Anurag Garg
Consultant ophthalmologist
Biography
Anurag Garg is a consultant ophthalmologist at Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, specialising in cataract surgery, acute and general ophthalmology, and glaucoma. He was appointed as a substantive NHS consultant in 2025.
Anurag is the clinical lead for the Rapid Access Eye Clinic at St Thomas' Hospital, which provides urgent ophthalmology care in a high-acuity tertiary setting. He is an experienced cataract surgeon working within the Trust's cataract service.
He holds a Doctor of Medicine (MD Res) from University College London and has published more than 20 peer‑reviewed papers, including in The Lancet and Ophthalmology. He speaks regularly at national and international meetings.
Anurag is the college tutor for ophthalmology and oversees the training of residents and post‑CCT fellows within the department.
Education and training
- Postgraduate Diploma in Cataract and Refractive Surgery (pass with commendation), Ulster University, 2022
- Post-CCT Glaucoma Fellow, Moorfields Eye Hospital and St Thomas' Hospital, 2020 to 2022
- Doctor of Medicine (MD Res), University College London, 2021
- Certificate of Completion of Specialist Training (CCT) in Ophthalmology, 2020
- Clinical Research Fellow, Moorfields Eye Hospital and University College London, 2017 to 2019
- Fellowship of the Royal College of Ophthalmologists (FRCOphth), 2015
- Ophthalmology residency training, South London Deanery, 2011 to 2020
- MBBS, Imperial College School of Medicine, 2003 to 2009
- Distinction in clinical practice
- Distinction in clinical science
- BSc (Hons) Medical Sciences with Neuroscience (first class honours), Imperial College London, 2006 to 2007
Research interests
- Laser management of glaucoma, including selective laser trabeculoplasty
- Clinical trials
- Cataract surgery
- Acute ophthalmology
Awards
- Moorfields Eye Charity research travel grant, ARVO, 2020
- UK and Eire Glaucoma Society prize for best free paper, 2019
- International Glaucoma Association award for excellence in glaucoma care, 2019
- UCL School of Life Sciences and Medical Sciences graduate conference fund award, 2018
- Royal College of Ophthalmologists and International Glaucoma Association research award, 2017
- Fight for Sight small grant research award, 2016
Last updated: May 2026