Carrie MacEwen

Caroline 'Carrie' MacEwen MB ChB, MD, FRCS, FRCOphth, FFSEM, FCOptom, FRCP (Ed), FRCGP, SFFMLM is a Consultant ophthalmologist at Ninewells Hospital in Dundee and the Chair of the Academy of Medical Royal Colleges (2017–2020) and the former President of the Royal College of Ophthalmologists in the UK,[1] (2014-2017). She is honorary Professor and head of the Ophthalmology Department at Dundee University's School of Medicine[2]  and Associate Dean for less than full time training in the East of Scotland. She is the Ophthalmology Specialty Adviser to the CMO in Scotland and co-clinical lead for the Getting it Right First Time (GIRFT) ophthalmology programme for NHS England. In 2018, Dr Linda Charles-Ozuzu, a Director for NHS England and NHS Improvement, and Professor MacEwen co-founded EyesWise, a project to end avoidable  sight loss in England in line with Vision 2020

Carrie MacEwen
MB ChB, MD, FRCS, FRCOphth, FFSEM
NationalityBritish
Scientific career
InstitutionsFormer President, Royal College of Ophthalmologists
University of Dundee

Carrie was Included in the HSJ “most influential people in the NHS” top 100 (2018) and in ‘The Ophthalmologist’ power list of top 100 ophthalmologists globally (2019).

Honours

References

  1. "New President for The Royal College of Ophthalmologists". Royal College of Surgeons of England. 6 June 2014. Archived from the original on 6 January 2015. Retrieved 6 January 2015.
  2. "Staff: Ophthalmology departmental staff". University of Dundee, School of Medicine. Archived from the original on 29 March 2015. Retrieved 6 January 2015.
  3. "Honorary Fellows – as at 11 December 2014" (PDF). Faculty of Sport and Exercise Medicine. Retrieved 6 January 2015.
Academic offices
Preceded by
Harminder Dua
President of the Royal College of Ophthalmologists
20142017
Succeeded by
Mike Burdon


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