Consultant eye surgeon
Ms Evelyn (Evie) Mensah is a consultant ophthalmic surgeon at Central Middlesex Hospital, London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust where she is the clinical lead for ophthalmology. Evie is also co-lead for the North West London Ophthalmology Clinical Reference Group.
Evie obtained her medical degree from Imperial College and her ophthalmology training was at Moorfields Eye Hospital where she was also the senior surgical resident for the Medical Retina Service. Her expertise includes the management of medical retinal disease and complex cataract surgery in patients with medical retina co-morbidity. She is educational supervisor to specialist ophthalmology trainees in her unit and she has trained and accredited a multi-professional workforce (nurse practitioners, optometrists and orthoptists) to take on extended roles managing long term medical retina conditions
Evie loathes prejudice, discrimination and injustice. She has acted as an advocate throughout her life and has always wanted to effect change.