Mr Nick Muthiah
Qualifications
MB BS, MEd SE (Merit), FRCOphth, PhD (UCL)
GMC number: 4725327
Practising since: 2016
Specialties
Ophthalmic Surgery, Ophthalmology
Consultation times
- Alternate Wednesdays 18:30–20:00
- Overview
About
Nick Muthiah is a Consultant Ophthalmic Surgeon at Barts Health and a post-doctoral Clinician Scientist at the Institute of Ophthalmology, University College London, in the Cell and Gene Therapy Group. He also provides complex tertiary care for patients at Bristol Eye Hospital.
He completed undergraduate medical training at Imperial College School of Medicine. During his residency and ophthalmology specialist training in London, he completed a Master's in Surgical Education and undertook a PhD at UCL and Moorfields Eye Hospital. He studied cellular changes in retinal diseases using advanced imaging and worked with colleagues on early translational work in induced pluri-potent stem cells for retinal disease modelling.
Mr Muthiah was a visiting fellow at the world-renowned Eye Institute at Medical College of Wisconsin as a Royal College of Ophthalmologists Keeler Scholar. This enabled him to pursue advanced translational retinal research under the guidance of Professor Joe Carroll and Professor Judy Kim.
Mr Muthiah is fellowship-trained in medical retina, Uveitis, and Surgical retina. The Medical retina and Uveitis fellowships were undertaken at Moorfields Eye Hospital and the Vitreoretinal Fellowship at Bristol Eye Hospital.
Clinically, Mr Muthiah looks after patients with wide-ranging retinal diseases: macular degeneration, diabetic eye disease and surgical retina (retinal detachments, macular holes, epiretinal membrane and complications from diabetic eye disease – which require surgery). He also provides medical and surgical management of Uveitis (inflammatory eye diseases) within a multi-disciplinary team. He provides cataract surgery as well as manages complications of surgery referred from other units.
Mr Muthiah is the recipient of numerous awards, including the Keeler Royal
College of Ophthalmologists Scholarship, Association for Research in Vision
and Ophthalmology USA – NIHR travel grant, Merit Award Masters in
Surgical Education Distinction for MEd Thesis, University of London
Convocation Trust Award, Enid Lister Boyd Award, Williams Travers Prize.
Special interests
- Cataract surgery
- Vitreoretinal surgery (Retinal detachment surgery, Macular holes, Epiretinal membrane surgery)
- Retinal diseases (Age-related macular degeneration, Diabetic retinopathy/eye disease, Retinal vein occlusion)
- Uveitis (Inflammatory eye disease)
- Phacoemulsification
- Vitrectomy
- YAG Capsulotomy
- Intravitreal injections.
Other interests
- Complex cataract surgery (Including treating complications following surgery)
- Uveitis
- Cataracts
- Autoimmune retinopathy.
Languages spoken
English
Treatments and tests offered by Mr Nick Muthiah at Nuffield Health
- Phacoemulsification
- Vitrectomy
- YAG laser capsulotomy
- Vitreo-retinal surgery
- Cataract Surgery
Locations Mr Nick Muthiah works with
Related experience
Research
- Doctoral research funded by the Medical Research Council UK and California Institute of Regenerative Medicine USA
- Awarded a PhD in Advanced Retinal Imaging Studies from University College London Institute of Ophthalmology and Moorfields Eye Hospital, London
- Set up the first study of retinal diseases using patients’ own skin cells in the UK with colleagues from UCL
- Advanced translational research as a Royal College of Ophthalmologists Keeler Scholar at The Eye Institute, Medical College of Wisconsin under Professors Joe Carroll, and Judy Kim
- Key Opinion Leader (KOL) in retinal imaging and retinal therapies.
Post-doctoral research:
- In retinal diseases at the National Institute of Health Research, UCL Institute of Ophthalmology and Moorfields.
Research focus:
- Advanced retinal imaging studies for earlier detection of retinal diseases
- Outcomes in novel cellular (cell and gene) therapies
- Diabetic retinopathy
- Early age-related maculopathy.
Memberships
- General Medical Council
- Fellow of The Royal College of Ophthalmologists
- British & Eire Association of Vitreoretinal Surgeons (BEAVRS)
- Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO)
Other posts held
- Consultant at Barts Health NHS Trust, Honorary Lecturer Institute of Ophthalmology University College London and Consults at Bristol Eye Hospital
Insurers Mr Nick Muthiah works with
Mr Nick Muthiah works with the following private medical insurance providers:
- Bupa
- WPA
- Aviva Health
- AXA Health
- Vitality Health (Pru Health)
- Allianz
Declaration
Mr Nick Muthiah does not hold a share or financial interest in this hospital, another Nuffield Health hospital or the company.
Mr Nick Muthiah does not have a share or financial interest in equipment used at this hospital or another Nuffield Health hospital.
Mr Nick Muthiah does not hold any paid advisory role(s) at this hospital or on behalf of Nuffield Health.