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Spire Cardiff Hospital
Tel: 02920 735 515

Mr Vinod Kumar

Consultant Opthalmic Surgeon

MB ChB (Eng), FRCS (Edin), FRCS (Ophth)

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I am a consultant opthalmic surgeon at the University Hospital of Wales, Cardiff and the Princess of Wales Hospital, Bridgend with a subspeciality interest in anterior segment diseases.After graduating from the University of Manchester Medical School, my general opthalmology training was completed in London and Birmingham. I went on to do specialist training in cornea and anterior segment surgery and glaucoma. I was then awarded the ERTN Fellowship and spent a period of six months at the University of Crete, Greece, where I trained in refractive surgery under the tutelage of Professor I Pallikaris, widely regarded as the father of LASIK surgery.I have numerous publications to my name, and have presented over 50 research papers at national and international conferences. My research interests include new technology intra-ocular lenses and lamellar corneal graft surgery. I am a member of the UK and Ireland, European and American Societies of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons.
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Treatment information

Some of the principal treatments carried out by Mr Vinod Kumar at Spire include:

Ophthalmology

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Clinical interests

Ophthalmology
Cataract surgery
Corneal and external eye disease
Refractive surgery

Qualification and professional memberships

MB ChB (Eng) / University of Manchester Medical School / 1993
Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery

Professional memberships

American Society of Cataract & Refractive Surgeons

European Society of Cataract & Refractive Surgeons

United Kingdom & Ireland Society of Cataract & Refractive Surgeons

Current NHS posts

Consultant Opthalmic Surgeon, Princess of Wales Hospital, Bridgend.

Consultant Opthalmic Surgeon, University Hospital of Wales, Cardiff.

Contact information

Telephone 029 2073 6011