Mr Andrej Kidess

Mr Andrej Kidess is a Consultant Ophthalmic Surgeon at The Priory Hospital in Birmingham and the Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham. He has a special interest in macular procedures such Macular Hole, Epiretinal Membrane and diabetic eye surgeries but also complex cataract surgeries. He is a dedicated Retinal Specialist who is highly trained in Medical Retina, Surgical Retina, Cataracts and Uveitis. He has successfully delivered in all these areas at the University Hospitals Birmingham and has contributed to the continuing success of the department, he made a major impact in tackling the medical and surgical retina capacity issues through his hard work. He is the Lead of Vitreoretinal service at UHB and the Lead of the supra regional Von Hipple Lindau (VHL) service but also the Clinical Laser Protection Supervisor for the department. He truly believes that excellence in performing eye surgeries is derived from both education and experience so on completion of his training as comprehensive ophthalmologist, he completed 2 fellowships in Medical Retina at the Queen Elizbeth Hospital and another 2 fellowships in Vitreoretinal surgery at Western Eye Hospital in London. He dedicates his career to his patients but he also commits to medical research, he has published a number of articles in peer-reviewed ophthalmology journals as well as book chapters. He presents his work regularly at national and international meetings. He is a member of European Board of Ophthalmology, Euretina, ESCRS (European and UK Societies of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons) and the American Academy of Ophthalmology.

Vitreoretina and Medical Retina & Cataract