Evelyn Mensah
Miss Evelyn (Evie) Mensah, MBBS, MD, FRCOphth, FGCS, is a Consultant Ophthalmic Surgeon at London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust (LNWH), based at Central Middlesex Hospital. She sub-specialises in medical retina and complex cataract surgery and in October 2024 was appointed President of the Ophthalmology Section of the Royal Society of Medicine.
Evie is also Joint Clinical Lead and Trustee of the Moorfields Lions Korle Bu Trust, which delivers sub-specialist training in diabetic retinopathy, glaucoma, paediatric cataract, and anterior segment surgery for ophthalmologists across West Africa in partnership with the West African College of Surgeons. She developed an innovative diabetic retinopathy management course with input from University College London and WACS, and established a laser simulation course for London trainees, also delivered in West Africa, COECSA, Ethiopia, and Egypt.
She is the Co-Founder of the Sickle Cell Retinopathy Network (SCR.net), a global collaboration of clinicians, researchers, and policymakers developing the first international guidelines on screening, diagnosis, and management of sickle cell retinopathy.
From 2020–2025, Evie served as WRES Expert at LNWH and contributed to the London and Medical WRES Strategy Groups with NHS England and the GMC. She is also the former Chair of Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion at the Royal College of Ophthalmologists. Her published framework Say it. See it. Sort it. (BMJ, 2025) calls for practical action to dismantle systemic racism in healthcare.
Her leadership and advocacy have been recognised with multiple awards, including:
- Clinical Excellence Award – Black Healthcare Awards 2025
- Health Equity Champion – Cura-H Awards 2024
- GEMS Hidden in Plain Sight Award (75@75) – 2023
- HEART Hero Special Recognition Award – 2023
Evie is a sought-after speaker, mentor and advocate for equity, committed to making anti-racism the golden thread running through the NHS to improve outcomes for patients.