Ophthalmology consultants
Ms Sarah Zaher
Name, qualifications:
Ms Sarah Zaher MBChB (Hons), PhD, FRCOphth
Practising at:
St Albans City Hospital, Watford General Hospital
Specialty:
Ophthalmology
Sub-specialty
Cornea and external eye/urgent ophthalmology/General and cataract
Year of first medical qualification
2001
Current membership(s) of professional, national and regional bodies
- GMC
- RCOphth
- BEECS
- MCLOSA
- Bowmans Club
Contact details:
Secretary’s telephone number: 01923 436 887 (option 3)
Email Adress:
westherts.ophthalmology@nhs.net
Background
I was appointed as a Consultant Ophthalmic Surgeon at West Herts in July 2020. My special interests include cornea, cataract and emergency ophthalmology.
I have had excellent ophthalmic training having held training posts at the Tennent Institute in Glasgow, St Thomas’ and Moorfields Eye hospital.
I was fortunate enough to be awarded a prestigious NIHR academic clinical lectureship during my training which allowed me to complete a PhD in ocular immunology at Imperial College London and continue post-doctoral basic science research at UCL alongside my clinical training. I was awarded the prestigious Royal College Foulds Trophy for my basic science research in 2010.
My vast research experience has given me a unique skill set and together with my 18 month subspecialist fellowship in cornea and external eye diseases at Moorfields eye Hospital has allowed me to become a highly skilled and knowledgeable cornea and cataract surgeon. I have maintained close links with Moorfields which allows me to provide an excellent service for my patients.
I am currently urgent eye and cornea lead as well as clinical governance lead in the department. I will be taking over as clinical lead for Ophthalmology in January 2024.
