BM Bch, DM, MA, FRCOphth
Miss Shahid graduated in Medicine from Trinity College, University of Oxford in 1998. Since then she has trained in several leading Ophthalmology units, including the Tennant Institute of Ophthalmology and the Oxford Eye Hospital. She completed 3 years of advanced fellowship training in Glaucoma both in Oxford and Cambridge, before being appointed Consultant Ophthalmic Surgeon at Addenbrooke’s Hospital in 2013. She is the former Clinical Director of the Department of Ophthalmology at Cambridge University Hospitals and is also on the Medical Advisory Committee for Cambridge Nuffield Health Hospital.
Miss Shahid is a fellow of the Royal College of Ophthalmologists. As well as general Ophthalmology, she has a special interest in all aspects of glaucoma care (medical, laser and surgical management) as well as adult cataract surgery, including the management of complex cataracts.
Miss Shahid has a research interest in genetics of complex eye disease and has published widely throughout her career. Her MRC-funded research on age-related macular degeneration at the Cambridge Institute for Medical Research led to landmark publications in the New England Journal of Medicine and Nature genetics and the award of a Doctorate in Medicine from the University of Oxford.
Miss Shahid is on the examining board for the Royal College of Ophthalmologists and is committed to the teaching and training of future generations of healthcare professionals, including medical students, junior doctors and optometrists. She is a peer reviewer for several leading ophthalmic international journals and is keen on patient-centred care and education about eye disease. Miss Shahid is a trustee for The Cambridge Eye Trust charity which is dedicated to supporting and funding eye research and education.
Memberships
- Fellow of Royal College of Ophthalmology
- American Academy of Ophthalmology
- European Glaucoma Society
- UK and Eire Glaucoma Society
- British Medical Association