Professor Simon Taylor
Qualifications
MB BChir, FRCOphth, PhD, MA
GMC number: 4476946
Practising since: 1997
Specialties
Ophthalmology, Paediatrics
Consultation times
- Every Monday
- Every Tuesday
- Every Thursday
- Every Friday
- Overview
About
Professor Taylor took a first in medicine from Gonville & Caius College, Cambridge before training as an ophthalmic surgeon at Moorfields Eye Hospital, London. His research training was completed at the MRC Clinical Sciences Centre and he received a PhD from Imperial College London in 2009. He completed his ophthalmology training as a Clinical Lecturer at the UCL Institute of Ophthalmology, working with Prof. C. Stephen Foster of Harvard Medical School at the Massachusetts Eye Research and Surgery Institution (MERSI) and Prof. Sue Lightman of the UCL Institute of Ophthalmology at Moorfields Eye Hospital.
Professor Taylor was accredited onto the Specialist Register as an ophthalmologist in September 2011 and was appointed as Consultant Ophthalmic Surgeon to the Royal Surrey County Hospital in the December of that year. He served as Clinical Director of R&D for the Trust from 2014 to 2017 was joint Clinical Lead for Ophthalmology from 2015 to 2022. He was awarded the title of Professor of Ophthalmology by the University of Surrey in 2015.
Professor Taylor treats patients with general ophthalmic problems but has a particular interest in retinal disease and in surgery for cataract. He has an international reputation in the treatment of retinal and inflammatory ocular diseases and has published over 100 papers and lectured widely on these subjects.
Special interests
- Cataract surgery, including toric, multifocal and extended-depth-of-focus lens implants
- Retinal disease and its treatment, including intravitreal injection therapy
- Glaucoma management, including laser trabeculoplasty, microincisional glaucoma surgery and trabeculectomy surgery
- Uveitis
Other interests
- Editorial Board Member, Case Reports in Ophthalmology
- Editorial Board Member, British Journal of Hospital Medicine
Treatments and tests offered by Professor Simon Taylor at Nuffield Health
- Visual field testing
- Cataract Surgery
Locations Professor Simon Taylor works with
Related experience
Memberships
- Fellow Royal College of Ophthalmologists
- Fellow of the Higher Education Academy
- Fellow, Royal Society of Biology
- Member, American Uveitis Society
Insurers Professor Simon Taylor works with
Professor Simon Taylor works with the following private medical insurance providers:
- Aviva Health
- AXA Health
- AXA - Global Healthcare
- Benenden Health
- Bupa
- Bupa On Demand
- Cigna
- CS Healthcare
- The Exeter
- Health-on-Line
- PHC
- Simplyhealth
- Universal Provident
- Vitality Health (Pru Health)
- Westfield Health WPA
- WPA
Declaration
Professor Simon Taylor does not hold a share or financial interest in this hospital, another Nuffield Health hospital or the company.
Professor Simon Taylor has the following interest in equipment used at this hospital or another Nuffield Health hospital:
Professor Simon Taylor owns and maintains the YAG Laser Digital Trio (Lumens).
Professor Simon Taylor does not hold any paid advisory role(s) at this hospital or on behalf of Nuffield Health.