Medical leadership and management masterclass

Louisa Wickham is a consultant ophthalmic surgeon at Moorfields Eye Hospital and was appointed Medical Director in 2020.

Louisa developed an interest in clinical leadership and management as a trainee leading her to complete an MSc in Health Services Management at London University. She went on to develop her skills further as a Leadership Fellow for the Health Foundation and as a European Leadership Fellow at INSEAD.

She has held a number of leadership roles in the NHS and works with the Royal College of Ophthalmologists and the Royal Society of Medicine to promote clinical leadership for doctors at all stages of their training.

Louisa has previously been nominated for a Patient Choice Award at Moorfields, in addition, her managed practice won “Best Ophthalmology Consultant 2016 - London” in Corporate Vision Magazine.

Mr Shahram Kashani is a substantive consultant ophthalmologist at East Sussex NHS Trust (ESHT).

He has held several management roles including clinical lead for Ophthalmology at ESHT and is currently the lead for South East Eye Surgeons group. He has also completed a Masters in Leadership and management in Healthcare at Kingston University in 2011.

He has dual membership status from the Royal College of Physicians and is a fellow at the Royal College of Ophthalmologist.

He is a keen mentor and teacher and has organised and led various teaching courses.

Professor Nikhil Patel is an experienced Senior Consultant Cardiologist, practicing at East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust (ESHT). 

Professor Patel specialises in general cardiology including chest pain, heart failure, hypertension and cardiac arrhythmias (atrial fibrillation and syncope). His sub-specialty expertise lies in complex pacing including cardiac resynchronisation therapy (CRT), internal cardiac defibrillators (ICD) and coronary intervention (coronary angioplasty and stenting). He has pioneered new technologies with his eminent colleagues in East Sussex and many of these have been featured in the media.

Professor Patel undertakes a range of educational roles, overseeing training programmes in the Kent Surrey and Sussex School of Medicine. He has co-supervised higher research degrees at MSc and PhD level and continues to undertake research into cardiac devices management, heart valve disease, exercise heart function, and areas of clinical cardiology. In 2013 he was awarded a National Silver Award in recognition of his contribution to the health service. He was elected as Chair of the Royal Society of Medicine’s Academic Board in 2019.