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Mr GD Hildebrand BM BCH (Oxon) MPhil (Cantab) MD (USA) FEBO (Paris) FRCS (Edinburgh) FRCOphth (London)

Consultant Ophthalmic Surgeon and Paediatric Ophthalmologist King Edward VII Hospital, Windsor Royal Berkshire Hospital, Reading West Berkshire Community Hospital, Newbury

Personal information / contact details:

Mr. G. Darius Hildebrand BM BCH DCH MD MPhil FEBO FRCSEd FRCOphth

General Consultant Ophthalmic Surgeon Paediatric Ophthalmology Specialist for Berkshire Prince Charles Eye Unit King Edward VII Hospital

Medical Schools and Universities:

1994-97 Oxford University, U.K. Magdalen College, Oxford Clinical Medicine

1992-93 Cambridge University, U.K. Gonville & Caius College, Cambridge Molecular Pathology

1990-92 Dartmouth Medical School, USA 1993-94/97 Pre-/Clinical Medicine

1986-90 Brown University, USA Biology (with honours)

1986-90 Brown University, USA Modern History

1987 Université de Paris La Sorbonne, Paris summer Certificat (French, niveau supérieur)

1986 Harvard University Summer School summer Boston, Massachussetts, USA Biology

Academic qualifications:

2009 FRCOphth Royal College of Ophthalmologists, London

2007 CCT Certificate of Completion of Training

2007 GMC Full specialist registration, General Medical Council, London

2007 FRCS Royal College of Surgeons, Edinburgh (Ophthalmology)

2005 FEBO European Board of Ophthalmology, Paris

2001 MRCOphth Royal College of Ophthalmologists, London

2001 MRCS Royal College of Surgeons, Edinburgh

2000 DCH Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health, London

1994-97 BM BCH Clinical Medicine, Oxford University, UK

1992-93 MPhil Molecular Biology, Cambridge University, UK

1990-2 MD Dartmouth Medical School, USA 1993-4/97

1987 Certificat Langue et Civilisation Françaises (niveau supérieur) summer Université d’Été, La Sorbonne, Paris

1986-90 AB Bachelor, Modern History, Brown University, USA

1986-90 AB (hon) Bachelor (with honours), Biology, Brown University, USA

1986 Abitur Johann Heinrich von Voss Gymnasium, Eutin, Germany

Academic prizes and distinctions:

Best Poster Prize American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology & Strabismus (Annual Conference, San Diego April 2011)

Brian Johnson Prize in Pathology (Oxford University, 1995)

American Heart Association Medical Student Research Fellow (Cambridge University, 1992-1993)

Dartmouth Medical School Research Scholar (Dartmouth Medical School, USA 1992-1993)

Overview of Consultant experience:

Consultant Ophthalmic King Edward VII Hospital, Windsor (since February 2011) Surgeon (substantive) Royal Berkshire Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Reading General Adult and Paediatric Ophthalmology

Consultant Ophthalmic Bristol Eye Hospital, Bristol (September 2009-January 2011) Surgeon (locum) General Adult and Paediatric Ophthalmology

Consultant Ophthalmic Watford General Hospital, London (Sept. 2008-August 2009) Surgeon (locum) General Adult and Paediatric Ophthalmology

Consultant Ophthalmic Moorfields Eye Hospital, London (June-September 2008) Surgeon (locum) Cataract and Anterior Segment Service

Medical and clinical training

Fellowship 1 Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children, London Paediatric Ophthalmology: Paediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus (2006-2007)

Fellowship 2 Moorfields Eye Hospital, London Cataract Surgery: High-volume Cataract Surgery (2007-2008)

Fellowship 3 Bristol Eye Hospital Strabismus Surgery: Paediatric & Adult Oculomotility (2008)

Specialist Registrar Moorfields and North Thames, London Ophthalmology: Specialist Registrar (2002-2006)

Senior House Officer University College, GOS & Royal Free Hospitals, London Ophthalmology: SHO (1999-2002)

Clinical Research Heidelberg University Hospital, Germany (1998/1999) Fellowship: (Hereditary retinal and choroidal dystrophies)

Paediatrics: Diploma in Child Health (D.C.H.) Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (2000)

Medicine: Oxford University, UK (1994-1997) Dartmouth Medical School, USA (1990-1992, 1993-4))

Molecular Biology: Cambridge University, UK (1992-1993) Brown University, USA (1986-1990)

Medical and specialist ophthalmology registration:

Medical registration

UK 20 August 1998 General Medical Council (#4443650) London Full registration

Sweden 17 November 2004 National Board of Health & Welfare Stockholm Legitimation som Läkare

Switzerland 10 September 2008 Federal Department of Health Bern Arztdiplom

Specialist registration in ophthalmology

UK 16 October 2007 General Medical Council (#4443650) London Specialist in Ophthalmology

Sweden 22 November 2007 National Board of Health & Welfare Stockholm Specialist in Ophthalmology

Switzerland 25 November 2008 Federal Department of Health Bern Facharzt für Ophthalmologie

Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT)

London 2 October 2007 Postgraduate Medical Education and Training Board (PMETB)

Exit Fellowships by examination

Paris May 2005 F.E.B.O. European Board of Ophthalmology

Edinburgh 6 July 2007 F.R.C.S. Ed (Ophth) Royal College of Surgeons

London 6 December 2009 F.R.C.Ophth. Royal College of Ophthalmologists

6 Clinical Experience:

Since February 2011 General & Paediatric King Edward VII Hospital, Windsor Ophthalmology Royal Berkshire Hospital, Reading Consultant Eye Surgeon

September 2009- General & Paediatric Bristol Eye Hospital January 2011 Ophthalmology locum Consultant Eye Surgeon

September 2008- General &Paediatric Watford & St. Albans’s City Hospitals August 2009 Ophthalmology locum Consultant Eye Surgeon

June 2008 - Cataract Service Moorfields Eye Hospital, London September 2008 locum Consultant Eye Surgeon

February 2008 - Oculomotility Bristol Eye Hospital June 2008 Paediatric & Adult Oculomotility Fellowship

March 2007- High-volume cataract Moorfields Eye Hospital, London February 2008 Advanced Cataract Surgery Fellowship

March 2006- Paediatric Ophthalmology Great Ormond Street Hospital, London March 2007 Paediatric Ophthalmology Fellowship

March 2004- Paediatric Ophthalmology Great Ormond Street Hospital, London March 2006 Honorary Specialist Registrar

March 2002- Ophthalmology Moorfields Eye Hospital and North Thames March 2006 London higher surgical training program: . Moorfields Eye Hospital . Western Eye Hospital . National Hospital for Neurology, Queen Square . Hillingdon Hospital, Whipps Cross Hospital Specialist Registrar in Ophthalmology

June 1999- Ophthalmology UCLH & Royal Free Hospital and associated February 2002 London basic surgical training program:  University College London Hospital . Royal Free Hospital . Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children . Whittington Hospital, Barnet Hospital Senior House Officer in Ophthalmology

December 1998- Medical Retina Research Heidelberg University Hospital April 1999 Clinical Research Fellow (Medical Retina)

February 1998- Medicine Northampton General Hospital August 1998 House Physician

December 1997- Ophthalmology Oxford Eye Hospital, Oxford February 1998 House Surgeon

August 1997- Surgery John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford December 1997 (Prof. Sir Peter Morris, FRS) House Surgeon 7

Surgical experience in adults and children:

Overall surgical experience >3,700 surgical & laser procedures in adults and children:

Refractions in children >2,000 cycloplegic refractions

Cataract surgery >2,200 of all complexities, incl. penetrating/blunt trauma, uveitic, (adult and paediatric) with/post-vitrectomy, combined phaco-trabeculectomies

Strabismus & Oculoplastics >630 incl. all recti, obliques, plications, transpositions, adjustables (adult and paediatric) ptosis in adults/children, brow suspension, trauma, tumour excision, lid reconstructions, skin and fat grafts, blepharoplasties, ectropion, entropion, dermoids, eviscerations+/-implant, paediatric, removal of Ruthenium plaques, botulinum toxin injections, tarsorrhaphies, dacryo-cysto-rhinostomies, retractions

ROP screening ROP screenings (including independent ROP treatments)

Other anterior segment >570 incl. repair of perforating eye injuries, pterygia excision, surgeries, lasers or trabeculectomies, phaco-trabeculectomies, YAG/argon PI, glaucoma procedures argon laser trabeculoplasty, peripheral iridoplasty, (incl. paediatrics) vitreolysis, cyclodiode and YAG capsulotomies

Posterior segment laser >230 incl. focal/grid macular, PRP, PDT, 3-mirror / indirect retinopexy, ROP

VR & vitrectomies >55 incl. anterior & pars plana vitrectomies, cryotherapy, oil (adult and paediatric) removal & intravitreal injections of antibiotics/antivirals

Publications:

Book chapters in textbooks:

Hildebrand GD and Fielder AF. Anatomy and physiology of the pediatric retina (Chapter). In: Pediatric Retina. Reynolds J and Scott E. Olitsky (edits). Springer. pp. 39-65 (2010).

Hildebrand GD and Chabrier S. Dissections of the internal carotid and vertebral arteries in children (Chapter). In: Stroke and Cerebrovascular Disease in Childhood. Ganesan V and Kirkham F (edits). MacKeith Press. Cambridge University Press. pp.107-115 (2011).

Hildebrand GD. Eye examination of the uncooperative child (Chapter). In: Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus. Wright KN and Strube YN (edits). Oxford University Press (in press).

Hildebrand GD. How to image the optic nerve and retina in children (Chapter). In: Paediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus. Taylor D and Hoyt C (edits). 4th edition. Elsevier Saunders. Oxford (in press).

Hildebrand GD. Visual disturbances in children (Chapter). In: Paediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus. Taylor D and Hoyt C (edits). 4th edition. Elsevier Saunders. Oxford (due 2011).

Published peer-reviewed publications:

Robinson DO, Hilton-Jones D, Mansfield D, Hildebrand GD; Marks S, Mechan D and Ramsay J. Two cases of oculopharyngeal muscular dystrophy (OPMD) with the rare PABPN1 c.35G>C; p.Gly12Ala point mutation. Neuromuscular Disorder 2011; July 8 [Epub ahead of print].

De Smit E, Theodorou M, Hildebrand GD and Bloom P. Heart block following topical latanoprost treatment. Brit Med J Case Reports 2011; doi:10.1136/bcr.08.2011.4607.

Hildebrand GD, Russell-Eggitt I, Hoyt W and Taylor D. ‘Bow-tie’ cupping – a new sign of chiasmal compression. Archives of Ophthalmology 2010; 128: 1625-1626.

Liasis A, Hildebrand GD, Clarke C, Katz X, Gunny R, Stieltjes B and Taylor D. Sensory function in severe semilobar holoprosencephaly. NNCS: Neurocase 2009; 19:1-9.

Malik A, Hildebrand GD and Russell-Eggit I. Bilateral maculopathy in a child following intrauterine HSV-2 infection. J AAPOS 2008; 12(3): 305-6.

Gore DM, Hildebrand GD, Sekhri R, Nicolaides P and Leitch J. Paediatric infective meningo- encephalitis complicated by bilateral optic neuritis. Eur J Ophthalmol. 2007;17(5): 864-6.

Hildebrand GD, Timms C, Thompson DA, Atherton D, Malone M, Levitt G, Laidlaw DAH, Russell- Eggitt I and Taylor D. Juvenile xanthogranuloma with presumed involvement of the optic disc and retina. Archives of Ophthalmology (2004) 122: 1551-1555.

Hildebrand GD, Wickremasinghe SS, Tranos PG, Harris ML and Little BC. The efficacy of anterior chamber decompression in controlling early post-operative IOP spikes following uncomplicated phacoemulsification. Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery (2003) 29(6): 1087-92.

Tranos P, Wickremasinghe SS, Hildebrand GD and Little BC. Same-day versus first postoperative day review after uncomplicated phacoemulsification – Are we overtreating early post-operative IOP spikes? Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery (2003) 29(3): 508-12.

Zachariou Z, Hildebrand GD and Daum R. Removal of a simple testicular cyst from an infant: pre- operative imaging, diagnostic, therapeutic and histopathologic aspects. Pediatr Surg Int (1993) 8: 518- 520.

Suzuki H, Zelphati O, Hildebrand GD and Leserman L. CD4 and CD7 molecules as targets for drug delivery from antibody bearing liposomes. Experimental Cell Research (1991) 193(1): 112-9.

Papers submitted for peer-reviewed publication:

Hildebrand GD, Kirkham F, Nischal KK, S Chawda, WK Chong, TC Cox and AC Wade. Clinical predictors of cervical artery dissections in childhood ischaemic stroke.

Bell E and Hildebrand GD. Demographic and other aspects of 78,171 acute presentations to a regional eye accident and emergency department – the Bristol experience.

Published abstracts:

Hildebrand GD, Lobo RFJ. Bilateral scleral lens wear in keratoconus and keratoconus indicated transplants. World Ophthalmology Conference, Hong Kong, June 2008. Exp Clin Ophthalm 2008; 36: A191

Hildebrand GD, Prengler M, Chawda S, Chong WK, Cox TC, Wade A, Nischal KK and Kirkham FJ. Clinical predictors of craniocervical arterial dissection in a pediatric stroke cohort. Annual meeting of the Child Neurology Society (CNS). Miami, 2003. Ann Neurol 2003; 54: S7:137

Hildebrand GD. The potential of immunosomes, liposomes and virosomes in infections with HIV. In: Meheus A and Spier RE (edits) Vaccines for Sexually Transmitted Diseases. Proceedings of the Conference ‘Vaccines for Sexually Transmitted Diseases – Oxford, UK 5-7 April 1989’. London. Butterworths. P. 281 (abstract).

Unpublished abstracts:

Hildebrand GD, Russell-Eggitt I, Thompson D and Taylor DSI. A clinical classification system for Paravenous Pigmentary Chorioretinal Atrophy (PPCRA) in childhood. American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus (AAPOS), San Diego, March 2011

Hildebrand GD and Choudhury H. Minimising major intraoperative complications of phacoemulsification surgery further – report of no vitrectomy in 1,000 cases. Joint SOE-AAO Congress, Geneva, June 2011

Hildebrand GD, Lobo RJF, Maurino V and Findl O. Intra-operative complications during 40,725 cataract operations at Moorfields Eye Hospital. American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons (ASCRS), San Diego, March 2011

Hildebrand GD. ‘Bow-tie cupping’ – a new sign of chiasmal compression. 38th Annual Strabismological Week, Zermatt, Switzerland, December 2009.

Hildebrand GD, Lobo RJF, Maurino V, Patel N, Ionides A, Flanagan D, Findl O, Miller M. Intraoperative complications of 29,256 cataract operations at Moorfields Eye Hospital between 2003-2008. Annual Moorfields Alumni Meeting, London, January 2009.

Hildebrand GD. A new technique of managing a longstanding lost muscle. 37th Annual Strabismological Week, Zermatt, Switzerland, December 2008.

Hildebrand GD and Lobo RJF. Bilateral scleral contact lens wear in keratoconus and unilateral keratoconus-indicated transplants. World Ophthalmology Conference, Hong Kong, June 2008.

Hildebrand GD. Congenital, pupil-involving oculomotor paresis due to a persistent trigeminal artery, 36th Annual Strabismological Week, Zermatt, Switzerland, December 2007.

Hildebrand GD, Moore AT and Russell-Eggitt I. Pigmented paravenous chorioretinal atrophy (PPCRA) presenting as bilateral exudative maculopathy in a 4-year-old boy. Paediatric satellite meeting before the American Academy of Ophthalmology, Las Vegas, November 2006.

Hildebrand GD, Sekhri R, Gore D and Abou-Rayyah Y. PHACE syndrome presentating with cerebral vasculopathy and congenital oculomotor nerve paresis in an infant. Annual meeting of the European Society of Paediatric Ophthalmology, Portugal, October 2006.

Gore D, Hildebrand GD, Sekhri S, Nicolaides P, Nischal KK and Leitch J. Presumed infective meningo-encephalitis complicated by bilateral optic neuritis. Annual meeting of the European Society of Paediatric Ophthalmology, Portugal, October 2006.

Sekhri RK, Gore D, Hildebrand GD and Adams GGW. Acute retinal necrosis and ipsilateral cerebral infarction associated with vasculitis due to varicella zoster virus in a

patient with HIV. Annual meeting of the European Society of Paediatric Ophthalmology, Portugal, October 2006.

Hildebrand GD, Khan I, Entabi M, Levine S and Bloom P. Bimatoprost achieves lower intraocular pressures in patients with open-angle glaucoma or ocular hypertension not fully controlled by latanoprost. Annual meeting of the Asian-Pacific Academy of Ophthalmology. Singapore, June 2006.

Hildebrand GD and Little BC. The relative afferent papillary defect (RAPD): Kestenbaum’s ‘Swinging hand test’, Annual Meeting of the Royal College of Ophthalmologists, Birmingham, 2003.

Tranos PG, Wickremasinghe SS, GD Hildebrand and Little BCSame vs. first postoperative day review after uncomplicated phacoemulsification – Are we overtreating the early postoperative IOP spikes? Annual Meeting of the Royal College of Ophthalmologists, 2002.

Hildebrand GD, Wickremasinghe SS, Tranos PG, Harris ML and Little BC. Efficacy of anterior chamber decompression in controlling post-operative intraocular pressure. Annual Meeting of the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons. Philadelphia, 2002.

Hildebrand GD, Kirkham F and Nischal KK. Dissections of the internal carotid and vertebral arteries among children. Annual Meeting for trainees in ophthalmology, Royal Society of Medicine (London, June 2000).

Hildebrand GD, Timms C, Russell-Eggitt I and Taylor D. Involvement of the optic nerve in presumed juvenile xanthogranulomatosis. 26th European Paediatric Ophthalmology Group Meeting, Cambridge, September 2000.

Hildebrand GD, Quaghebeur G and Elston J. Neurophthalmic presentation of dissections of the carotid and vertebral arteries. Oxford Ophthalmological Congress. Oxford, 1999.

Theses:

Gymnasium Graduation Thesis (Abitur) Johann-Heinrich von Voss Schule, Germany 1986 ‘Presentation of a new isolation system for the treatment and prevention of hospital-acquired infections.’

Honours Thesis (BA honours) Department of Biology, Brown University, USA 1987-90 ‘The Biology and Pathology of Human Immunodeficiency Virus types 1 & 2 infection.’

Masters Thesis (MPhil) Department of Pathology, Cambridge University, UK 1992-1993 ‘Investigation of Cholera toxin B subunit expression in Lactococcus lactis.’

Lectures, Presentations and Posters at International Meetings:

World Ophthalmology Congress (Abu Dhabi, UAE, February 2012) ‘Demographic patterns of 70,000 eye emergency presentations in the UK’

Annual Lecture Series (Institute of Ophthalmology, University of London, October 2011) ‘Normal and abnormal development of the anterior segment’ ‘The anterior optic pathways’

European Society of Ophthalmology (SOE, Geneva, June 2011) ‘Minimising major intraoperative complications of phacoemulsification surgery further - report of no vitrectomy in 1,000 cases’ (Presentation)

American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons (San Diego, March 2011) Intra-operative complications during 40,725 cataract operations at Moorfields Eye Hospital.’ (Presentation)

American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus (San Diego, March 2011) ‘A first clinical classification system for Paravenous Pigmentary Chorioretinal Atrophy (PPCRA) in childhood’ (Best Poster Prize)

International Council of Ophthalmologists (University of Peking, Beijing, China, November 2010) ‘Teaching cataract surgery’ (Presentation)

International Council of Ophthalmologists (University of Peking, Beijing, China, November 2010) ‘Teaching paediatric ophthalmology’ (Presentation)

38th Annual Strabismological Week (Zermatt, Switzerland, December 2009) ‘Bow-tie’ cupping – a new sign of chiasmal compression.’ (Presentation)

38th Annual Strabismological Week (Zermatt, Switzerland, December 2009) ‘Outcome of a new technique of managing a longstanding lost muscle.’ (Presentation)

Annual Moorfields Alumni Meeting (London, January 2009) ‘Intraoperative complications of 29,256 cataract operations at Moorfields Eye Hospital between 2003-2008.’ (Presentation)

37th Annual Strabismological Week (Zermatt, Switzerland, December 2008) ‘A new technique of managing a longstanding lost muscle.’ (Presentation)

World Ophthalmology Conference (Hong Kong, June 2008) ‘Bilateral scleral contact lens wear in keratoconus and unilateral keratoconus-indicated transplants.’ (Poster)

36th Annual Strabismological Week (Zermatt, Switzerland, December 2007) ‘See-saw nystagmus in achiasmia.’ (Presentation)

36th Annual Strabismological Week (Zermatt, Switzerland, December 2007) ‘Congenital, pupil-involving oculomotor paresis due to a persistent trigeminal artery.’ (Presentation)

Growing points in Paediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus (London, November 2007) ‘A new classification of pigmented paravenous chorioretinal atrophy (PPCRA) among children.’ (Presentation)

Growing points in Paediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus (London, November 2007) ‘Severe neonatal herpes simplex virus type 2 (HSV-2) infection resulting in visual loss due to bilateral extensive macular chorioretinal scarring.’ (Presentation)

Pre-AAO Paediatric Ophthalmology Day meeting (USA, November 2006) ‘Pigmented paravenous chorioretinal atrophy (PPCRA) presenting as bilateral exudative maculopathy in a 4-year-old boy with fever, cough and a skin rash following recent vaccination.’ (Presentation)

Annual meeting of the European Society of Paediatric Ophthalmology (Portugal, October 2006) ‘PHACE syndrome presentating with cerebral vasculopathy and congenital oculomotor nerve paresis in an infant.’ (Presentation)

Annual meeting of the European Society of Paediatric Ophthalmology (Portugal, October 2006) ‘A child with presumed infective meningo-encephalitis complicated by bilateral optic neuritis.’ (Poster) 16

Annual meeting of the European Society of Paediatric Ophthalmology (Portugal, October 2006) ‘Acute retinal necrosis and ipsilateral cerebral infarction associated with vasculitis due to varicella zoster virus in a boy with human immunodeficiency virus.’ (Poster)

Annual meeting of the Asian-Pacific Academy of Ophthalmology (Singapore, June 2006) ‘Bimatoprost achieves lower intraocular pressures in patients with open-angle glaucoma or ocular hypertension not fully controlled by latanoprost.’ (Poster)

International Video-Conference (London-Oman-Hull, May 2006) ‘A child with a neurovascular complication.’ (International video case presentation)

Paediatric Ophthalmology Conference (Uppsala, Sweden, February, 2006) ‘Optic nerve infiltration in a 27-month-old child.’ (Presentation)

Ophthalmology Department (The Academic Hospital, Uppsala University, Sweden, Dec. 2004) ‘Clinical and surgical training in ophthalmology in the United Kingdom.’ (Presentation)

Annual Meeting of the Child Neurology Society (Miami, November 2003) ‘Clinical predictors of cervico-cephalic arterial dissection in a paediatric stroke cohort.’ (Poster)

Annual Meeting of the Royal College of Ophthalmologists (Birmingham, 2003) ‘The relative afferent papillary defect (RAPD): Kestenbaum’s ‘Swinging hand test.’ (Video)

Annual Meeting of the American Association of Cataract Surgeons (Philadelphia, June 2002) ‘Efficacy of anterior chamber decompression in controlling post-operative IOP.’ (Presentation)

Annual Meeting of the Royal College of Ophthalmologists (RCOphth 2002) ‘Same vs. first postoperative day review after uncomplicated phacoemulsification – Are we overtreating the early postoperative IOP spikes?’ (Poster)

International Vision Meeting (University of Heidelberg, Germany, August 2002) ‘Neuro-ophthalmologische Komplikationen von Dissektionen der Zervikal- und Kranialarterien.’ (Presentation) 17

26th European Paediatric Ophthalmology Group Meeting (Cambridge, September 2000) ‘Involvement of the optic nerve in presumed juvenile xanthogranulomatosis.’ (Presentation)

Annual Meeting of the Royal Society of Medicine for trainees (London, June 2000) ‘Dissections of the internal carotid and vertebral arteries among children.’ (Presentation)

Annual Oxford Ophthalmological Congress (Oxford, July 1999) ‘Neurophthalmic presentations of dissections of the internal carotid and vertebral arteries.’ (Poster and presentation)

Annual Meeting of the Association of German Ophthalmologists (Germany, February 1999) ‘Recent findings on the role of apoptosis in the pathogenesis of retinitis pigmentosa.’ (Presentation)

Int’l Conference on Vaccines for Sexually Transmitted Diseases (Oxford, 5-7 April 1989) ‘The potential of immunosomes, liposomes and virosomes in infections with HIV.’ (Poster)

Regional and national teaching, including at:

Moorfields Eye Hospital, London

Great Ormond Street Hospital, London

The National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, Queen Square, London

The Western Ophthalmic Hospital, London

The Royal Free Hospital, London

The Institute of Ophthalmology, London

The Royal Society of Medicine, London

The Bristol Eye Hospital, Bristol

The Oxford Eye Hospital, The John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford

Quality Assurance and Audit activity:

Audits form a critical part of clinical governance and are essential to demonstrate and assure the quality of clinical and surgical practice. I have initiated or actively participated in the following audits between the years 2003-2011:

Largest audit of eye emergencies (n=71,315 ) presenting at Bristol Eye Hospital (2011)

Largest single Trust audit of intraoperative complications in over 50,000 cataract operations at Moorfields between 2003-2010 (2011)

No vitrectomies in over 1000 consecutive cataract operations. A personal series. (2008-2010)

The incidence of suprachoroidal hemorrhage in 30,000 cataract operations – validating the results of the British Ophthalmic Surveillance Unit (BOSU) survey (Bristol, 2010)

Intraoperative complications of 29,256 cataract operations at Moorfields between 2003-2008. Presented at Moorfields Alumni meeting (2009)

Electronic Operative patient recording of complications in 7,780 cataract operations (with Patel N, Ionides A and Findl O, 2009)

Post-op complications and outcomes among 500 consecutive cataract operations (2008-9)

Patterns of new referrals to a secondary paediatric ophthalmology service (2009)

Personal repair of penetrating ocular trauma audit (2007) Personal strabismus surgery results (2-year-outcome) audit (2007) Personal trabeculectomy (2-year-outcome) audit (2007)

IOP audit after switch from Xalatan to Lumigan. Poster and Abstract, Singapore, Asia-Pacific Academy of Ophthalmology (Hildebrand et al, 2006)

'Same-day vs first-postoperative day review after uncomplicated phacoemulsification' (2003) J Catar Refract Surg 2003; 29: 508-12 (Tranos P, Wickremasinghe S, Hildebrand D & Little B).

Teaching and training experience:

Histology tutor, Dartmouth Medical School, USA (winter term 1991)

Microbiology demonstrator, Cambridge University, UK (1993)

President, The Sir Charles Sherrington Medical Society, Oxford University, UK (1995-1997) (with responsibility for organizing the teaching and lecture programme, including 3 Regius Professors, the Chief Medical Officer, the Chief Scientific Advisor to the government, a former President of the Royal Society and 3 Nobel laureates)

Ophthalmology teaching to medical students Oxford University, UK (1997-8) Heidelberg University, Germany (1998/1999) University College London Hospital and Royal Free Hospital, London (1999-2002) The Royal London & St. Bartholemew’s Hospitals, London (2002-2003) St. Mary’s & Imperial College Medical School, London (2003-2004) University of Bristol (2008, 2009-2011)

Ophthalmology teaching and supervision of junior ophthalmology residents (years 1-3) Western Eye Hospital and Hillingdon Hospital (2003-2004) Moorfields Eye Hospital, London (2004-2006) Bristol (2009-2011) Oxford Deanery (2011-)

Fellow teaching, training and supervision of junior & senior ophthalmology residents (years 1-5) Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children, London (2006-2007) Moorfields Eye Hospital, London (2007-2008) Bristol Eye Hospital, Bristol (2008, 2009-2011)

Consultant teaching, training and supervision of residents and fellows (years 1-7) Moorfields Eye Hospital, London (2008) Watford General & St. Alban’s City Hospitals, UK (2008-2009) Bristol Eye Hospital, UK (2009-2011)

King Edward VII Hospital, Windsor (weekly teaching rota, since 2011) Royal Berkshire Hospital, Reading (since 2011) Oxford Regional Paediatric Teaching, The Oxford Eye Hospital, Oxford (since 2011)

Additional experience of ophthalmology teaching to non-ophthalmologists, including teaching of Nurse students Nurses in clinics and theatre Optometry students A & E doctors Paediatrician & neonatologists

Over 32 presentations and/or posters at international and national conferences (1989-2009) USA, Singapore, China, Abu Dhabi, Sweden, Germany, United Kingdom, Switzerland

Lead for Postgraduate Teaching of Paediatric Ophthalmology for the Oxford Deanery (2011/12)

Regular regional Paediatric Ophthalmology teaching in Oxford, Reading and Windsor (since 2011)

Assessment questions for the International Council of Ophthalmologists, ICO (since 2008) Basic sciences Clinical questions Teaching ophthalmology course, University of Peking, Beijing, China (2010)

Reviewer for the British Journal of Ophthalmology (since 2009)

Memberships in professional associations and societies:

Fellow of the Royal College of Ophthalmologists (London, since 2009)

Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons (Edinburgh, since 2007)

Fellow of the European Board of Ophthalmologists (Paris, since 2005)

Member of the Royal College of Ophthalmologists (London, since 2001)

Member of the Royal College of Surgeons (Edinburgh, since 2001)

Member of the British Medical Association (London, since 1994)

Member of the Moorfields Alumni Association (London, since 2008)

Member of the Oxford Glaucoma Club (Oxford, since 2011)

Member of the Deutsche Ophthalmologische Gesellschaft (Heidelberg 1999, since 2010)

Member of the Bielschowsky-Gesellschaft (Strabismus), Germany (Göttingen, 2011)

Member, American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons (USA, 2010)

Diplomate of the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (London, since 2000)

Fellow of the Cambridge Philosophical Society (Science Division, since 1993)

President of the Sherrington Medical Society, Oxford University (1995-1997)