Carrie MacEwen

Dame Caroline Jan MacEwen DBE FRCS FRCPE FRCGP, known as Carrie MacEwen, 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 (2014-2017).

Dame Carrie MacEwen

DBE FRCS FRCPE FRCGP
Born
Caroline Jan MacEwen
NationalityBritish
CitizenshipUK
Scientific career
InstitutionsFormer President, Royal College of Ophthalmologists
University of Dundee

She is honorary Professor and head of the Ophthalmology Department at the Dundee University School of Medicine[1] 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.

Honours

Fellow of:

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.[2]

References
  1. "Staff: Ophthalmology departmental staff". University of Dundee, School of Medicine. Archived from the original on 29 March 2015. Retrieved 6 January 2015.
  2. "No. 63377". The London Gazette (Supplement). 12 June 2021. p. B8.


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