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Faculty profiles and official portraits
Explore individually sourced roles, affiliations and portraits. Where a portrait is unavailable in reviewed evidence, it is marked below.
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Simon N. Madge
Teaching consultant named in BOPSS listing
Wye Valley NHS Trust / Hereford County Hospital
Named as a trainer in the society entry dated 14/02/2018. Current appointment and availability should be reconfirmed.
Official BOPSS fellowship listing — updated 14/02/2018 ↗Profile reviewed 16 Oct 2026
Official portrait unavailable in reviewed evidence
Ben While
Teaching consultant named in BOPSS listing
Wye Valley NHS Trust / Hereford County Hospital
Named as a trainer in the society entry dated 14/02/2018. Current appointment and availability should be reconfirmed.
Official BOPSS fellowship listing — updated 14/02/2018 ↗Profile reviewed 16 Oct 2026
Appointment evidence
Published role and affiliation
The official evidence identifies the leadership and affiliation listed below for Oculoplastic and Orbital Surgery Fellowship.
- Leadership as published
- Simon N. Madge; Ben While (teaching faculty named in BOPSS listing; current appointments require confirmation)
- Evidence reviewed
- 16 Oct 2026
- Affiliated training host
- Wye Valley NHS Trust / Hereford County Hospital
Names may identify a director, supervisor, host or contact. The source wording above defines the role; reconfirm the current appointment with the programme.
Training context
Published programme focus
These areas describe the linked training programme, rather than a complete clinical biography or list of individual credentials.
Associated training route
Clinical fellowship
Oculoplastic and Orbital Surgery Fellowship
The programme includes Hereford County Hospital and Brecon War Memorial Hospital. The listing describes seven clinical sessions weekly plus research and supervised surgical learning. BOPSS last updated this entry on 14/02/2018.
- Location
- Hereford, England, United Kingdom
- Duration
- 12 months
- Clinical participation
- Clinical and surgical fellowship; confirm local licensing, supervision and permitted operative responsibilities with the host.
- International applicants
- International eligibility, registration and visa arrangements require confirmation with the host.
- Funding
- Current salary, fees and accommodation terms are not confirmed in the reviewed evidence.
- Application timing
- No current application deadline confirmed; contact the host before applying.
Programme listed — intake not confirmed
Programme listed; a current vacancy or next intake is not confirmed.
Eligibility, training and application
Eligibility
Independent cataract surgery is required because cataract cover partly funds the post; prior oculoplastic experience is not required. Confirm current registration and employment requirements with the host.
Published training
- Eyelid reconstruction
- Lacrimal and endonasal surgery
- Limited orbital exposure
- Cataract cover
- Research and teaching
Application route
Request the current fellowship advert and application instructions from the named service; the BOPSS listing is not evidence of an open vacancy or BOPSS/Royal College approval.
No programme-specific document checklist is recorded. Follow the current official instructions.
Published contact note: Ben.While@wvt.nhs.uk; simon.madge@wvt.nhs.uk (published listing contacts; confirm if still current)
Official society listing · Source reviewed 16 Oct 2026
Official sources
- Ben While — Official BOPSS fellowship listing — updated 14/02/2018 ↗
- Official ESOPRS listing — supplementary, undated ↗
Source review: 16 Oct 2026. Education history, additional appointments, publications and personal contact details are not added without separate official evidence.
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