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The Team

Meet the course directors

Saul Rajak PhD FRCOphth

Saul is a consultant ophthalmologist in Brighton, UK. His training was undertaken in London, Brighton and Adelaide.

Tony McGilligan

Tony is a consultant rhinologist in Brighton, UK. Training in London, and fellowship training in Massachusetts, USA and the Royal Marsden, UK.

Huw Oliphant

Huw is a consultant oculoplastic surgeon at Hospitals Sussex, Brighton. His fellowship training was in Brighton and then Newcastle.

Philippe Bowles

Philippe is a consultant ENT surgeon at University Hospitals Sussex. His rhinology training was undertaken in London and Brighton.

Martyn Barnes

Martyn is a consultant rhinologist at Southend University Hospital, Essex. He trained in Dundee, Amsterdam and Auckland.

Valeria Juniat

Val is a consultant oculoplastic surgeon at University Hospitals Sussex. She underwent fellowship training in Brighton, UK and then Adelaide, Australia

Meet the course faculty

Hiba Al Reefy, ENT, Bahrain

Hiba is the medical director at Awali Hospital in Bahrain, and previously head of ENT at King Hamad University Hospital. Hiba also has a practice at Princess Grace Hospital, London.

Saj Ataullah

Saj is a consultant oculoplastic surgeon in Manchester, UK. He trained in Manchester, and Auckland, New Zealand.

Meydan Ben Ishai

Meydan is a fellow at The Sussex Eye Hospital. He undertook his training in Israel and the UK.

Tom Betts

Tom is a consultant oculoplastic surgeon at the University Hospital of Wales. He undertook his subspecialty training in New Zealand.

Priya Bhatt

Priya is a consultant oculoplastic surgeon at the Royal Bolton Hospital. She undertook her subspecialty training in Manchester.

Colin Butler

Colin is a consultant ENT surgeon at Great Ormond Street, London. He undertook his training in London.

Sri Gore

Sri is a paediatric ophthalmic and oculoplastic consultant at Great Ormond Street, London. She undertook her training in Cambridge and London.

Lucy Clarke

Lucy is a consultant oculoplastic surgeon in Newcastle Upon Tyne. She underwent fellowship training in Newcastle, Nottingham and Manchester.

Andre Litwin

Andre is a consultant oculoplastic consultant at Queen Victoria Hospital, East Grinstead. He undertook his training in South London and Cambridge.

Paul Drake

Paul is a consultant Plastic Surgeon at Queen Victoria Hospital, East Grinstead. He trained in Scotland and completed fellowships in Chelmsford and East Grinstead.

Nikhil Maini

Nik is a consultant maxillofacial surgeon working at Brighton, East Grinstead and Eastbourne, having trained in the area.

David Curragh

David is a consultant oculoplastic surgeon in Belfast, Northern Ireland. He underwent training in Northern Ireland and Adelaide, Australia.

Sri Mahalingam

Sri is a consultant ENT surgeon working in Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells. He undertook advanced rhinology and facial plastic surgery fellowship in Winchester/Southampton.

Ioana Pereni

Ioana is an oculoplastic surgeon at Royal Devon and Exeter NHS Trust. She undertook her fellowship training in Bristol.

Tom Oliphant

Tom is a consultant dermatologist at Newcastle’s Royal Victoria Infirmary. He undertook his training in Leeds and Newcastle.

Christopher Schulz

Chris is a consultant oculoplastic surgeon in Portsmouth. He undertook his fellowship training in Brighton.

Liam Sutton

Liam is a consultant paediatric ENT surgeon at Great Ormond Street Hospital. He completed his fellowship level training in London.

Colin Vize

Colin is a consultant oculoplastic surgeon at Hull and East Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust, as well as president of The British Oculoplastic Surgeons Society.

Course Faculty

The course has included internationally renowned oculoplastic and ENT surgeons, including…

  • Professor Dinesh Selva: Foundation Chair of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences at the University of Adelaide and consultant oculoplastic, orbital and lacrimal surgeon
  • Hiba Al Reefy:  medical director at Awali Hospital in Bahrain, and previously head of ENT at King Hamad University Hospital.  Hiba also has a practice at Princess Grace Hospital, London.
  • Saj Ataullah:  consultant oculoplastic surgeon in Manchester, UK and longstanding director of the Manchester Orbital Course.
  • Natasha Choudhury: consultant ENT surgeon, Surrey and Sussex Hospital
  • Lucy Clarke: consultant oculoplastic surgeon in Newcastle Upon Tyne.
  • David Curragh: consultant oculoplastic surgeon in Belfast, Northern Ireland.
  • Paul Drake: consultant plastic surgeon at Queen Victoria Hospital, East Grinstead
  • Daniel Ezra: consultant oculoplastic surgeon at Moorfields Eye Hospital.
  • Nikhil Maini: consultant maxillofacial surgeon at Brighton, East Grinstead and Eastbourne
  • Raman Malhotra: consultant oculoplastic surgeon, Queen Victoria Hospital East Grinstead.
  • Jane Olver: consultant oculoplastic surgeon, Clinca London
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