Martin Watson
Consultant telephone:
020 7566 2320
Area(s) of specialism / subspecialism:
Cataract
Cornea
External disease
Year of first medical qualification:
1996
Location of initial medical training:
Leeds University
Further key experience:
Two years' advanced specialisation in the medical and surgical management of complex corneal and external eye disease, corneal transplantation and cataract surgery at Moorfields Eye Hospital
PhD in corneal graft rejection, examining the mechanisms and prevention of rejection
Date joined Moorfields:
2005
Membership of professional /national/regional bodies:
Royal College of Ophthalmologists (fellow)
GMC specialist register
Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO)
UK Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons (UKISCRS)
Oxford Ophthalmological Congress
British Medical Association
Current NHS/university posts, whether full/part time, and starting year:
Full-time consultant ophthalmic surgeon in cornea, external eye disease and cataract at Moorfields Eye Hospital and Moorfields Eye Centres at Ealing and Northwick Park
Other professional achievements:
Awarded Wellcome Trust and Action Research grants
Member of infection control committee, Moorfields
Audit lead for the cataract service, Moorfields
Research interests:
Corneal graft rejection
Inflammatory diseases of the anterior segment and ocular surface diseases
Widely published in peer review journals
Languages spoken:
English