Mr Dong Park
Qualifications
BSc, MB ChB, FRCOphth, FEBO, CCT
GMC number: 6145572
Practising since: 2006
Specialties
Ophthalmology
Consultation times
- Friday morning
- Overview
About
Mr Park is a Double Board-Certified, fellowship-trained Consultant Ophthalmic Surgeon and Honorary Associate Clinical Professor at the University of Warwick. He holds position as Lead VR Surgeon at the University Hospital Coventry & Warwickshire NHS Trust.
Mr Park studied Medicine at the St Andrews University Medical School, followed by Clinical Studies concluded at the University of Manchester, graduating with BSc (Med Sci) in 2003, followed by MB ChB in 2006.
As a medical student, Mr Park won the prestigious RCPCH Medical Student Prize Award. His House Officerships were served at the University Hospitals in Birmingham and subsequent run-through specialty training in Ophthalmology at the Manchester Royal Eye Hospital, recognised as the number one eye hospital in the UK (Newsweek, The World’s Best Hospitals 2019).
After completion of Specialist Training (CCT) in Ophthalmology, he prestigiously became a Fellow of both the Royal College of Ophthalmologists (FRCOphth) and the European Board of Ophthalmology (FEBO) in 2015. Mr Park then supplemented his practice with an additional three years of formal sub-specialty fellowship training with advanced post-CCT Vitreoretinal Surgery Fellowships at Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust and Imperial College London Healthcare NHS Trust.
Special interests
- Micro-incision cataract surgery (incl. premium intraocular lens)
- Complex cataracts and complications of cataract surgery and secondary lens implant
- Micro-incision sutureless vitreoretinal surgery and pars plana vitrectomy
- Retinal detachment and tears
- Macular degeneration and disorders
- Macular surgery (macular holes and epiretinal membrane/macular pucker)
- Diabetic retinopathy and maculopathy
- Complicated diabetic eye disease
- Emergency eye care and severe ocular trauma
- Surgical management of uveitis and vitreous floaters.
Languages spoken
English, Korean
Treatments and tests offered by Mr Dong Park at Nuffield Health
- Phacoemulsification
- Vitrectomy
- Uveitis
- Anterior segment
- Cataract Surgery
Locations Mr Dong Park works with
Related experience
Research
Mr Park is distinguished for his surgical expertise and for providing patients with a comprehensive approach to safe, effective, and minimally invasive treatment for an extensive variety of eye conditions. Mr Park’s impressive capability was evident early in his career as a junior ophthalmology surgical trainee when he was audited to be the best performing cataract surgeon among NW trainee surgeons in the UK.
Mr Park was the first UK surgeon to successfully introduce air tamponade for surgical management of retinal detachment and is currently pioneering innovative vitreoretinal surgical techniques for lamellar macular holes. Additionally, Mr Park is an active researcher and current peer-reviewer for the Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery, having authored multiple peer-reviewed publications for prestigious journals and presented his research at numerous national and international conferences.
His surgical expertise encompasses all aspects of cataract and retinal surgery including; premium lens implants, complex cataracts and secondary lens implant complications, vitreoretinal surgery for macular conditions including macular holes and epiretinal membrane, and the surgical management of floaters and retinal detachments.
Mr Park is also a keen educator, currently serving as Honorary Associate Clinical Professor & Clinical Tutor at Warwick Medical School, University of Warwick. He is closely involved in educating both medical students & optometrists; his dedication evidenced through his recent nominations and successful attainment of awards for both Clinical Teaching Excellence and Clinical Tutor Award at Warwick Medical School. Mr Park is committed to quality patient care through training the future generation of ophthalmology surgeons in cataract and vitreoretinal surgeries.
Memberships
- British Medical Association (BMA)
- General Medical Council (GMC)
- Royal Society of Medicine
- Royal College of Ophthalmologists
- European Board of Ophthalmology
- British and Eire Association of Vitreoretinal Surgeons (BEAVRS)
- European Vitreoretinal Society (EVRS)
- Hospital Consultants and Specialists Association (HCSA)
Other posts held
- Consultant Ophthalmologist & Vitreoretinal Surgeon, University Hospital Coventry & Warwickshire NHS Trust
- Honorary Associate Professor, University of Warwick
Insurers Mr Dong Park works with
Mr Dong Park works with the following private medical insurance providers:
- Aviva Health
- AXA Health
- Benenden Health
- Bupa
- Cigna
- Vitality Health (Pru Health)
Declaration
Mr Dong Park does not hold a share or financial interest in this hospital, another Nuffield Health hospital or the company.
Mr Dong Park does not have a share or financial interest in equipment used at this hospital or another Nuffield Health hospital.
Mr Dong Park does not hold any paid advisory role(s) at this hospital or on behalf of Nuffield Health.