Profile of Mr Jonathan Park

MB ChB (Hons), BSc (Hons), FRCOphth

Mr Jonathan Park is an experienced consultant eye surgeon.

He completed comprehensive UK training and an internationally respected fellowship at the University of Toronto.

He has worked as a consultant specialist in Taunton since 2015.

Clinical Posts

I am a consultant ophthalmic surgeon with a special interest in cataract surgery, medical retina and surgical retina. I am a fellow of the Royal College of Ophthalmologists in the UK where I am recognised as both a clinical and educational supervisor.

Since 2015, I have worked as a permanent consultant at Musgrove Park Hospital, Taunton and the Nuffield Health, Taunton. I provide patients with specialist and complex cataract surgery (including premium lens implants such as toric lens implants or multi-focal lens implants) and a range retinal surgeries and procedures.

Currently, I am the clinical service lead for the Ophthalmology department at Musgrove Park Hospital. Previously I have been the clinical lead for NHS diabetic retinopathy screening in Somerset (from 2016 to 2021).

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Personal Interests

Mr Park lives in Somerset with his family of two children, one dog, two feral cats and currently 5 chickens.

He enjoys endurance open water swimming, road cycling and running and recently has put the three together to complete an Ironman 70.3 distance Triathlon to raise money for three charities. He has completed a number of century cycle sportives and partakes in the annual Exmoor Open Water Swim.

He also enjoys surfing, snowboarding and playing touch rugby with the Wellington Badgers!

My previous clinical training

I qualified as a doctor from the University of Bristol in 2005 with honours in medicine and surgery. I completed an additional year of research to be awarded an honours degree in anatomical sciences. After that, I completed seven years of Ophthalmic surgical training in South West England. Following this, I completed an internationally respected retinal specialist fellowship at the University of Toronto, Canada. This provided me with extensive experience in the treatment of retinal disorders at the largest retinal unit in North America.

I am also a member of the following organisations:

The General Medical Council (GMC) - on the specialist register
The British and Eire Association of Vitreo-Retinal Surgeons (BEAVRS)
The European Society of Retinal Specialists (EuRetina)
European Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons (ESCRS)

The British and Eire Association of Vitreo-Retinal Surgeons (BEAVRS) has useful patient information for common surgical retinal problems. My profile link is:

http://beavrs.org/business-directory/860/mr-jonathan-park

Clinical research publications and presentations

My main research areas include infections after retinal surgery, virtual reality eye surgery and intravitreal injection services. I was an invitational speaker on national research at the Royal College of Ophthalmologists annual congress. I have been the principal investigator for both national and international research studies receiving various funding awards for them. These awards include the prestigious international Global Ophthalmology Awards Program (GOAP) from Bayer in 2014 for work relating to retinal fellowship in Toronto, Canada. I was also the chief investigator for a national research project investigating infection after retinal surgery in the UK. This project was awarded the nationally competitive Royal College of Ophthalmologists' Fight for Sight award, from the British Eye Research Foundation in 2010.

I am well-known for presenting my research work at over 60 conferences across the UK, Europe and North America. I have also published over 30 research articles in peer-reviewed journals including the British Journal of Ophthalmology, Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery, Canadian Journal of Ophthalmology, Medical Teacher and Expert Reviews of Ophthalmology. I am the author of three ophthalmic textbooks relating to ophthalmology training and intravitreal injections.