Dr. Taqi-Khalaf

Dr. Taqi-Khalaf

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Dr. Taqi Khalaf

SENIOR CONSULTANT OPHTHALMIC SURGEON
(Medical Director)

  • 32 Years in Ophthalmology
  • 23 Years Ophthalmic Consultant
  • 10K Ophthalmic Surgeries
  • 3 Prestigious Ophthalmology Fellowships

PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS

  • FRCS (Glasgow)
  • FRCS Edinburgh
  • Arab Board of Ophthalmology
  • Diploma of Health Care Management (The Royal College of Surgeons of Ireland).
  • Glaucoma Fellow:
  1. El-Maghraby Eye Hospital /Jeddah
  2. Princes Alexandra Eye Pavilion, Edinburgh
  • Attended over 25 ophthalmology specialized courses in the UK (London, Edinburgh, Cardiff, Windsor, Oxford), Holland, France, Switzerland and Bahrain.
  • Attended over 55 ophthalmology specialized conferences and experts meetings in the UK (London, Liverpool, Birmingham), Holland, France (Paris, Cannes, Nice), Italy (Florence, Irland, Germany, Czech Republic, Switzerland, Sweden, Austria, Denmark, Portugal, Greece, Canada, USA (New Orleans, Boston),  Hong Kong, Singapore,  Indonisia, Tunis, Egypt, Iran, Lebanon, Jordan,  Saudi Arabia (Riyadhm Jeddah), UAE, and Bahrain (Chairman of Organizing Committee, Clinical Director).
  • Has been the Coordinator of FRCS Edinburgh Examinations held in Bahrain:
  • Five examinations (1998-2002) have been held in Bahrain very successfully and efficiently;
  • Examiner FRCS Edinburgh 2000-2002
  • Arab Board Examiner December 2007
  • Coordinator of FRCS Edinburgh Course held in Bahrain (1998)
  • Member of:
    • The American Academy of Ophthalmology
    • European Society of Cataract & Refractive Surgeons
    • Bahrain Ophthalmology Association

SURGICAL EXPERIENCE

  • Introduced Phacoemulsification Procedure in the Management of Cataract in Salmaniya Medical Complex (1997),
  • Carried out thousands of surgical procedures such as: Cataract Extraction, ECCE, Phacoemulsification, Phacotrabeculectomy, Ahmed Valve, Trabeculectomy, Trabeculectomy with 5 FU or Mitomycin, Radial Keratotomy, Squints, Combined ECCE & Trabeculectomy, Corneo Scleral Perforation Repair, Anterior Vitrectomy with Secondary IOL, Enuclerations, Evisceration, Removal of Intraocular Foreign Body, Cyclocryotherapy, Cyclophotocoagulation, Lid Surgery (Entropion, Ectropion BCC Excision), Pterygiums , DCR, Conjunctival Biopsies.