Dr Jana Sheqem

MD
Consultant Vitreoretinal Surgeon and Medical Retina Specialist

Dr Jana specialises in the assessment and management of vitreoretinal surgery and medical retina.

After studying medicine at the University of Jordan, Dr Jana trained in Ophthalmology at the University Eye Clinic of Bonn in Germany during which time she worked extensively with Ocular Ultrasound and wrote her dissertation on this subject. Dr Jana then moved to the UK and worked in several hospitals in the south-east of the country, sub-specialising in vitreoretinal surgery at the Southampton University Eye Clinic. From Southampton, Dr Jana moved to Italy where she was a Consultant in Vitreoretinal Surgery and Medical Retina at various hospitals.

Dr Jana has extensive experience in the treatment of retinal diseases, both surgical and medical together with a deep interest in the management of diabetic eye disease and in promoting retinal screening in diabetic persons.

She is fluent in Arabic, German, English and Italian and also proficient in French.

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