James Bainbridge, Professor
Graduated in Medicine, University of Cambridge; Clinical Ophthalmology Training, Moorfields Eye Hospital.
James Bainbridge is a Consultant Retinal Surgeon at Moorfields Eye Hospital London and Chair of Retinal Studies at University College London. His postgraduate academic training, PhD and postdoctoral research at UCL were supported by Wellcome Trust Fellowships and a UK National Institute for Health Research Professorship. As a surgeon-scientist his aim is to protect and restore sight by developing new treatments for diseases of the retina. His programme of translational research extends from the laboratory investigation of mechanisms of disease to clinical trials of new medical and surgical interventions. Awards for his achievements include the US Foundation Fighting Blindness Board of Directors’ Award and the 2018 Champalimaud Vision Award. In 2020 he was elected Fellow of the UK Academy of Medical Sciences.
