Carrie MacEwen

Dame Caroline Jan MacEwen DBE FRCS FRCPE FRCGP is a Consultant ophthalmologist at Ninewells Hospital in Dundee and the Chair of the Academy of Medical Royal Colleges (2017–2020) and the former President of the Royal College of Ophthalmologists in the UK,[1] (2014-2017). She is honorary Professor and head of the Ophthalmology Department at Dundee University's School of Medicine[2]  and Associate Dean for less than full time training in the East of Scotland. She is the Ophthalmology Specialty Adviser to the CMO in Scotland and co-clinical lead for the Getting it Right First Time (GIRFT) ophthalmology programme for NHS England. In 2018, Dr Linda Charles-Ozuzu, a Director for NHS England and NHS Improvement, and Professor MacEwen co-founded EyesWise, a project to end avoidable  sight loss in England in line with Vision 2020

Dame Carrie MacEwen

DBE FRCS FRCPE FRCGP
NationalityBritish
Scientific career
InstitutionsFormer President, Royal College of Ophthalmologists
University of Dundee

MacEwen was Included in the HSJ “most influential people in the NHS” top 100 (2018) and in ‘The Ophthalmologist’ power list of top 100 ophthalmologists globally (2019).

Honours

Honorary Fellow of; Faculty of Sport and Exercise Medicine UK (FFSEM)[3] Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh, Royal College of General Practitioners, College of Optometrists, British and Irish Orthoptic Society.

She was appointed Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (DBE) in the 2021 Birthday Honours for services to ophthalmology and healthcare leadership during the Covid-19 response.[4]

References
  1. "New President for The Royal College of Ophthalmologists". Royal College of Surgeons of England. 6 June 2014. Archived from the original on 6 January 2015. Retrieved 6 January 2015.
  2. "Staff: Ophthalmology departmental staff". University of Dundee, School of Medicine. Archived from the original on 29 March 2015. Retrieved 6 January 2015.
  3. "Honorary Fellows – as at 11 December 2014" (PDF). Faculty of Sport and Exercise Medicine. Retrieved 6 January 2015.
  4. "No. 63377". The London Gazette (Supplement). 12 June 2021. p. B8.


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