Doctor Mohamed Elalfy

Consultant Ophthalmic Surgeon at Maidstone & Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust, Kent Queen Victoria Hospital, West Sussex

Country

United Kingdom

Speciality

Ophthalmology

Subspeciality

Cornea and ocular surface disease and surgery

Experience

2006 years

Languages

Arabic, English

Areas of expertise

Cornea and ocular surface disease and surgery:
Corneal grafts
Corneal rings
Keratoconus
YAG laser capsulotomy
Laser eye surgery
Dry eye
Retinal disease
AR Macular degeneration
Vision Correction
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About the expert

Doctor Elalfy is an expert ophthalmologist with a special interest in Cornea, Cataract, Ocular Surface, Refractive & Anterior Segment Surgery. Having trained across multiple reputable institutions, he has acquired memberships of multiple esteemed societies in ophthalmology. He has more than 50 peer-reviewed publications in the field.

Doctor Mohamed Elalfy is a highly qualified consultant ophthalmologist practicing in London, Kent, Surrey, and Sussex, who specializes in cataracts, cataract surgery, premium intraocular lens surgery, refractive laser eye surgery, ocular surface diseases, dry eye, and corneal diseases and grafts. He has more than seventeen years of experience in ophthalmology during which he has performed many sight-saving surgeries.

Doctor Elalfy is a fellow of many esteemed societies like the Royal College of Ophthalmologists in London, the Royal College of Surgeons in Edinburgh, the European Board of Ophthalmology, and the International Council of Ophthalmology, among others.

Doctor Elalfy is the fellowship program director in the world-renowned corner plastic unit at Queen Victoria Hospital where he trains several fellows annually. Dr. Elalfy is also a consultant ophthalmic surgeon in the Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust.

He is also an ophthalmology examiner in two royal colleges and supervises undergraduate doctors at the University of Brighton's independent research projects program in the undergraduate medical school, where he supervises the projects of medical students.

Additionally, Doctor Elalfy holds the title of associate professor of ophthalmology in The Research Institute of Ophthalmology, Egypt. He holds multiple vocational diplomas from multiple awarding bodies. Having obtained two academic qualifications through his career of more than seventeen years in ophthalmology and with more than fifty peer-reviewed publications.

Consultant Ophthalmic Surgeon (Cornea, Cataract, Refractive Surgery)
2017 - Today
Queen Victoria NHS Trust, Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust
Clinical Assistant Professor in Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences
2014 - 2015
The University of Nottingham, UK
Clinical Research fellow in Ophthalmology
2013 - 2014
Nottingham University Hospitals
Ophthalmology Specialist – Assistant Researcher
2009 - 2015
The Research Institute of Ophthalmology, Cairo, Egypt
Ophthalmology Resident
2006 - 2009
Research Institute of Ophthalmology
General practitioner
2004 - 2006
Ain Shams University Hospitals, Cairo.
Foundation Year Doctor
2003 - 2004
Ain Shams University Hospitals

Fellowship in Ophthalmology.

European Board of Ophthalmology.

2019
Fellowship in Ophthalmology.

International Council of Ophthalmology.

2019
FRCOphth

Fellowship of The Royal College of Ophthalmologists

2018
Doctoral degree in Ophthalmology (M.D.)

Supreme Council of Universities, Egypt

2015
FRCSEd.

The Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh

2014
Diploma in Ophthalmology (DRCOphth), RCOphth.

Royal College of Ophthalmologists, London

2013
Master degree in Ophthalmology (M.Sc. Ophth.)

Ain Shams University, Cairo.

2008
Bachelor degree in Medicine and Surgery (M.B.,B.Ch.)

Ain Shams University, Cairo.

2003

The Royal College of Ophthalmologists - Trustee & Board member (FRCOphth)
The Royal College of Ophthalmologists Council (SE Thames representative)
The Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh (FRCSEd).
The Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow (FRCS Glas.).
The Panel of Ophthalmology Examiners of The Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow.
The Panel of Interview for Ophthalmology Training National Recruitment, UK.
British Medical Association (BMA).
European Association for Vision and Eye Research (EVER).
European Society of Cornea and Ocular Surface Disease Specialists (EuCornea).
European Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery (ESCRS).
Oxford Ophthalmological Congress (OOC).
Faculty of Medical Leadership and Management (FMLM).
Egyptian Ophthalmology Society (EOS).
International Society of Refractive Surgery (ISRS).
Limbal Stem Cell Deficiency Advisory Board (Chiesi) (2016)

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