Meet the Team

Consultants

Ophthalmology Managers

Claire Evans – Centre Manager
Jenny Price – Operational Manager
Emma Goddard – Junior Assistant Operations Manager

Senior Medical Staff

Mr Palpandian Viswanathan
Consultant Ophthalmic Surgeon
Special interest: Vitroretinal surgery
Clinical Director

Mr Suresh Sagili
Consultant Ophthalmic Surgeon
Special interest: Orbital, oculoplastic and lacrimal surgery
Clinical Governance Lead

Mr Sohraab Yadav
Consultant Ophthalmic Surgeon
Special Interest: Oculoplastics

Mr Tarek Hammam
Consultant Ophthalmic Surgeon
Special interest: Vitroretinal surgery

Ms Lakshika Perera
Consultant Ophthalmic Surgeon
Special interest: Medical Retina

Mr Prasad Rao
Consultant Ophthalmic Surgeon
Special interest: Medical Retina
LNC representative

Ms Devaki Nayak
Consultant Ophthalmic Surgeon
Special interest: Medical Retina

Mr Thomas Jenyon
Consultant Ophthalmic Surgeon
Special Interest: Cornea

Mr Muyiwa Owoniyi
Consultant Ophthalmic Surgeon
Special Interest: Glaucoma

Ms Felicity Kirtley
Consultant Ophthalmic Surgeon
Special Interest: Paediatrics

Dr Ishanee Devasurendra, Specialist Doctor
Dr Nina Mathew, Associate Specialist
Dr Elfride Sanjana, Specialist Doctor
Dr Komal Godbole, Speciality Doctor
Dr Su Zaw, Speciality Doctor
Dr Kadirvelu Kubendrakumar, Speciality Doctor
Dr Abayomi Akinwale Olagunju, Speciality Doctor
Dr Esha Jamal, Specialty Doctor
Dr Chris Wenham, GP with special interest (part time)

Other Medical Staff

Vitroretinal Fellow
FY2
OST1
OST2
OST3A
OST3B

Ophthalmic Department Managers

RSH – Vicky Howells
PRH – Colleen Davies

Ophthalmology Matron

Claire Cox – Matron – Ophthalmology, Head and Neck

Clinical Nurse Specialists

Sister Sian Meagre – Specialising in anti-VEGF injections & reviews and post op Vitroretina
Sister Jean Meagre – Specialising in anti-VEGF injections & reviews; YAG laser and Urgent Eye Clinic
Sister Laura Poole – Specialising in anti-VEGF injections & reviews
Sister Matheresa (Tess) Castigador – Specialising in anti-VEGF injections and Glaucoma practitioner
Sister Carol Betmead – Specialising in anti-VEGF injections and post op Vitroretina
Staff Nurse Alison Peleszok – Specialising in anti-VEGF injections and post op Vitroretina

Ophthalmic Technicians

Jo Dulson
Michelle Norwood
Beckie Pickford
Karen Macdonald

Allied Health Professionals – Orthoptist Department

Rose Wright – Specialist Optometrist

Orthoptists

Philippa Downes – Senior Orthoptist and Lead Clinic Tutor
Charlotte Deakin – Head Orthoptist and Lead of Visual Processing Difficulties & SEN
Becky Pinches – Senior Orthoptist and Lead for Low Vision and Stroke
Sue Vaggers – Senior Orthoptist and Lead for School screening
Sonia Rattu – Orthoptist specialising in Literacy Difficulties
Becky Evans – Orthoptist specialising in Low Vision
James Clifford – Orthoptist specialising in Literacy Difficulties
Anne Flynn – Specialist Orthoptist specialising in Stroke
Kay Phillips – Orthoptic Technician

Optometrists

Kate Baker – Head of Optometry and Optometrist specialising in Paediatrics and Medical Retina
Bachiter Phull – Optometrist specialising in Paediatrics and Adult Contact Lens
Sandeep Saimbi – Optometrist specialising in Urgent Eye Clinic
Jagdeep Singh – Optometrist specialising in Medical Retina

Secretaries

Glaucoma
Mr Owoniyi
Abigail Close-McCudden

Medical Retina
Ms Perera and Ms Ahnood
Amy Cartwright
Mr Rao and Ms Nayak
Gabyrelle Orme

Plastics
Mr Sagili and Mr Yadav
Marie Golling

Vitreo-Retina
Mr Viswanathan
Shirley Trickett

Cornea
Mr Jenyon
Shirley Trickett
Mr Hammam and the Orthoptists
Fiona Marshall

Paediatrics
Ms Kirtley
Shirley Beeston

Contact Lens Service
Rebecca Adams

Secretarial Assistants

Medical Retina
Jenn Morris
Karen Higgins
Rachel Butler
George Lewis

Glaucoma, VR, Plastics, Corneal
Caroline Grove

VR and Paediatrics
Christine Crawshay-Williams

Managers

Claire Evans – Centre Manager
Jenny Price – Operational Manager
Emma Goddard – Junior Assistant Operations Manager

Ophthalmology Co-ordination Team

Karen Maloney – Service Co-ordinator (Job Share Monday, Tuesday & Wednesday)
Emma Grove – Support Co-ordinator & Service Co-ordinator (Job Share Thursdays & Fridays)
Cat Garrett – Support Co-ordinator
Zlatina Kusheva – Support Co-ordinator
Jodie Simmonds – Support Co-ordinator

Support

Shrewsbury and Telford Hospitals has a dedicated Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB) Eye Care Liaison Officer (ECLO), Emma Chaplin, who can provide advice and support for anyone affected by sight loss on topics that can make life easier such as:

  • maintaining your independence
  • equipment and technology
  • eye condition and treatment understanding
  • access to education, employment, and leisure
  • benefits and concessions that you may be entitled to

Emma can be found in the Ophthalmology department, Monday to Friday and can be contacted on 07808 736 449 or 01743 261 000 ext. 3616 or email e.chaplin2@nhs.net

For more information please visit the RNIB’s Sight Loss Advice Service Website.