Mr Scott Robbie
Scott Robbie is an award-winning eye surgeon specialising in cataract and lens replacement surgery, laser eye surgery and corneal transplantation.
Bio
Mr Scott Robbie has over 20 years鈥� experience in ophthalmology and trained at Moorfields Eye Hospital, where he completed 2 years of advanced corneal and anterior segment surgical training, including a prestigious National Institute for Health Research Clinical Lectureship. Scott gained further experience at University of Iowa Hospitals in the United States, before joining St. Thomas鈥� Hospital as a Consultant in 2016.
Scott holds the Certificate in Laser Refractive Surgery (LRS) and Fellowship of the Royal College of Ophthalmologists. He is head of clinical governance for the department at St. Thomas鈥�, with responsibilities for patient safety, education and training, clinical effectiveness and quality improvement. He has oversight of St. Thomas鈥� renowned Corneal Fellowship programme and supervises surgical training.
Scott has performed thousands of cataract and corneal procedures and has a reputation for patient-focused, customised care that delivers the best possible visual outcomes. Surgical safety, innovation and investigation lie at the core of Scott鈥檚 approach. He is an author of over 50 peer-reviewed publications, invited reviews and book chapters and is a Medical Doctorate supervisor and Principle Investigator for clinical trials, including determining the feasibility of enhanced intraocular lenses for cataract surgery in the NHS. He holds a PhD from the UCL Institute of Ophthalmology, is a Visiting Research Associate at the Centre for Gene Therapy & Regenerative Medicine, King鈥檚 College London and is Honorary Secretary for the Medical Contact Lens and Ocular Surface Association.
Scott was part of the team responsible for the first gene therapy trial for inherited retinal disease in the world and was one of a select group of eye surgeons providing care to athletes in the Athlete's Village at the London 2012 Olympics.
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AOA体育平台 Eye Centre,
119 Harley Street,
London,
W1G 6AU
- Qualified 1999
- United Medical and Dental Schools, Guy鈥檚 and St. Thomas鈥� Hospitals 1993 - 1999
- Clinical Lecturer: Moorfields Eye Hospital Biomedical Research Centre 2010 - 2014
- Certificate of Laser Refractive Surgery, Royal College of Ophthalmologists 2019
- PhD Genetics, Institute of Ophthalmology UCL 2012
- FRCOphth, Fellow of The Royal College of Ophthalmologists 2013
- Post-graduate diploma in cataract and refractive surgery, University of Ulster 2018
- Core MBA, ESCP Europe 2010
- BSc. Experimental Pathology, UMDS Guy's and St. Thomas' Hospitals 1996
Academic roles:
- Clinical Editor: Current Medical Literature (Ophthalmology)
- Reviewer: Eye
- Reviewer: British Journal of Ophthalmology
- Reviewer: Journal of Ophthalmic Inflammation and Infection
- Reviewer: Biomedicine Hub
- Moderator: Corneal Immunology, Allergy and Neovascularisation Poster Session; ARVO 2013
- Chair, Cornea & Anterior Segment Session, Trends in Ophthalmology
- Visiting Research Associate: Centre for Gene Therapy & Regenerative Medicine, King鈥檚 College London
- Honorary Secretary, Medical Contact Lens and Ocular Surface Association
- Dupilumab Ocular Complications National Working Group
- Invited speaker: Jules Gonin Hospital, Lausanne, Switzerland; Riccione Hospital, Italy; Ophthalmologisch Optische Fortbildung; Munster, Germany; DOC Nuremberg, Germany; Royal Society of Medicine, London
Awards:
- Association for Vision and Research in Ophthalmology Video Contest winner 2013
- Fight for Sight New Lecturers鈥� Small Grant Award 2012
- Association for Vision and Research in Ophthalmology Santen Award 2011
- Experimental Uveitis Research Award 2009 (European Uveitis Patient Interest Association)
Membership of professional bodies:
- The Royal College of Ophthalmologists (RCO)
- UK and Ireland Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons (UKISCRS)
- European Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons (ESCRS)
- Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO)
- American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO)
- Consultant Ophthalmologist specialising in Cornea, Cataract and Refractive Surgery
Guy鈥檚 and St. Thomas鈥� Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust London - Head of Clinical Governance; Dept of Ophthalmology
Guy鈥檚 and St. Thomas鈥� Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust London - Honorary Secretary
Medical Contact Lens and Ocular Surface Association
- Co-Director, Corneal Fellowship Programme
Guy鈥檚 and St. Thomas鈥� Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust London - Clinical and Educational Supervisor
Guy鈥檚 and St. Thomas鈥� Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust London - Honorary Senior Lecturer
King's College London - Clinical Associate, Department of Genetics
KCL Centre for Cell and Gene Therapy, London