Consultant Ophthalmologist
BSc (Hons), MBBS, FRCOphth, CCST (RCOphth), PGDipCRS (Dist) CertLRS
Nationwide
Mr Maycock is an experienced consultant ophthalmic surgeon specialising in cornea, cataract and refractive surgery. He is a medicolegal expert specialising in personal injury, clinical negligence and serious injury cases by claimants and defendant.
He trained at Guy’s, King’s and St Thomas’ Hospital medical school in London before completing his higher ophthalmic training in University Hospital Southampton and the Wessex Deanery. Advanced subspeciality training and corneal fellowships were completed at Queen Alexandra Hospital in Portsmouth and St Thomas’ Hospital in London. He was appointed as a substantive NHS consultant and clinical lead for the corneal service at University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire (UHCW) NHS Trust. It is the main teaching hospital for Warwick Medical School where he has worked as a clinical personal tutor and undergraduate examiner.
He was awarded a distinction in the Ulster University postgraduate diploma in cataract and refractive surgery (PGDipCRS) and has since been invited to become a visiting professor at Ulster University, a tutor and lecturer on the course. He has been awarded the Royal College of Ophthalmologists certificate of laser refractive surgery (CertLRS).
He has an excellent knowledge of general ophthalmology. He is a specialist refractive surgeon, performing LASIK / LASEK / PRK / ASA / refractive lens exchange surgery / refractive cataract surgery. He is a specialist corneal surgeon.
He regularly presents at National and International conferences and is actively involved in research having spent two years working in the pharmaceutical industry. Mr Maycock has over 35 publications and recently co-authored a leading textbook on corneal topography
He is passionate about training the next generation of doctors and ophthalmologists. He is an examiner for the Royal College of Ophthalmologists and is a past member of their microsurgical skills training faculty. He is a past committee member of the UK and Ireland Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons (UKISCRS) Young Ophthalmologist Program (YOP).
Fellow of the Royal College of Ophthalmologists, London; Member of the United Kingdom and Ireland Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons (UKISCRS); Member of the European Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons (ESCRS)