Ms Rashmi Mathew is a Consultant Ophthalmic Surgeon at Moorfields Eye Hospital, where she is a glaucoma specialist. She is an Associate Professor in teaching at UCL, when she co-leads a Clinical Masters programme. She oversees Leadership Training for Residents and runs the EyeThrive leadership programme at UCL .
She sits a number of national committees, including the British Ophthalmological Surveillance Committee and has been on the Royal Society of Medicine, Ophthalmology Council since 2012.
Rashmi is passionate about Glaucoma Patient Education and has been running Patient Information Events since 2011. She has recently developed a comprehensive digital patient learning package for people with glaucoma.
She has published over 50 peer reviewed publications. Her research interests include creating inclusive postgraduate medical curricula, belongingness in postgraduate students and glaucoma.
In her spare time, Rashmi enjoys running, cycling and spending time with her 2 young children and mentoring young adults from BME backgrounds, who are interested in pursuing a career in medicine.