Mr David Charteris

Consultant telephone: 

020 7566 2251

Area(s) of specialism / subspecialism: 

Vitreoretinal surgery

Year of first medical qualification: 

1983

Location of initial medical training: 

Edinburgh

Further key experience: 

Vision research fellow 1989-91

Date joined Moorfields: 

1997

Membership of professional /national/regional bodies: 

Fellow, Royal College of Ophthalmologists
Fellow, Royal college of Surgeons of Edinburgh
Member, Club Jules Gonin
Member, British Eye Study Group
Member, Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology  (ARVO)

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

Consultant vitreoretinal surgeon at Moorfields (1997) 
Honorary Reader in Ophthalmology, UCL/Institute of Ophthalmology

Other professional achievements: 

150 peer-reviewed publications, 10 book chapters

Research interests: 

Retinal detachment
Proliferative vitreoretinopathy
Ocular trauma

Languages spoken: 

English