Mr Nick Muthiah
Qualifications
MB BS, MEd SE (Merit), FRCOphth, PhD (UCL)
GMC number: 4725327
Practising since: 2016
Specialties
Ophthalmic Surgery
Consultation times
- Wednesday PM fortnightly
- 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 Masters 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 Professor Joe Carroll and Professor Judy Kim.
Mr Muthiah is fellowship trained in Medical-retinal, 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
- Uveitis
- Vitreo-retinal surgery
- YAG Capsulotomy
- 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.
His research focus includes:
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
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.