Training and education

BM, University of Southampton, 2001.
FRCOphth, Royal College of Ophthalmologists, 2011.
Fellowship in paediatric ophthalmology and strabismus, Sickkids, Toronto 2012.
Fellowship in paediatric ophthalmology and strabismus, Moorfields Eye Hospital 2013.
MBA with Distinction, University of Warwick 2014

Experience

Miss West joined the Trust in July 2013 as a consultant ophthalmologist after completing her specialist training in Nottingham and Bristol and her sub-specialist training in paediatric ophthalmology and strabismus (squints) in Sickkids, Toronto and Moorfield’s Eye Hospital.

Miss West looks after children with eye problems as well as adults with strabismus and general ophthalmological conditions. She also performs and teaches cataract surgery.

Key achievements

Improvement of service quality in paediatric ophthalmology outpatients in Moorfield’s Eye Hospital, including the reduction of time spent waiting in clinic by patients and their families.
Designing and Instigating the well- renowned UHS Ophthalmology CESR training program on which the National Royal College of Ophthalmologists ‘Ophthalmic Local Training’ program is based.

Awards and prizes

The J D Morin prize for best fellow, Sickkids Toronto 2012
Moorfields League of Friends Grant 2013
Innovation and Wealth Creation Accelerator Fund Grant 2014

Research

Carter, J. G., West, S. K., Painter, S., Haynes, R. J., & Churchill, A. J. (2010). β‐Defensin 1 haplotype associated with postoperative endophthalmitis. Acta ophthalmologica, 88(7), 786-790.
Joshi, L., West, S. K., & Herbert, L. (2013). Survey of policy for MRSA screening in English cataract surgical units and changes to practice after updated National guidelines. BMC ophthalmology, 13(1), 80.
West, S. K., Griffiths, B., Shariff, Y., Stephens, D., & Mireskandari, K. (2013). Utilisation of an outpatient sedation unit in paediatric ophthalmology: safety and effectiveness of chloral hydrate in 1509 sedation episodes. British Journal of Ophthalmology, 97(11), 1437-1442.

Publications

Retinopathy of prematurity in the United Kingdom: retreatment rates, visual and structural 1-year outcomes. Adams GG, Bunce C, Xing W, Butler L, Long V, Reddy A, Dahlmann-Noor AH; UK Retinopathy of Prematurity Special Interest Group. Eye (Lond). 2018 Nov;32(11):1752-1759.
Use of Multi Color imaging in the assessment of suspected papilledema in 20 consecutive children. Malem A, De Salvo G, West S J AAPOS. 2016 Dec;20(6):532-536.
Electroretinogram assessment of children with sensorineural hearing loss: implications for screening. West SK, Hindocha M, Hogg C, Holder GE, Moore AT, Reddy MA JAPPOS 19.5 (2015): 450-454.

Contact

You can contact Miss West via Wendy Rowe by phoning 023 8120 3617, by faxing 023 8120 4120, or by emailing Wendy.Rowe@uhs.nhs.uk.