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Mr Sudipto Bhatta provides personalised and efficient care for patients with a wide range of eye conditions. He specialises in cataract surgery and offers full glaucoma care to patients across Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, and the wider North of Scotland.
He joined the ophthalmology team at Aberdeen Royal Infirmary as a Consultant Ophthalmologist in 2017. Before moving to Scotland, he worked as a Consultant at Hull and East Yorkshire Eye Hospitals from 2013 to 2017. With over 22 years of experience in ophthalmology, Mr Bhatta has also maintained his private practice alongside his NHS work since 2013.
Mr Bhatta completed his ophthalmology training at Sheffield Teaching Hospitals, followed by a one-year advanced fellowship in glaucoma at St James’s University Hospital in Leeds. Earlier in his career, he earned a Master’s degree in Ophthalmology with an Order of Merit from the University of Calcutta, India.
He is passionate about education and regularly gives talks across the UK. His work has been published in several scientific journals. While in Hull, the glaucoma department he was part of received the International Glaucoma Association award in 2016 for being the best glaucoma unit in the UK—an honour voted for by patients.
Mr Bhatta is also deeply involved in training the next generation of doctors and medical students, having held several educational leadership roles.
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Albyn Hospital, 21-24 Albyn Place, Aberdeen, AB10 1RW
Albyn Hospital offers private treatment and services to people living in the North of Scotland. More about Albyn Hospital, Aberdeen6083065
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