Mr Garry Shuttleworth

Mr Garry Shuttleworth graduated top of his year group in medicine from Charing Cross and Westminster School of Medicine (University of London) in 1990 with 3 distinctions. He was awarded 11 prizes / certificates of merit during his medical training. He has 1 further prize from a faculty of natural science from a former university.

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Following what were then “house-officer jobs” in London, he moved straight into the field of ophthalmology. He was awarded the Crombie Medal for the best overall performance in the Part 1 Fellowship of the Royal College of Ophthalmologists examination in 1992 and the Harcourt Medal for the best overall performance in the Part 2 Fellowship of the Royal College of Ophthalmologists examination in 1994.

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He then moved to Bristol to undertake a lecturer / researcher post in the University of Bristol's Department of Ophthalmology. He remained in Bristol for specialist training and subsequently undertook a fellowship in oculoplastics, adnexal disease and adult strabismus (squint). He has published and presented widely in the past with 29 original publications, 4 chapters, 3 letters and 6 other publications to his name.

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Garry Shuttleworth has worked full-time as a consultant in Swansea Singleton Hospital since 2001 where he has been the Clinical Director / Clinical Lead and Audit lead.

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He has been an examiner for the Royal College of Ophthalmologists for most of his consultant career and has co-ordinated examinations on behalf of the Royal College of Ophthalmologist in Swansea on 2 occasions. He is a member of the Royal College of Ophthalmologists Part 1 examination sub-committee and was Senior Examiner for the Refraction Certificate examination between 2015-2019. He was until May 2024 the Chairperson for the Royal College of Ophthalmologists Examinations Committee.

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He practices as a full time NHS consultant assessing and operating upon adult patients.

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He sees adult patients at the Sancta Maria Hospital where he also operates.