Mr Amar Alwitry
Mr Amar Alwitry is a Consultant Ophthalmic Surgeon and Medical Advisory Committee Chairman at Woodthorpe Hospital, Nottingham, specialising in Cataract and Refractive Surgery
Based At
NHS base
GMC Number
4326742
Clinic Timetable
Mondays and alternate Wednesdays and Friday afternoons
Clinical interests
Cataract surgery and lens exchange; Correction of refractive errors; Correction of presbyopia/need for reading spectacles; Glaucoma management; Medical retina conditions including Age Related Macular Degeneration (AMD); Correction of astigmatism; Laser treatments for posterior capsule opacification and glaucoma
Professional Memberships
Fellow of the Royal College of Ophthalmologists European Society for Cataract and Refractive Surgery United Kingdom and Ireland Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons
Academic Background
Mr Alwitry is a local Nottingham Consultant and an expert in Cataract and Refractive Surgery. He has a special Post Graduate Degree in Cataract and Refractive Surgery. He has a 5-star rating on Doctify and is a selected member of TopDoctors where he also has solely 5-star reviews. He is MAC Chairman for the Woodthorpe Hospital and is Specialty Advisor to the CQC for Ophthalmology. He is leading a project for the Royal College of Ophthalmologists on training days for fellow Consultants in medicolegal issues. He has published more than 40 pieces in the world literature, written three textbooks, written the Ophthalmology Chapter for the 6th edition of Clinical Negligence and is due to publish a textbook on complaints and litigation for all medical doctors. He is an experienced and caring Consultant Ophthalmologist working in the NHS and privately. He prides himself on the quality of care he provides to his patients and believes that patients need a standard of care that he would expect for his own family. Mr Alwitry undertakes more than 1600 cataract procedures a year and has been specifically trained in Cataract and Refractive Surgery. He has also obtained his Masters in Medical Law and does a lot of work for the NHS defending doctors who have done their best and giving evidence against doctors who have failed their patients. His professional moto is ‘be kind to your patient'. NHS work is his raison d'etre however in the private sector he has the opportunity to really push the boundaries and give my patients next generation vision. In 2020 Mr Alwitry was crowned UK Ophthalmologist of the Year by Global 100 and recently awarded Midlands Ophthalmologist of the Year 2023 by Global Health Pharma
Based at
NHS base
GMC Number
4326742
Clinic Timetable
Mondays and alternate Wednesdays and Friday afternoons
Clinical interests
Cataract surgery and lens exchange; Correction of refractive errors; Correction of presbyopia/need for reading spectacles; Glaucoma management; Medical retina conditions including Age Related Macular Degeneration (AMD); Correction of astigmatism; Laser treatments for posterior capsule opacification and glaucoma
Professional Memberships
Fellow of the Royal College of Ophthalmologists European Society for Cataract and Refractive Surgery United Kingdom and Ireland Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons
Academic Background
Mr Alwitry is a local Nottingham Consultant and an expert in Cataract and Refractive Surgery. He has a special Post Graduate Degree in Cataract and Refractive Surgery. He has a 5-star rating on Doctify and is a selected member of TopDoctors where he also has solely 5-star reviews. He is MAC Chairman for the Woodthorpe Hospital and is Specialty Advisor to the CQC for Ophthalmology. He is leading a project for the Royal College of Ophthalmologists on training days for fellow Consultants in medicolegal issues. He has published more than 40 pieces in the world literature, written three textbooks, written the Ophthalmology Chapter for the 6th edition of Clinical Negligence and is due to publish a textbook on complaints and litigation for all medical doctors. He is an experienced and caring Consultant Ophthalmologist working in the NHS and privately. He prides himself on the quality of care he provides to his patients and believes that patients need a standard of care that he would expect for his own family. Mr Alwitry undertakes more than 1600 cataract procedures a year and has been specifically trained in Cataract and Refractive Surgery. He has also obtained his Masters in Medical Law and does a lot of work for the NHS defending doctors who have done their best and giving evidence against doctors who have failed their patients. His professional moto is ‘be kind to your patient'. NHS work is his raison d'etre however in the private sector he has the opportunity to really push the boundaries and give my patients next generation vision. In 2020 Mr Alwitry was crowned UK Ophthalmologist of the Year by Global 100 and recently awarded Midlands Ophthalmologist of the Year 2023 by Global Health Pharma