Doctor Samer Elsherbiny

Consultant Ophthalmic Surgeon, Machen Eye Unit, South Warwickshire Foundation, Trust.

Doctor Samer Elsherbiny  specialized in Ophthalmology
Country

United Kingdom

Speciality
Ophthalmology
Subspeciality
Cataract, Diabetic eye, Retinal diseases and Macular Degeneration.
Experience
1993 years
Languages
English and Arabic

Areas of expertise

  • Cataract surgery
  • Diabetic eye disease
  • Macular degeneration
  • Retinal disease
  • Retinitis Pigmentosa

About the expert

Dr. El-Sherbiny is a leading Birmingham ophthalmologist specialising in age-related macular degeneration (AMD), diabetic retinopathy, and retinal diseases. He is well-versed in all aspects of general adult ophthalmology. He has co-authored numerous publications and has many areas of interest within the ophthalmic practice. In addition, he served a number of roles in the Royal College of Ophthalmologists and has been invited examiner overseas.

Dr. El-Sherbiny has contributed to 33 publications

    Having qualified from Sheffield in 1993, Dr. Samer trained in general surgery, general medicine, accident and emergency and neurology before starting his training in ophthalmology. In 1996 he started his ophthalmology training in Glasgow and then went on the senior house officer rotation in Leeds.

    He then joined the specialist registrar rotation in 1999 in the West Midlands and 2004 was appointed Consultant in the Birmingham and Midland Eye Centre, with a specialist interest in retinal diseases. Despite this specialist interest, he continued to oversee a large volume of general adult ophthalmology and was responsible for approximately ten thousand patient episodes annually.

    In May 2017, he moved to the Machen Eye Unit in the South Warwickshire Foundation Trust. In January 2020, He took up the additional role of Assistant Clinical Professor (OSCE Lead) at the Warwick Medical School.

    Dr. Samer has co-authored numerous publications and he has many areas of interest within the ophthalmic practice, one of the most prominent of which is workforce development and education and training. He was awarded the Masters in Medical Education from the University of Birmingham in 2016. He has convened several different national courses in ophthalmic imaging, laser and intravitreal therapies.

    After holding many administrative roles within BMEC, Dr. Samer has spent more time recently as an examiner and surgical skills instructor for the Royal College of Ophthalmologists. . He has also served as an invited examiner overseas. He has taken part in charitable collaborative education and training programs in Tanzania and Cambodia.

    He set up the Vision 2020 Link twinning their hospital with the Kenyatta University Hospital in Nairobi and delivered retinal laser training in February 2019. His external duties include being ophthalmology adviser to the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman.

  • Associate Clinical Professor

    2020 - Today

    Warwick Medical School

  • Consultant Ophthalmic Surgeon

    2017 - Today

    South Warwickshire Foundation Trust

  • Consultant Ophthalmic Surgeon

    2004 - 2017

    Birmingham and Midland Eye Centre (BMEC)

  • Masters in Medical Education (MMed Ed)

    University of Birmingham

    2016

  • Postgraduate Diploma in Medical Education

    University of Birmingham

    2013

  • Postgraduate Certificate in Medical Education

    University of Birmingham

    2012

  • Fellow, Royal College of Ophthalmologists (FRCOpth)

    London

    2010

  • Certificate of Completion of Specialist Training (CCST)

    2004

  • Fellow, Royal College of Surgeons (FRCS), Edinburgh

    2000

  • MB.ChB

    Sheffield University.

    1993

  • Member of the British Medical Association

  • Member of the Midland Ophthalmological Society

  • Member of the American Academy of Ophthalmology

  • Fellow of the Higher Education Academy

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