Hossain, Mr Parwez

MB ChB, FRCOphth, FRCS(Ed), PhD, PGCAP

Speciality

Ophthalmology

Sub-speciality

Cornea & External Eye Disease & Cataract Surgery

Training and Education

1990 MB ChB University of Aberdeen
1991 House Officer Posts in Neurosurgery/Neurology/Plastic Surgery & Diabetic Medicine – Aberdeen Royal Infirmary
1992Senior House Officer in Ophthalmology – Luton & Dunstable & Bedford Hospital
1995 Fellow of the Royal College of Ophthalmologists (FRCOphth) – Royal College of Ophthalmologists, London
1995-98 Wellcome Trust Fellow – University of Aberdeen
2001 PhD – Medicine – University of Aberdeen
1998 to 2003 Clinical Lecturer / Specialist Registrar – University of Nottingham & Queen’s Medical Centre, Nottingham
2003 Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons, Edinburgh (FRCS (ED)) – Royal College of Surgeons, Edinburgh
2003-04 Corneal Fellow, Queen’s Medical Centre, Nottingham
2003 Post-graduate Certificate of Academic Practice (PGCAP) - University of Nottingham
2004 Fellow of Higher Education Academy
2004 Visiting Fellow/Observer in Cornea & External Eye Disease – Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, University of Miami, USA
2005 Corneal Fellow, Leicester Royal Infirmary, Leicester

Experience

Mr Hossain has worked for Southampton University Hospitals Trust since August 2005.

• Expertise in Cornea & External Eye Disease and Anterior Segment Surgery. Including Corneal Transplantation (keratoplasty) full thickness and lamellar corneal keratoplasty, including Descemet's Membrane Stripping Endothelial Keratoplasty (DSEK).
• Expertise in Allergic Eye Disease, Microbial Keratitis, Blepharitis, Dry Eye, Ocular Surface Inflammatory Disease, Anterior Uveitis, Scleritis, Autoimmune anterior segment inflammatory disease
• Complex Cataract Surgery
• Senior Lecturer in Ophthalmology, Division of Infection, Inflammation and Immunity

Key achievements

• Clinical Lead for Southampton Eye Retrieval Centre
• Head of Field (University of Southampton) 4th Undergraduate Study in Depth for Ophthalmology
• Programmes & Seminar Secretary for Royal College of Ophthalmologists
• Associate Editor for ‘Eye’, Scientific Monthly Journal for The Royal College of Ophthalmologists
• Council Member for Medical Contact Lens & Ocular Surface Association

Key awards and prizes

1989 Dr Joseph Raeburn Mutch Memorial Prize in Ophthalmology, Aberdeen University
1990 Commendation in Duke-Elder UK Undergraduate Ophthalmology Competition (5th place), Royal College of Ophthalmologists
1999 Nottingham Eye Research Trophy
2002 Royal Society of Medicine Registrar’s Prize in Ophthalmology,
2002 Midland Ophthalmic Society – Registrars Prize
2008   South Central NHS & Southampton University Hospitals NHS Trust Innovation Award (runner up)

Research

Konstantopoulos A, Yadegarfar G, Madhusudhana K, Canning C, Luff A, Anderson D, Hossain P. European Journal of Ophthalmology 19(2):247-53. 2009

Hossain P. Biomarkers for Corneal Graft Rejection? Eye (2):247, 2009

Konstantopoulos A, Kuo J, Anderson D, Hossain P. Assessment of the use of anterior segment optical coherence tomography in microbial keratitis.  American Journal of Ophthalmology. 146(4):534-542, 2008

Tavakoli M, Hossain P, Malik RA Clinical applications of corneal confocal microscopy. Clinical Ophthalmology 2(2), 2008

Perrella G,  Brusini P, Hossain P,  Dua H.S Expression of haematopoietic stem cell markers, CD133 and CD34 on human corneal keratocytes. British Journal of Ophthalmology. 91(1):94-9, 2007

Konstantopoulos A, Hossain P, Anderson DF. Recent advances in ophthalmic anterior segment imaging: a new era for ophthalmic diagnosis? British Journal of Ophthalmology. 91(4):551-7, 2007

Madhusudhana KC, Hossain P, Thiagarajan M, Newsom RS. Use of anterior segment optical coherence tomography in a penetrating eye injury. British Journal of Ophthalmology. Jul;91(7):982-3,  2007

Hossain P, Sachdev A, Malik RA. Early detection of diabetic peripheral neuropathy with corneal confocal microscopy. The Lancet. 366(9494):1340-3, 2005

Hossain P, Seetho, I W., Browning, A, Amoaku, W. M. Artificial means for restoring vision. British Medical Journal 330:30-33, 2005

Joseph A, Hossain P, Jham S, Jones R, Tighe P, Dua HS Expression of on CD34 and l-selectin on human corneal keratocytes. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science 44:4689–4692, 2003