Mr Ayad Shafiq
Qualifications
FRCOphth, MRCPaeds, DCh, BA, BM & BCh
GMC number: 3548341
Practising since: 1991
Specialties
Ophthalmology
Consultation times
- Tuesday 17:30 - 20:00
- Wednesday 09:00 - 12:30
- Overview
About
Mr Shafiq has been an Ophthalmology Consultant at the Royal Victoria Infirmary, Newcastle, since 2001.
He has a website detailing his work: Newcastlecataractsurgery.com
He graduated in Medicine from Oxford University Medical School, obtaining a Masters in Natural Sciences first from Cambridge University.
He performs over 1500 adult cataract operations per year, and consistently performs the most operations per list of any other surgeon at Newcastle. His speed and skill are utilised to make surgery a quick, comfortable and easy experience for his patients.
Mr Shafiq treats astigmatism and uses multifocal lenses in appropriate situations and offers a bespoke service for each patient. He has a complication rate of less than one per hundred operations which is published here.
Mr Shafiq is the manager and a partner at a partnership of eye surgeons that works closely with the Nuffield Health Hospital, called CESP Northeast.
CESP contact details:
Email address: admin@cataractsnortheast.com
Telephone: 07977 215594
Special interests
- Microincision phakoemulsification cataract surgery and lens implants
- Posterior Capsule Opacification
- General Ophthalmology
Other interests
Mr Shafiq has an international reputation for research and world leading treatments in Retinopathy of Prematurity, a potentially blinding condition that affects premature babies.
He is a specialist adviser to the CQC, and inspects other hospitals and eye departments.
He acts as an expert in cases for the GMC.
Personal interests
Family and cycling.
Treatments and tests offered by Mr Ayad Shafiq at Nuffield Health
- YAG Capsulotomy
- Cataract Surgery
- Excision of skin lesion
Locations Mr Ayad Shafiq works with
Related experience
Research
CE Willoughby, A Shafiq, et al, "CRYBB1 mutation associated with congenital cataract and microcornea", Molecular Vision, 11, 2005, 587-593
Elliott S, Shafiq A., "Interventions for infantile esotropia", Cochrane Database Systematic Review, 1, 2005, CD004917
Hallet, Willoughby, Shafiq, Kaye, Bolton-Maggs, "Pitfalls in the management of a child with mild Haemophilia A and a traumatic hyphaema", Haemophilia, 6, 2000,118-9
F Skarmoutsos, S Sandhu, G Voros, A Shafiq, "The Use Of Optical Coherence Tomography in the Management of Cystoid Macular Edema in Paediatric Uveitis", Journal of AAPOS, 10, 2006,173-174
K Jain, A Shafiq, J Deveny, G Robert, "Surgical Outcome for Removal of Subfoveal Choroidal Neovascular Membranes in Children", Retina, 22, 2002, 412-417
Moutray T, Napier M, Shafiq A, Fryer A, Rankin S, Willoughby CE., "Monozygotic twins discordant for phacomatosis pigmentovascularis: evidence for the concept of twin spotting", American Journal of Medical Genetics, 3, 2010, 718-720
Memberships
- Royal College of Ophthalmology
- North of England Ophthalmology Society
Other posts held
- Consultant Ophthalmologist, Newmedica, Newcastle
- Honorary Consultant Ophthalmologist, Hexham Hospital, Hexham
- Honorary Consultant Ophthalmologist, Sunderland Royal Infirmary
- Consultant Ophthalmologist, Nobles Hospital, Isle of Man
Declaration
Mr Ayad Shafiq does not hold a share or financial interest in this hospital, another Nuffield Health hospital or the company.
Mr Ayad Shafiq has the following interest in equipment used at this hospital or another Nuffield Health hospital:
Mr Ayad Shafiq, as a partner of Consultant Eye Surgeons Partnership North East, owns a share in a YAG laser and an Optical Coherence Tomography machine used at Nuffield Health Newcastle Hospital.
Mr Ayad Shafiq does not hold any paid advisory role(s) at this hospital or on behalf of Nuffield Health.