Alexander studied medicine at St George’s University of London. He completed foundation training in East Midlands deanery before embarking specialist training in Ophthalmology in Wales. Training in Wales has given him the opportunity pursue his passion in the great outdoors, food and travelling.
Alexander has been voted by his fellow colleagues to be their Ophthalmology in Training Representative for the Royal College of Ophthalmologist for Wales Deanery. In this role, he had the opportunity to listen and voice out his fellow colleagues’ best interest in regard to training, raising their concerns and improving training.
Alexander is the first sustainability scholar in ophthalmology in Wales and have taken a role to implement sustainable cataract surgery in Wales. He has helped develop a tool; Eyefficiency app that has been tested worldwide to measure carbon footprint of cataract surgeries in the hospitals in Wales. He has successfully implemented this app in 5 different hospitals in Wales. By calculating the carbon footprint, he was able to assess its sustainability and efficiency and have been able to implement change such as recycling waste packaging."
Alexander is intrigued to learn more about our healthcare service; since medical school, where he attended the young Civitas for Medics on NHS Policy, Governance and Leadership and Medical Management course, he was able to make himself more aware of the systems in place within the NHS. He has been fortunate to have taken part in many leadership and management roles, not only working as a team member but as a leader. His role as Ophthalmology in Training Representative has helped him develop a deeper understanding on how ophthalmology procedures, guidance and policies are developed and implemented. The role has also given him a deep desire to implement sustainable future changes which will shape his future career.
As the clinical fellow for the Royal College of Ophthalmologists, Alexander will be in the perfect position to work on the National Outpatient Transformation Programme and work towards improving pathways and workforce within Ophthalmology.
