Meet Your Surgeon
Who is Mr Ali?
Mr Nadeem Ali is a world expert in the diagnosis and surgical treatment of Squint (Strabismus) and Double Vision (diplopia).
There are many eye surgeons who do mainly cataract and a bit of adult squint surgery on the side. There are many who do general ophthalmology for children and a bit of kids’ and adult squint surgery on the side.
But there are very few people in the world who specialise 100% in squint and double vision surgery in adults. Mr Ali does just that.
Qualifications
He holds the following degrees:
- MA – Triple First class (Cambridge). He was top of the year for 2 out of 3 years.
- MB BChir with distinction (Cambridge)
- MRCOphth (Royal College of Ophthalmologists, London)
- FRCSEd(Ophth) (Royal College of Surgeons, Edinburgh).
Education
Born in the North East of England, Mr Ali attended the Royal Grammar School, Newcastle-upon-Tyne.
He studied medicine at the University of Cambridge and graduated with a Triple First Class degree.
His College, Gonville and Caius, was the leading medical college at the University and boasts alumni such as William Harvey (who discovered the circulation of the blood) and Francis Crick (who discovered DNA). During his undergraduate years, he was selected for a Summer Research Programme at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, New York, the labs of James Watson (the other discovered of DNA), where he studied the developing visual system with Neuroscientist Prof Hollis Cline. He also completed his undergraduate degree in Neurophysiology, conducting research with Prof Roger Carpenter, a pioneer of eye movement research.
He won 15 academic prizes and was top student of the University in medicine for two years of his course. He was also awarded the prestigious Schuldham Plate, given to the top-performing student over all academic subjects, over the three years of undergraduate study.
He completed his medical school at the University of Cambridge Clinical School, graduating with distinction.
Training
Mr Ali completed his general Ophthalmic training in the North East of England.
He then pursued a Fellowship with Mike Clarke, a world-expert on squint and double vision, who taught him much of what he knows.
After that, he undertook a fellowship in Neuro-Ophthalmology at the National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, Queen Square where he gained experience in complex neurological causes of double vision.
He also did a Fellowship Squint and Double Vision surgery at the world-renowned Moorfields Eye Hospital in London.
He was then uniquely privileged to undergo a further 18 months of advanced, 1:1 training in squint and double vision surgery with Mr John Lee (deceased), probably the world’s leading squint expert.
He was then one of the youngest Consultants at that time appointed to the role of Consultant Eye Surgeon at Moorfields Eye Hospital.
He worked as Consultant at Moorfields for 13 years from 2010-2023, receiving referrals of complex cases in squint and double vision from across the country.
Posts held
Mr Ali has held/holds the following roles at Consultant level:
- Consultant in Squint, Neuro-Ophthalmology and Paediatric Ophthalmology, Moorfields Eye Hospital – City Road, London (2010-2014)
- Consultant in Neuro-Ophthalmology, the Royal London Hospital, London (2010-2014)
- Consultant in Squint, Neuro-Ophthalmology and Paediatric Ophthalmology, Moorfields Eye Hospital – South, London (2014-2023)
- Lead for Adult Squint, Double Vision and Neuro-Ophthalmology, Moorfields Eye Hospital – South, London (2016-2023)
- Honorary Consultant to the National Hospital for Neuro-Disability, London (2021-2023)
- Visiting Consultant in Squint Surgery, Gibraltar Health Authority (2018- present)
- Visiting Consultant in Squint Surgery, Iceland Government Health Service (2023-present)
