Francesco Pillitteri
Consultant Ophthalmologist and Partner
Consultant Ophthalmologist and Partner
Francesco Pillitteri is a highly experienced Consultant Ophthalmologist and Partner with a background in both NHS England and private practice. He currently serves as a Consultant Ophthalmologist at Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust, a role he has held since September 2020. Additionally, he is a Clinical Partner at Newmedica as of October 2024.
Francesco's educational journey began at the Università degli Studi di Palermo, where he earned his Doctor of Medicine (MD) in 2005 and completed his specialisation in Ophthalmology in 2009. He further advanced his expertise with a European Board of Ophthalmology Diploma (EBOD) in 2014, becoming a Fellow of the European Board of Ophthalmology (FEBO). He later obtained a Postgraduate Diploma in Cataract and Refractive Surgery from Ulster University, completed between 2017 and 2018.
Before his current role, Francesco was a Specialty Doctor in Ophthalmology with NHS England from May 2015 to September 2020, based in Chelmsford, UK. He also served as an Honorary Medical Retina Fellow at the renowned Moorfields Eye Hospital in London from January 2019 to September 2019, further honing his skills in medical retina care. Prior to moving to the UK, he worked as an Ophthalmology Consultant in private practice in Italy from November 2009 to April 2015.
Francesco's expertise spans a range of medical and surgical ophthalmology, with a particular focus on cataract and refractive surgery.
Education
MD 2005 Universita degli Studi di Palermo
English
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Email us: bradford@newmedica.co.uk
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