:
Married to a barrister; three children.