Mr Georgios Kontos FRCOphth, CertLRS, FEBO, MBA
Georgios graduated from the University of Crete, Faculty of Medicine. As a student he attended elective placements in Ophthalmology at the Boston Medical Center and Vancouver General Hospital. He completed his final year clinical placements at Karolinska Institutet in Stockholm Sweden. Subsequently, he relocated to the United Kingdom where he completed the MSc "Biology of Vision" at the UCL Institute of Ophthalmology in London.
Dr Kontos held Ophthalmology training positions in England, Scotland and Wales before acquiring a National Training Number at the Oxford Deanery. He completed the UK Ophthalmology Specialist Training Programme and was awarded the certificate of completion of training (CCT).
In parallel with his training Georgios completed a PgCert in Medical Education from Cardiff University as well as a Postgraduate diploma in Cataract and Refractive Surgery from Ulster University an MBA from Warwick Business School. Dr Kontos has published a small number of scientific articles and has acted as a reviewer in relevant topics.
Georgios is undergoing post CCT Fellowship training in Glaucoma, Cornea and Anterior segment at the Oxford Eye Hospital. His subspecialist interests include medical and surgical cornea, refractive surgery, medical and surgical glaucoma and cataract surgery.