Professor Jonathan M. Gibson MB BS, MD, FRCSEd, FRCOphth

Professor of Ophthalmology

School of Life and Health Sciences
Aston University
Birmingham B4 7ET
UK

Consultant Ophthalmologist,
Birmingham and Midland Eye Centre
And
Heart of England Foundation Trust

Telephone +44 (0) 121 204 3800

Co-ordinator of clinical teaching in ophthalmology, Undergraduate Optometry Programme

Member of research strand 'Mechanisms of age-related transitions' - Aston Research Centre for Healthy Ageing

Member of research strand: 'Ageing lives: the social, psychological and public policy contexts of health behaviour and medicines management' - Aston Research Centre for Healthy Ageing

Career History

1971-1976: Medical College of St.Bartholomew’s Hospital, University of London.
1977-1978: Pre-registration house jobs in London and Edinburgh.
1978-1981: Senior House Office and Registrar in Ophthalmology, Princess Alexandra Eye Pavilion, Royal Infirmary Edinburgh.
1981-1986: Lecturer/Hon.Senior Registrar in Ophthalmology, University of Leicester and Leicester Royal Infirmary
1986 – current: Consultant Ophthalmologist Birmingham Heartlands and Solihull Hospitals, Heart of England Foundation Trust
1986-current: Consultant, Birmingham and Midland Eye Centre, City Sandwell NHS Trust. Senior Consultant Ophthalmologist, Birmingham and Midland Eye Centre.
2007-current: Professor of Ophthalmology, University of Aston.

Qualifications

1976 MB BS St Bartholomew's Hospital, University of London
1981 FRCS Edinburgh
1987 MD University of Leicester
1989 FRCOphth

Current Research Interests

Clinical research in aspects of medical retina disease.

Image analysis of human fundus
Age related macular degeneration
Diabetic retinopathy
Retinal vascular disorders

Publications and Presentations.

Author of 86 research and clinical papers and five book chapters.

Textbook

CLINICAL RETINOPATHIES. Dodson, Gibson, Kritzinger. Chapman & Hall Publishers, London, November 1994

Book Chapters

S.M.Eames, J.M.Gibson and J.N.West : Hypertensive Retinopathy. In C-E Mogensen ed. Target Organ Damage in the Mature Hypertensive ,London, Science Press Ltd 1993, 1.11-1.20.

J.M.Gibson: Diabetic retinopathy; Diabetic maculopathy. In Key Topics in Ophthalmology. BIOS Scientific Publishers Ltd, London 1995 ; 89-99.

J.M.Gibson: Diabetic retinopathy; Diabetic maculopathy. In Key Topics in Ophthalmology, BIOS Scientific Publishers, London, 2001.

J.M.Gibson:”Other ophthalmic lesions in the fundus”. In Diabetic Retinopathy, Oxford Diabetes Library, Oxford University Press, 2008.

J.M.Gibson; “Ophthalmic treatment of diabetic retinopathy”, in Diabetic Retinopathy, Oxford Diabetes Library, Oxford University Press, 2008

Selected recent publications.

Lip P-L, Belgore F, Blann AD, Hope-Ross MW, Gibson JM, Lip GYH. Plasma vascular endothelial growth factor and soluble VEGF receptor FLT-1 in Proliferative retinopathy. Invest Ophthalmol 2000;41:2115-2119.
Lip PL, Blann AD, Hope-Ross M, Gibson JM, Lip GY. Age-related macular degeneration is assopciated with increased vascular endothelial growth factor, haemorheology and endothelial dysfunction. Ophthalmology 2001; 108:705-710.
Gibson JM. .Editorial : Confocal scanning laser Doppler flowmetry in retinovascular disease Eye 2001; 15:259-260.
Cheung CM, Kumar V, Saeed T, Gibson JM, Murray PI. Acute annular outer retinopathy. Arch Ophthalmol 2002; 120: 993.
Denniston A, Banerjee S, Gibson JM, Dodson P. Does cardiovascular therapy affect the recurrence of preretinal and vitreous haemorrhage in diabetic eye disease? Clin Exp Ophthalmol 2002;30(suppl):A 390
Banerjee S, Denniston A, Gibson JM, Dodson P. Do cardiovascular therapies affect onset of preretinal and vitreous haemorrhages in diabetic patients? Clin Exp Ophthalmol 2002; 30(suppl):A 389.
Chaterjee S, Gibson JM. Photodynamic therapy: a treatment option in choroidal neovascularisation secondary to punctate inner choroidopathy. Br J Ophthalmol 2003;87:925-27
Harding S, Greenwood R, Aldington S, Gibson J, Qwens D, Taylor R, Kohner E, Scanlon P, Leese G.; Diabetic Retinopathy Grading and Disease Management Working Party. Grading and disease management in national screening for diabetic retinopathy in England and Wales. Diabet Med 2003; 20: 965-71
S.Banerjee, AKO Denniston, JM Gibson, PM Dodson. Does cardiovascular therapy affect the onset and recurrence of preretinal and vitreous haemorrkage in diabetic eye disease? Eye 2004, 18:821-825.
Lip PL, Chaterjee S, Caine GJ, Hope-Ross M, Gibson J, Blann AD, Lip GY. Plasma endothelial growth factor, angiopoietin-2, and soluble angiopoietin receptor tie-2 in diabetic retinopathy: effects of laser photocoagulation and angiotensin receptor blockade. Br J Ophthalmol 2004, 88:1543-6
Al- Husainy SS, Farmer J, Gibson JM, Dodson PM. .Is measurement of blood pressure worthwhile in the diabetic eye clinic? Eye, 2005, 19: 312-316.
Gibson J. Editorial: Photodynamic therapy with verteporfin for juxtafoveal choroidal neovascularisation secondary to pathological myopia. Eye 2005,18:829-830
Denniston AK, BanerjeeS, GibsonJM, Dodson PM. Cardiovascular therapies and their role in diabetic eye disease. Diabet Med 2005;22 : 665-6
analysis of multi-spectral fundus images. Med Image Annal 2006:10: 578-97.
Cubbidge RP, Hosking SL, Hilton EJ, Gibson JM. Regression analysis of ranked segment parameters for optic nerve head classification: a pilot study. Ophth Phys Opt 2007; 27: 194-200.
Al-Hussainy S, Dodson PM, Gibson JM. Pain Response and follow up of patientsundergoing panretinal laser photocoagulation with reduced exposure times. Eye 2008 22:96-99.

Research Experience

2001-2002 Director of Research and Development, Heartlands Solihull NHS Trust
2005- 2008. Principal Investigator VPDT Cohort Study, Birmingham and Midland Eye Centre (sponsored by NHS)
2004-2007 Principal Investigator Excite Study, Birmingham and Midland Eye Centre (sponsored by Novartis)
2003-2006 Principal Investigator Anecortave Acetate Study (sponsored by Alcon).
2007- Principal Investigator Secure Study
2007- current Principal Investigator IVAN trial (Sponsored by HTA and NHS)
2008 – current Principal Investigator, VIEW 2 Study of VEGF Trap and AMD.
Grants:
EPSRC 2003-2005 : £120,000 jointly with Prof.Ela Claridge, Department of Computer Science, Birmingham University.. “Development of a new technique in fundus imaging
Novartis –2008-2010 unrestricted educational grant £29,000 “Teleophthalmology Project”
Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust 2009 £5000 – “subthrehold laser pilot project”

Invited Presentations

Lectures/Courses

1988 Teaching module, Oxford Eye Congress.(Retinal vein occlusion)

1990 Fellowship Course, Medical Ophthalmology, Birmingham Heartlands.

1992 Invited Speaker, MSD Symposium, Cheltenham.

1992 Case Presentations, Oxford Congress.

1992 Invited Speaker, Postgraduate Meeting, Sunderland Eye Infirmary.

1992 Invited Speaker, Postgraduate Meeting, Edinburgh.

1993 Invited Speaker, Optometrists Training Day, Royal College of Ophthalmologists.

1993 Teaching session, Royal College of Ophthalmologists Annual Meeting

1993 Guest Lecturer, Royal College of Nurses, Annual Study Day.

1993 Invited Speaker, Postgraduate Meeting, Leicester Royal Infirmary.

1994 Invited speaker, MSD Symposium, Birmingham.

1994 Invited Speaker, the Diabetic Eye, Centennial Centre, Birmingham.

1994 Co-organiser, Medical Retina Group, Oxford.

1994 Invited Speaker, Postgraduate Seminar, Victoria Hospital,Blackpool .

1994 Invited Speaker, Postgraduate Meeting, Kettering Hospital.

1995 Co-organiser, Medical Retina Group, Oxford.

1995 Invited Speaker, Care of the Elderly Symposium, Birmingham.

1996 Co-organiser, Medical Retina Group, St.Anne`s College, Oxford.

1996 Invited Speaker, Ophthalmic Nurses Study Day, Birmingham.

1997 Co-Chairman, GP Study Day, Medical Institute, Birmingham

1997 Invited speaker, Leicester Royal Infirmary..

1997 109th Middlemore Lecturer, Midland Ophthalmological Society.

1998 Co-chairman, GP Study Day, Medical Institute, Birmingham.

1998 Invited Speaker.Biennial Meeting College of Optometrists, York.

1999 Trends in Ophthalmology, St.Thomas`s Hospital, London

1999 Invited Lecturer, Ophthalmo `99 Conference, Lahore, Pakistan.

2001 Co-Chairman Free Paper Session, RCOphth Annual Congress, Birmingham

2001 Invited Speaker DOCET Course, Aston University.

2001 Invited Speaker MSD Study Symposium

2001 Invited Speaker RCOphth Macular Symposium, Nottingham

2002 Invited speaker, Royal College of Ophthalmologists Annual Conference, Manchester

2003 Invited Speaker, RCOphth Annual Congress satellite meeting, PDT.

2004 Chairman, RCOphth Study Day Fundus Imaging, Birmingham.

2004 RCOphth Annual Congress, Manchester (poster judging)

2005 Novartis Global Investigators meeting – UK representative

2006 Invited speaker Oxford Ophthalmological Congress

2006 RCOphth representative NICE appraisal of Lucentis and Macugen

2006 Lucentis Investigators Meeting UK - Chairman.

2007 Invited Chairman – Diabetes maculopathy symposium RCOphth Annual Congress

2007 Speaker “AMD Update” Sri Lanka College of Ophthalmologists, Kandy.

2008 Speaker “Macular Dystrophies” , Eyecare 3000, Glasgow.

2008 Invited Chairman –Medical Retina Group Update, Royal College of Ophthalmologists

2008 Chairman Retina symposium, 27^th MSD Symosium,Leicestershire.

2008 Speaker, British Association of Retinal Screeners Annual Conference.

2008. Speaker “MOS and NEOS” Joint Meeting, Sheffield

2008 “Case presentation” – Oxford Ophthalmological Congress.

2008 “Elizabeth Thomas Seminar on Aspects of AMD, Nottingham.”

2009 Midland Ophthalmological Society, Stoke.

2009 Invited Co-Chairman: “Controversies in AMD” session, RCOphth Annual Congress.

Membership of Professional Bodies

Fellow Royal College of Ophthalmologists
Member British Medical Association
Fellow Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh
American Academy of Ophthalmology
Midland Ophthalmological Society
European FAN Club
Medical Retina Group (Co-founder)
Fellow Royal Society of Medicine

Prestigious Appointments

1997-2003 Member of Council, The Royal College of Ophthalmologists, London

Past President Midland Ophthalmological Society

Regional Adviser in Ophthalmology, Royal College Surgeons, Edinburgh.

Examiner in Ophthalmology, Royal College Surgeons, Edinburgh

Examiner for Royal College of Ophthalmologists

College Tutor, Royal College of Ophthalmologists

Overseas examiner, FRCSEd Ophthalmology Saudi Arabia and India and Bahrein.

Honorary Senior Lecturer, University of Birmingham Medical School.

Peer Review Experience

British Journal of Ophthalmology

Eye

Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology