Our Consultant Ophthalmologists
Miss Dimple Patel
Miss Patel is a Consultant Ophthalmic Surgeon at the Royal Victoria Hospital. She completed her training in Northern Ireland followed by a fellowship in the Royal Victoria Eye & Ear Hospital, Melbourne.
Miss Patel joins Solasta, bringing over 15 years of experience in the industry. She has a specialist interest in cataract treatment and has performed over 4,000 cataract surgeries.
Her specialist interests are cataract, corneal and anterior segment diseases.
Mr. Muralidharan Upendran
Mr. Muralidharan Upendran is a Consultant Ophthalmologist based in Belfast, Northern Ireland. He has over 21 years of clinical experience and over 18 years of specialist experience in ophthalmology.
Mr. Upendran specialises in both medical and surgical ophthalmology and has special interests in cataracts, retinal disease and macular disease.
Mr. Upendran received his medical degree in 2000 from Kasturba Medical College, India. He later completed his Master of Surgery degree in Ophthalmology at Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences, India in 2003. He became a member of the Royal College of Ophthalmologists in 2006 and became a Fellow in 2012. He also completed a Fellowship in Vitreo-retinal Surgery at Birmingham and Midland Eye Center in 2014.
Mr Samir Dowlut
Mr Samir Dowlut’s journey in Ophthalmology commenced with his graduation from the University of Birmingham in 2008.
Following this, he embarked in comprehensive Ophthalmology training (Northern Ireland), culminating in his completion of the program in August 2018.
Mr Dowlut completed fellowships in medical retina/vitreoretinal surgery at Southend NHS Hospital, followed by an immersive experience in high-volume vitreoretinal surgery at Moorfield’s Eye Hospital.