Optical Express Staff: Surgeons, Doctors & Nurses
Mr. Steve Schallhorn
Qualification:
Chairman of the Optical Express International Medical Advisory Board (IMAB)
Experience:
Mr Steve Schallhorn is one of the most respected laser eye surgeons in the world and is currently the chairman of the Optical Express International Medical Advisory Board (IMAB). Mr Steve Schallhorn is regarded by his peers as a laser eye surgery expert and this is due to his vast experience in the field. His expertise is such that he is a laser eye surgery instructor in the United States.
In 2007, Mr Steve Schallhorn retired from the U.S Navy where he was director of the refractive surgery centre. He was the first surgeon in the U.S Department of defence to perform Lasik and implantable contact lens surgery.
Mr. Steve Schallhorn has been a prolific writer of medical papers and has had in excess of 200 published. He is also the author of numerous academic journals. He lectures regularly and is a visiting professor of medicine at Harvard, USC, UCSF and Baylor universities in the USA
Professor Jan Venter
Qualification:
MD
Clinical director of the Optical Express international Medical Advisory Board (IMAB).
General medical Council (GMC) registered.
Fully trained Ophthalmologist with additional specialist refractive surgery training.
Experience:
Professor Jan Venter is a world leader in laser eye surgery having carried out in excess of 60,000 procedures including Lasik, epi-Lasik, Implantable Contact lenses and Refractive lens exchange. As well as being a full time refractive surgeon for optical express, Professor Jan Venter is also clinical director of the Optical Express international Medical Advisory Board (IMAB) and is a member of the British Society of Refractive Surgery and the American Academy of Ophthalmology.
Professor Jan Venter grew up in South Africa and following graduation from the Pretoria University in 1973, he progressed to become the professor of the Ophthalmology Dept at the University of Stellenbosch. In 1993 he introduced the excimer laser to South Africa giving him the reputation as a pioneer in laser eye surgery. His fantastic work continued which saw him achieve the highest honour that the South African Ophthalmological Society can give, the DJ Wood Medal.
Professor Jan Venter has published over 100 academic papers and is a regular on the lecturing circuit due to his vast knowledge and experience in laser eye surgery.
Mr. David Teenan
Qualification:
MBChB
FRCS
FRCOphth
Member: General Medical Council (GMC).
Member: Ireland Medical Council (IMC).
Fellow: Royal College of Surgeons, Edinburgh (RCS).
Fellow: Royal College of Ophthalmologists (RCO.
Member: United Kingdom and Ireland Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons (UKISCRS).
Member: The British Society for Refractive Surgery (BSRS
Member: International Society for Refractive Surgery (ISRS)
Member: The American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery (ASCRS)
Experience:
Mr David Teenan is an experienced refractive surgeon having carried out over 9,500 laser eye surgery procedures to date including both Lasek and Lasik. A fully trained ophthalmologist, David Teenan has undergone additional training in refractive surgery. Mr David Teenan is regularly assessed by the International Medical Advisory Board (IMAB) ensuring he is performing at the highest possible level.
Mr. David Teenan qualified from Dundee University in 1992 and worked in many ophthalmology posts in various hospitals throughout the UK. He worked as an ophthalmological consultant in Cardiff, Glasgow and Ayrshire and is also an examiner for the Royal College of Surgeons.
Mr. Waseem Aziz
Qualification:
MBChB
FRCS
Registered with the General Medical Council (GMC)
Experience:
Mr Waseem Aziz has performed over 37,000 laser eye surgery procedures in both Lasik and Lasek. Such experience is vitally important and means his standard of surgery is extremely high. Mr Waseem Aziz is a fully trained ophthalmologist and has combined this with additional laser eye surgery training. He is an enthusiastic member of various refractive surgery affiliated bodies and is annually assessed by the International Medical Advisory Board (IMAB) meaning his standards of surgery are continually assessed.
Mr Waseem Aziz graduated from the University of Aberdeen in 1993 and subsequently worked in various hospitals around the country experiencing all aspects of eye care and general surgery. Mr Waseem Aziz became an Honorary Research Fellow at Manchester Royal Infirmary and also at the Manchester Royal Eye Hospital in the Ophthalmology Dept. Mr Waseem Aziz has given various laser eye surgery presentations around the world and regularly attends conferences, helping him keep abreast of the ever evolving field of laser eye surgery.
Mr. Rodney Blumenfeld
Qualification:
BOptom
MBBCh
FRSOphth
Member: General Medical Council (GMC).
Member: South African Optometry Association.
Member: The South African Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons.
Member: South African Society for the Prevention of Blindness - providing cataract surgery to poor communities.
Experience:
Mr Rodney Blumenfeld has already carried out over 22,000 laser eye surgery procedures many of which have been with one of the most advanced refractive surgery lasers in the world, the VISX S4IR.
Mr Rodney Blumenfeld is a full time laser eye surgeon with Optical Express and had undergone additional refractive surgery training. He attends the twice yearly International Medical Advisory Board (IMAB) Conferences and is annually assessed by this board ensuring he is at the level required to carry out laser eye surgery.
Mr Rodney Blumenfeld is from South Africa and graduated from the University of the Witwatersrand in Johannesburg in 1995 and proceeded to a registrar post at Africa’s biggest eye hospital, St John Eye Hospital in Johannesburg. During his time here, he completed 5 years specialising in Ophthalmology gaining a wealth of experience and knowledge in various different areas including both cataract and glaucoma surgery.
Mr Rodney Blumenfeld's UK ophthalmology experience includes time spent working in the Stoke Mandeville Hospital, Western Eye Hospital, Kent County Eye and Ear Hospital and the Royal Victoria Infirmary. As well as this he has completed the well regarded advanced LASIK course at the world renowned Moorfields Eye Hospital.
Mr. Jonathan Carr
Qualification:
Member: General Medical Council (GMC).
Fellow of the Royal College of Ophthalmologists, London, UK
Member: Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology
Member: American Academy of Ophthalmology
Member: International Society of Refractive Surgery
Member: American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery
Fellow of the Royal College of Ophthalmologists.
Certifications: Mr. Jonathan Carr
IntraLase and Moria keratome certification
VISX and CustomVue excimer laser certification
Bausch & Lomb and Zyoptix excimer laser & Hansatome certification
Alcon (LADAR) and Custom Cornea excimer laser certification
Experience:
Mr Jonathan Carr is a highly qualified ophthalmic surgeon who specialises in laser eye surgery. He has 13 years experience in the refractive surgery field and during this time he has performed over 20,000 Lasik and over 5000 Lasek procedures. Prior to joining Optical Express, Mr Jonathan Carr was the Clinical Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology at Emory University School of Medicine and a LASIK surgeon at InView, the world renowned refractive surgery clinic in the USA.
Mr Jonathan Carr is well known in academic circles and has given over 60 refractive surgery presentations many of which at very well regarded academic meetings throughout the world. He has also contributed to 7 acclaimed refractive surgery text books.
Mr. Alex George
Qualification:
FRCOphth
FRCS MS,
DOMS,
DNB
Member: General Medical Council (GMC).
Member: The Royal College of Ophthalmologists (RCO).
Member: The British Medical Association (BMA).
Member: Indian Medical Association (IMA).
Member: British Society of Refractive Surgeons (BSRS).
Member: European Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery (ESCRS).
Member: United Kingdom and Ireland Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery (UKISCRS).
Member: The All India Ophthalmic Society.
Experience:
Mr Alex George is a well respected refractive surgeon with experience in both Lasik and Lasik. Since completing his additional specialist training in refractive surgery Mr Alex George has completed over 18,000 procedures. He is annually assessed by the International Medical Advisory Board (IMAB) meaning his standards of surgery are continually assessed. This is compulsory as a surgeon for Optical Express.
Mr Alex George is Indian and he obtained his medical degree in 1975 from Aligarh University in India and achieved his Ophthalmology certification in 1984 from Bombay University. His continued studies led him to acquire his FRCS (Ed) qualification in 1989 and the FRCOphth qualification in 1990. He completed his refractive surgery training between 1994 and 1995 at Georgetown University in Washington DC. Mr Alex George is certified on the VISX S3 and S4IR lasers and also has certification with the Moria M2 Microkeratomes.
As well as laser eye surgery Mr Alex George is also an expert in the other disciplines of refractive surgery namely refractive lens exchange and Implantable Contact lenses. He is well respected throughout the UK and has delivered many lectures and written many academic papers which have been successfully published.
Mr. Dimitri Kazakos
Qualification:
MD,
MRCOphth
Member: Irish Medical Council (IMC).
Member: General Medical Council (GMC).
Member: Royal College of Ophthalmologists (RCOphth).
Member: Greek Medical Council (Iatrikos Sylogos Patron).
Member: The American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO).
Member: The American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery (ASCRS).
Member: The European Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery (ESCRS).
Member: United Kingdom and Ireland Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons (UKISCRS).
Experience:
Mr Dimitri Kazakos is an exceptional ophthalmologist with a particular interest in cataract and refractive surgery. He is at the forefront of the latest and most advanced laser eye surgery and has performed over 11,000 laser procedures to date including Wavefront, Lasik and Lasek.
He also is vastly experience in Intra Ocular surgery having carried out over 4000 of these procedures including refractive lens exchange and Implantable contact lenses. Mr Dimitri Kazakos is a full time ophthalmologist for Optical express and is assessed annually by the International Medical Advisory Board (IMAB) to ensure he is performing at the highest level possible.
Mr Dimitri Kazakos is Greek and graduated from the Marmara University of Istanbul in 1997 before relocating to the UK to begin his medical career. His first Ophthalmology post was at the Oxford Eye Hospital where after a successful post there he went onto to gain vast experience at the Queen’s Medical Centre in Nottingham, Essex County Hospital in Colchester, Ipswich General Hospital, Bristol Eye Hospital and Southampton Eye Unit for a Fellowship in Corneal and External Eye Diseases. He then returned to his native Greece where he gained his Refractive Fellowship in the University of Crete with the world renowned Prof. Pallikaris, the inventor of LASIK.
Mr. Khalid Khan
Qualification:
MBBS
FRCS
FRCOphth
Member: General Medical Council (GMC).
Fellow: The Royal College of Ophthalmologists (RCO).
Member: American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons (ASCRS).
Experience:
Mr Khalid Khan has vast experience having already carried out a staggering 51,000 plus laser eye surgery procedures. He is a refractive surgeon for Optical express and a well regarded consultant for the NHS. He has a vast knowledge base in ophthalmology and has undergone extensive specialist training in refractive surgery. He is assessed every year by the International Medical Advisory Board (IMAB) as part of optical express’ continuing assessment process.
Mr Khalid Khan achieved his medical degree at the University of Newcastle medical school in 1982 and continued his ophthalmological career in the west Yorkshire area. Following a medical post in Bournemouth Mr Khalid Khan then continued his training at the Hallamshire hospital in Sheffield gaining the title of Registrar in Ophthalmology. During his time at Sheffield, such was his development in Ophthalmology that he gained his Fellowship from the Royal College of Ophthalmologists. In 1989, Mr. Khan then moved to Saudi Arabia where he became a Consultant Ophthalmologist at The Jeddah Eye Hospital. During his time here, he spent much time in a teaching role passing on his vast knowledge to up and coming ophthalmologists.
Mr. Stefan Klopper
Qualification:
MBChB
FCS
Member: General Medical Council (GMC).
Member: Ireland Medical Council (IMC).
Member: International Society of Refractive Surgery (ISRS).
Member: European Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons (ERCSR).
Member: American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons (ASCRS).
Member: American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO).
Experience:
Mr Stefan Klopper is a well experienced refractive surgeon with over 29,000 laser eye surgeries to his name. He is competent in all types of refractive surgery including Lasek, Lasik and customVue Wavefront. Mr Stefan Klopper is an active member of many professional and academic bodies and is assessed annually by the International Medical Advisory Board (IMAB).
Mr Stefan Klopper is South African and attained his medical degree at the Grootte Schuur Hospital in Cape Town, South Africa. Having trained as a general practitioner Mr Stefan Klopper decided to specialise in ophthalmic surgery qualifying as an eye surgeon in 1990. He regularly attends conferences for laser eye surgery ensuring he is fully up to date with this ever changing medical field.
Mr. Erik De Koning
Qualification:
MD.
Member: General Medical Council (GMC).
Experience:
Mr Erik De Koning is a specialist laser eye surgeon and has performed over 28,000 procedure including both Lasik and Lasek treatment. Mr Erik De Koning is an ophthalmologist with Optical express and as well as all his ophthalmology training he has also undergone additional specialist training in refractive surgery.
Mr Erik De Koning is assessed on an annual basis by the International Medical Advisory Board (IMAB) and attends their specialist conferences twice yearly. He is a regular on the lecture circuit both as speaker and delegate helping further his knowledge in the field of refractive surgery.
Mr Erik De Koning began his Ophthalmology career in 1983 after graduating from University of Utrecht and completing his necessary postgraduate qualifications. He has worked within private laser eye surgery clinics gaining experience in all the different disciplines of refractive surgery. Working in the private sector has helped develop his understanding of the requirements and expectations of laser eye surgery patients.
Mr. Bal Manoj
Qualification:
FRCS
MRCOphth
DO
Member: General Medical Council (GMC).
Member: The Royal College of Surgeons, Edinburgh (RCS).
Member: Royal College of Ophthalmologists, London (RCO).
Member: United Kingdom and Ireland Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery (UKISCRS).
Member: The European Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery (ESCRS).
Experience:
Mr Bal Manoj has performed over 5,500 laser eye surgeries and is an ophthalmic surgeon for Optical Express and a consultant for the NHS. Mr Bal Manoj has a broad skill set in Ophthalmology and is renowned for his complex intraocular surgery including cataract and intraocular lens treatment as well as squint surgery in both adults and children. Mr Bal Manoj is assessed every year by the International Medical Advisory Board (IMAB) and attends their refractive surgery conferences two times per year.
Mr Bal Manoj began his distinguished medical career by gaining a masters degree in Ophthalmology at the university of Bombay in India. He finished his surgical training in the UK, gaining his Certificate for Completion of Specialist Training after having worked in both London and Cardiff.
Mr Bal Manoj is also involved in regular teaching work and has also been involved in much laser eye surgery research. He is a Trainer at the Royal College of Ophthalmologists for microsurgical skills and cataract courses, thus illustrating the reputation he has in this field.
Mr. Sanjay Mantry
Qualification:
FRCOphth
FRCS
FRCS
Member: General Medical Council (GMC).
Member: Royal College of Ophthalmologists (RCO).
Member: Royal College of Ophthalmologists (RCO).
Member: American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery (ASCRS).
Member: European Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery (ESCRS).
Member: Royal College of Ophthalmologists (BSRS).
Member: American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO).
Experience:
Mr Sanjay Mantry is a fully trained Ophthalmologist who is registered with the General Medical Council (GMC). His career as a laser eye surgeon has seen him perform over 5,500 procedures including both Lasik and Lasik. He is an active member of many professional bodies and regularly attends conferences to ensure he is abreast of the latest developments in the field of laser eye surgery. He is assessed annually by the International Medical Advisory Board (IMAB) and he has given many presentations in conferences around the world.
Mr Sanjay Mantry’s medical career began in Glasgow where he was consultant Ophthalmologist at the Tennent Institute of Ophthalmology in Glasgow's Gartnavel General Hospital. By 2004 he completed his higher specialist training programme (HST) in the West Midlands. He then progressed to the Birmingham and Midland Eye Centre where he further developed his vast ophthalmologic surgical experience, becoming Specialist Registrar.
Mr. Tom Materman
Qualification:
MBChB
FRANZCO
Member: General Medical Council (GMC) .
Member: Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Ophthalmologists.
Member: The European Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons (ESCRS).
Member: American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeon (ASCRS).
Experience:
Mr Tom Materman is an extremely experienced and highly skilled refractive surgeon who has completed in excess of 14,000 laser eye surgery procedures. As well as his vast general ophthalmology knowledge he has also undergone specialist refractive surgery training. Mr Tom Materman regularly attends International Medical Advisory Board (IMAB) conferences and is assessed by this prestigious board every year.
Mr Tom Materman is from New Zealand and after gaining his medical degree he went on to pass the primary Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Ophthalmologists exams in 1996. In 2003, Mr Tom Materman completed the RANZCO fellowship exams and accepted a fellowship post at the West of England Eye Unit in Exeter gaining valuable experience in the process.
In 2005 and 2006, Mr Materman was fortunate to have a 12 month fellowship working with the world renowned refractive surgeon, where he gained valuable skills in the field of refractive surgery and Implantable contact lenses.
Mrs. Joanna McGraw
Qualification:
MBChB
FRCO
FCS
Member: General Medical Council (GMC).
Fellowship: Royal College of Ophthalmologists (RCO).
Fellow: The College of Surgeons of South Africa in Ophthalmology.
Member: The American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery (ASCRS).
Member: The International Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery (ISCRS).
Experience:
Mrs Joanna McGraw is an experienced and highly skilled laser eye surgeon who has completed in excess of 18,000 laser eye surgery procedures including both Lasik and Lasek. Mrs Joanna McGraw has also undergone specialist refractive surgery training and is an extremely competent laser eye surgeon. Mrs. Joanna McGraw regularly attends International Medical Advisory Board (IMAB) conferences and is assessed by this prestigious board on an annual basis.
Mrs Joanna McGraw achieved her medical degree from the University of Cape Town in South Africa and in 1985 went on to specialise as an ophthalmic surgeon gaining this qualification from the University of Witwatersrand in Johannesburg. Mrs Joanna McGraw has been performing refractive surgery since 1994 and has successful run her own private clinic. She has worked extensively throughout the UK and the rest of the world gaining a reputation as an exceptional refractive surgeon.
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