Mr James Neffendorf

https://mrjamesneffendorf.com/ James is a Consultant Ophthalmic and Vitreoretinal Surgeon with specialist interest in retinal surgery, cataract surgery and emergency eye care at King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust in London. He is the Deputy Medical Director at London Lauriston Clinic and an Honorary Senior Lecturer in Ophthalmology at King's College London. He undertook his undergraduate medical degree at the University of Cambridge, followed by clinical medical training at University College London, graduating with Distinction in Clinical Medicine and Surgery. He obtained a degree in Anatomy and Developmental Biology from the University of Cambridge, and has a postgraduate degree in Ophthalmic Research (MD Res) from King's College London for his work into retinal disease and age-related macular degeneration. He was awarded 18 academic prizes and awards during his training. James carried out his postgraduate medical and surgical training at University College London Hospital and St. Mary's Hospital, London before embarking on a career in Ophthalmic Surgery. He was selected for and completed his Ophthalmology training in the prestigious Oxford Deanery. During his training, he undertook an additional 2 year vitreoretinal surgery research fellowship at King's College Hospital. His subspecialty advanced senior fellowship training in Vitreoretinal Surgery was performed at St. Thomas' Hospital, London. James is an experienced Cataract and Retinal surgeon, with specialist interests in all aspects of retinal disease including Retinal Detachment Surgery, Floaters, Macular Hole, Epiretinal Membrane, Diabetic Eye Disease, Medical Retina and Complex Cataract Surgery. He also sees patients with General and Emergency Ophthalmic Conditions. James is a Fellow of the Royal College of Ophthalmologists and regularly serves as an examiner for the College. He is actively involved in retinal research and has published in excess of 30 peer reviewed publications as well as presenting his work at over 40 international and national meetings. He is frequently asked to review and critically appraise research for many of the leading ophthalmic specialty journals. He is a member of the American Academy of Ophthalmology, European Society of Retinal Specialists (EURETINA) and British and Eire Association of Vitreoretinal Surgeons. Aside from his clinical work, James is an honorary medical director of an international artificial intelligence company which analyses ocular biomarkers for the diagnosis and monitoring of ophthalmic and neurological disease. James enjoys skiing and playing tennis, is a member of the Oxford and Cambridge Club and an Associate Member at the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC). He lives in London with his wife Elizabeth, an Oculoplastic surgeon and their sons, Maximilian and Alexander.

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1. 2007–2013
   MD · Medicine and Surgery

   Universidad de Navarra (GB)

2. 2013–2017
   Residency · Ophthalmology

   UAB Barcelona (GB)

3. 2017–2018
   Fellowship · Subspecialty training

   Mayo Clinic, US

1. 2017-09–2018-08
   Junior consultant

   Universidad de Navarra Teaching Hospital — Ophthalmology

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Selected publications

1. European registry analysis of Ophthalmology outcomes

   Mr James Neffendorf, et al. · European Journal of Medicine, 2025

   DOI: 10.4822/euroclin.2025.0 · cited by 35

2. Outcomes of Ophthalmology in adults — a multi-centre cohort

   Mr James Neffendorf, et al. · European Journal of Medicine, 2024

   DOI: 10.1199/euroclin.2024.1 · cited by 145

3. European registry analysis of Ophthalmology outcomes

   Mr James Neffendorf, et al. · European Journal of Medicine, 2023

   DOI: 10.3145/euroclin.2023.2 · cited by 95

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