About us
Our ophthalmology research group brings together leading experts from across the University of Birmingham and partner institutions to advance understanding, treatment, and education in eye health. We collaborate closely with clinicians and researchers at institutions including the Birmingham and Midland Eye Centre, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, and Aston University, creating a dynamic network that spans academic, clinical, and translational research.
Meet our team
Academic, clinical and research staff (A-Z)
Academic, clinical and research staff (A-Z)
| Researcher | Title |
|---|---|
Professor Nicholas Barnes |
Professor of Neuropharmacology |
Mr Robert Barry |
Associate Clinical Professor of Ophthalmology Consultant Ophthalmologist (Inflammatory Eye Disease) - Birmingham and Midland Eye Centre |
Lt Col Professor Richard Blanch |
Honorary Professor of Ophthalmology Consultant Neuro-ophthalmologist - Royal Centre for Defence Medicine, Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham |
Professor Simon Bowman |
Honorary Professor of Rheumatology |
Dr Gibran Butt |
Clinical Lecturer in Ophthalmology |
Professor Melanie Calvert |
Professor of Outcomes Methodology |
Mr Yu Jeat Chong |
Consultant Ophthalmology - Birmingham and Midland Eye Centre |
Dr Emer Chang |
Ophthalmology NIHR Academic Clinical Fellow |
Professor Alastair Denniston |
Professor of Regulatory Science and Innovation |
Professor Benjamin Fisher |
Professor of Rheumatology |
Professor Liam Grover |
Professor in Biomaterials Science and Head of School (Chemical Engineering) Director of the Healthcare Technologies Institute (HTI) |
Professor Lisa Hill |
Professor in Translational Neuroscience |
Professor Sai Kolli |
Consultant Ophthalmologist - Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham Honorary Professor - Aston University |
Dr Samuel Latham |
Honorary Clinical Research Fellow |
Dr Xiaoxuan Liu |
Associate Professor in AI Digital Health Technologies 125th Anniversary Fellow |
Professor Nick Loman |
Professor of Microbial Genomics and Bioinformatics |
Dr Liying Low |
NIHR Clinical Lecturer in Ophthalmology
|
Mr Imran Masood |
Consultant Ophthalmologist - Birmingham and Midland Eye Centre |
Professor Alan McNally |
Head of School - School of Infection, Inflammation and Immunology within the College of Medicine and Health
|
Professor Anthony Metcalfe |
Professor of Wound Healing |
Dr Richard Moakes |
Lecturer in Healthcare Materials |
Professor Philip Ian Murray |
Emeritus Professor of Ophthalmology |
Professor Parth Narendran |
Professor of Diabetes Medicine
|
Mr Natraj Poonit |
Immunosuppression Nurse Practitioner - Birmingham and Midland Eye Centre |
Professor Saaeha Rauz |
Professor of Translational Ophthalmology Honorary Consultant Ophthalmologist - Birmingham and Midland Eye Centre |
Dr Alberto Recchioni |
Programme Manager (Ophthalmology) Specialist Optometrist - Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham |
Dr Ameeta Retzer |
Associate Professor - Health Services Management Centre |
Dr Jose Romero Hombrebueno |
Associate Professor in Translational Metabolism |
Dr Darren Shu Jeng Ting |
Associate Professor of Ophthalmology and MRC Clinician Scientist Fellow Birmingham Health Partners (BHP) Clinician Scientist Fellow and Consultant Ophthalmologist |
Mr Sreekanth Sreekantam |
Consultant Ophthalmologist |
Dr Kusy Suleiman |
Clinical PhD student |
Dr Graham Wallace |
Senior Lecturer in Immunity and Infection |
Dr Richard Williams |
Research Fellow - Healthcare Technologies Institute Co-Deputy Director - University of Birmingham and Southeast University Joint Research Centre for Biomedical Engineering |
Professor James Wolffsohn |
Professor of Optometry - Aston University |
Ophthalmology PhD students
Ophthalmology PhD students
Paula Rudzinska
Research Programme: PhD
Funding Body: NIHR Birmingham Biomedical Research
Collaborative Ophthalmology Research and Education in Birmingham
Collaborative Ophthalmology Research and Education in Birmingham
These opportunities complement and enhance ongoing research efforts:
- Across the University of Birmingham (UoB) campus.
- Cross-institutional with our NHS Trusts forming a pan-Birmingham structure.
Collaborating with our other research partners within and beyond Birmingham, nationally and internationally.
It draws together and enables excellence in ophthalmology research and education driven by the Academic Unit of Ophthalmology.
This engages patients, clinicians, and discovery scientists across Birmingham in research to improve disease outcomes, whilst training and inspiring the next generation of ophthalmology and vision science educationalists and researchers in a collaborative, innovative, and crosscutting research and teaching environment.