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Dr Narciss Okhravi
UCL Institute of Ophthalmology
Bath St
London
EC1V 9EL
Appointment
- Honorary Associate Professor
- Institute of Ophthalmology
- Faculty of Brain Sciences
Biography
Miss Okhravi BSc ( Hons) MBBS ( Hons) FRCOphth PhD PGCertMedEd FAcadMEd PGCert Leadership (Quality Improvement)
· Area(s) of specialism / subspecialism: Education, Ophthalmology, Medical retina (Diabetic eye disease, Age related macular degeneration, vein and arterial occlusions) Uveitis ( all non-complex and complex uveitic diseases), Scleritis, Cataract ( diagnosis, pre-operative care, post-operative complication management), Cataract surgery
· Year and Location of first medical qualification: 1989 , The Royal London Hospital Medical School ( University of London)
· Further key experience: Teaching and Medical retina fellowships - Moorfields Eye Hospital, PhD in Ophthalmology – UCL Institute of Ophthalmology, University of London, and Generation Q Fellow ( The Health Foundation and Ashridge Business School)
Membership of professional /national/regional bodies: Royal College of Ophthalmologists, Royal Society of Medicine , American Academy of Ophthalmology, American Uveitis Society, British Medical Association, Member European Association for Vision and Eye Research, Member of the College of Assessors (The Health Foundation), Fellow of the Academy of Medical Educators , Fellow of the Higher Education Academy, Member of the Association for the Study of Medical Education, and a Member of the Undergraduate Working Party at Royal College of Ophthalmologists.
· Date joined Moorfields: First joined in 1991, then as a Consultant in 2004
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Miss Okhravi completed a 4 year laboratory and clinical research programme at the Institute of Ophthalmology, UCL, and obtained a PhD in Ophthalmology, in 1999. Her PhD thesis described the successful use of molecular methods to diagnose intraocular infection. She was appointed as a Welcome Trust fellow, and has obtained grants in excess of >£1,040,000 from The Wellcome Trust, Fight for Sight, Moorfields Eye Hospital Biomedical Research Centre, Special Trustees, Friends of Moorfields and Oclyx Ltd.
She is a member of the NIHR Biomedical Research Centre (at Moorfields Eye Hospital), the NETSCC health technology assessment (HTA) college of experts, Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO), an alumnus of Ashridge Business School, and a Member of the College of Assessors ( at The Health Foundation)
Current research interests include:
Effectiveness in Ophthalmology education ( undergraduate and post-graduate multidisciplinary students and staff groups)
Organisational effectiveness ( in particular in relation to patient safety, and 'too much medicine' )
Public and patient involvement (in education, clinical surgical outcomes and clinical research)
Macular oedema (especially that secondary to diabetic eye disease and uveitis)
Infective uveitides (Challenges of diagnosis).
Teaching Summary
Miss Okhravi has served in an Education leadership role since since 2004. She holds the titles of
- Honorary Associate Professor, UCL Institute of Ophthalmology,
- Director of Studies at UCL Institute of Ophthalmology and Moorfields Eye Hospital NHSFT
- Director of Undergraduate Education at Moorfields
- and Associate Dean and Honorary Clinical Senior Lecturer, Centre for Medical Education, Institute of Health Sciences Education, Barts and the London School of Medicine and Dentistry at Queen Mary, University of London.
During this time she has expanded the teaching capabilities of the Trust now looking after the needs of 800+ medical students from 4 different Universities. She has developed, and appoints yearly, 3 clinical Undergraduate teaching fellows for whom she acts as Educational Supervisor (+/- Clinical Supervisor). Her team of Consultant Ophthalmologists with dedicated protected time in their job plans to teach has grown from none to 5 over last 6 years including a Deputy Director of Education who commenced her duties in 2014.
Miss Okhravi is founder and co-chair of the Moorfields Academy, an informal educational networking forum focussed on multidisciplinary education. The Moorfields Academy celebrated its 9th year in 2019.
Appointments
| 03-DEC-2018 | Honorary Associate Professor | Education | UCL Institute of Ophthalmology, United Kingdom |
| 18-JUL-2018 | Director of Studies | Education | UCL Institute of Ophthalmology and Moorfields Eye Hospital, United Kingdom |
| 2011 | Associate Dean and Honorary Clinical Senior Lecturer | Centre for Medical Education | Barts and the London School of Medicine and Dentistry, United Kingdom |
| 2011 – 2018 | Honorary Senior Lecturer | Department of Ocular Biology and Therapeutics (ORBIT) | UCL, Institute of Ophthalmology, United Kingdom |
| 01-FEB-2004 | Director of Undergraduate Education | Education | Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS FT, United Kingdom |
| 01-FEB-2004 | Consultant Ophthalmic Surgeon | Medical Retina and Uveitis | Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS FT, United Kingdom |
Academic Background
| 1999 | PhD | Doctor of Philosophy – Ophthalmology | University College London |
| 1989 | MD | Doctor of Medicine – Medicine/Surgery | Royal London Hospital |
