Mr. Nakul Mandal

Areas of Expertise

Cataract surgery, medical retina, glaucoma, and general ophthalmology.

About

Education & Experience

Mr. Nakul Mandal BM, MRCOphth, PGDip CRS, PhD, FEBO, is a Consultant Ophthalmic Surgeon at Mater Private Network, Cork.

He graduated from the University of Southampton in 2002 and completed specialist ophthalmology training in the UK and Sweden. He further developed his surgical skills with fellowship training in cataract surgery at Moorfields Eye Hospital, London, and vitreoretinal surgery at King’s College Hospital, London.

He completed a medical retina research fellowship at University Hospital Southampton. Mr. Mandal was awarded a PhD in Medicine from the University of Copenhagen for research on vitreoretinal proteomic changes, conducted in collaboration with the University of California, Santa Barbara. He holds a Postgraduate Diploma in Cataract and Refractive Surgery from Ulster University. He worked as a consultant in Stockholm and Galway before joining Mater Private Cork in September 2025.

Research & Professional Memberships

Mr. Mandal was awarded a PhD in Medicine from the University of Copenhagen, Denmark, for research on vitreoretinal proteomic changes in retinal detachment. A list of his publications is available on  ResearchGate.

He is registered as a specialist in ophthalmic surgery and medical ophthalmology with the Irish Medical Council, and also holds specialist ophthalmology registration with the General Medical Council (UK), the National Board of Health and Welfare (Sweden), and the Norwegian Directorate of Health. He is a member of the Irish College of Ophthalmologists, the Royal College of Ophthalmologists, and the European Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons, and is a Fellow of the European Board of Ophthalmology.