Tom H Williamson, MD, MBChB, FRCS, FRCOphth
+44 207-099-0975 office
Professional Affiliations
Academic Appointments- Visiting Professor of Engineering and Physical Sciences, University of Surrey
- Reader at King’s College, London
- Examiner Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons Glasgow, Royal College of Ophthalmologists
- Consultant Ophthalmologist:
- St Thomas', London and Queen Mary's, Kent from 1997-2016
- Regional Training Program Director
- Director of Consultants Eye Surgeons Partnership, South Thames
Education and Training
- College
- University of Glasgow, UK
- Medical School
- Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow, UK
- Medical School
- Royal College of Ophthalmologists, UK
- Medical School
- University of Glasgow, UK
- Retinal fellowship
- Fellow in Vitreo-Retinal Surgery at St Thomas' Hospital, London, UK
Biography
2. Tom H Williamson is a vitreoretinal surgeon at St Thomas Hospital, London. He has a wide experience of surgical interventions for retinal disease with 500 operations performed under his care annually. His research interests have included automated detection of retinal disease, investigation and design of new surgical methods, and psychophysical tests in clinical retinal assessment. He regularly performs investigations to determine ways of maximising success rates and reducing complication rates of vitreoretinal surgery and is in demand as an international lecturer on this subject. His book Vitreoretinal Surgery is the premier text for training in vitreoretinal surgery internationally. He has the largest single surgeon dataset of vitreoretinal procedures (with over 10000 operations) in the UK and over 180 publications on clinical topics in vitreoretinal surgery and ophthalmology, making him one of the premier opinions in vitreoretinal surgery internationally.
Charitable duties include setting up and directing the Eyehope charity for 5 years and performing duties for Fight for Sight and the World Sight Foundation.
He has had many leadership roles including Ophthalmology Training Program Director in London, and Director of Consultants Eye Surgeons Partnership South London and the London Claremont Clinic. The training program at St Thomas for vitreoretinal surgery is regarded as one of the premier programs in the UK. He has been providing medicolegal opinions since 1998, and selects 5-10 cases per year for expert opinion.