Fiona is a recently retired ophthalmic surgeon with over 35 years experience in clinical practice. She became a consultant at Manchester Royal Eye Hospital in 1998 and has become nationally recognised for developing glaucoma services, postgraduate training and multidisciplinary models of care.
Fiona has extensive experience in medical leadership, governance, professional standards and national policy development both in Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust, as Associate Medical Director in the Eye Hospital, and the Royal College of Ophthalmologists.
Fiona was a Trustee and Council member at the Royal College and chaired the Curriculum and Training Committees for 9 years; developing expertise in curriculum and electronic portfolio design, recruitment and postgraduate medical education programmes and championing surgical simulation. She was invited to assist the College of Ophthalmology of Eastern, Central and Southern Africa to write a unified curriculum across the 12 member countries. She was awarded an Honorary Fellowship of the Royal College of Ophthalmologists in 2022.
Creating and empowering the multidisciplinary team has been at the heart of Fiona’s practice which was recognised by the College of Optometrists who also awarded her an Honorary Fellowship.
For 35 years Fiona has been a member of Soroptimist International, an organisation that aims to transform the lives of women and girls by enabling opportunities, education and empowerment. She transferred to the Manchester club in 1998 and has been President on three occasions, most recently for the club’s centenary year. She is passionate about promoting and assisting charities or organisations that support women and girls in Greater Manchester.
Fiona was appointed as DL in 2026.