Mr shahram kashani

Mr Shahram Kashani is the clinical lead for Ophthalmology at East Sussex NHS Trust and he also leads the South East Eye Surgeons team (SEES). He was appointed as a substantive consultant ophthalmologist to the trust in 2011, a decade after completing his ophthalmology training at various prestigious teaching hospitals in London including Moorfields Eye Hospital. His passion involves management of challenging retinal disorders. These conditions still sadly account for the majority of the blindness in the western world today. He thrives on operating on complex cataract cases and has an active interest in advancing surgical and lens technologies. He is a keen mentor and teacher and has received many plaudits from junior trainees, middle grade doctors, consultant colleagues and nursing staff. His role was pivotal in modernising the retina service at the trust with training of highly specialised optometrists and nurse injectors, delivering a dedicated macular degeneration service to patients across East Sussex. He is part of the curriculum committee at the Royal college of Ophthalmologist and has been involved in national trainee selections for doctors entertaining a career in ophthalmology. He has membership status from 2 different royal colleges (physicians and ophthalmologist) and has completed a masters degree in leadership and management in healthcare. Mr Kashani has an active interest in research with over 40 peer reviewed publications and over 25 national and international presentations. Mr Kashani is a member of the European Society of Retinal Specialists (EURETINA) and European Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons (ESCRS) and attends national and international meetings regularly to keep his professional development with the latest technology in his field. He is one of only a handful of surgeons who has achieved the prestigious membership status of the Royal College of Physicians as well as obtaining the fellowship status from the Royal College of Ophthalmologists. Mr Kashani has won several awards for his teaching skills at Eastbourne DGH and has particular interest in developing the role of optometrists and nurse specialists in delivering modern ophthalmic care.