HIRJI ASSOCIATES - Tutoring,Mentoring,Consulting & Coaching in Optometry

Biographical Sketch

JP, PhD, MBA, BSc, FAAO, FCMI, FCOptom, FBCLA, Cert TP

Professor Nizar K. Hirji has a portfolio of engagements as a Consultant Optometrist, a Contact Lens Practitioner, a Clinical Scientist, a Business Management Consultant and Advisor, and is  Principal Consultant with HIRJI ASSOCIATES -  Consulting in Optometry, Birmingham, UK

He has been involved in thousands of optometric patient consultations over the past 30 years in a mix of part-time, full-time, independent, corporate and academic settings in the UK. His current clinical commitment includes optometric exams and support services at an independent private optometric practice on a regular basis, and an ophthalmological practice occasionally . He is a business graduate (majoring in marketing) and has held senior positions at Board level in charge of Professional Services, Human Resources (Personnel), Training, Marketing and Operations functions. He is an educator and holds concurrent visiting appointments at two Universities in the UK and one in France. He has taught and has conducted exams at Undergraduate, Pre-Registration and Post Graduate level for hundreds of students of Optometry. He now spends a significant amount of his time consulting for independent optical practices, professional organisations, educational enterprises and industry suppliers both in the UK and abroad helping them become more successful and manage change. He an author and has written and edited books and numerous other publications.

Concurrent Affiliations/Appointments

• Justice of the Peace, Birmingham, UK

• Visiting Professor, Faculty of Life Sciences, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK

• Honorary Visiting Professor, Department of Visual Science, City University, London, UK

• Visiting Professor, Varilux University, Paris, France

• Fellow of the British Contact Lens Association, UK

• Honorary Life Member of the British Contact Lens Association, UK

• Fellow of the Royal Chartered Institute of Management, UK

• Foundation Fellow of the College of Optometrists, UK

• Fellow of the American Academy of Optometry, USA

• Editorial Board Member, Contact Lenses & Anterior Eye (Journal of the British Contact Lens Association), UK

• External Examiner, Dept of Engineering & Chemistry, Aston University, Birmingham, UK

• Senior Examiner for Professional Qualifying Exams/OSCEs, Non EEA Exams & Higher Diplomas, College of Optometrists, London, UK

• Pre-Registration Student Assessor, College of Optometrists, London, UK

• Scheme for Registration Review Group, College of Optometrists, London, UK

• OSCE Editing Group, College of Optometrists, London, UK

• Member of Fitness to Practise Committee, General Optical Council, London, UK

• Optometric Advisor to NHS Dudley, Dudley, UK

• Consulting Optometric Advisor to Wolverhampton City Primary Care Trust, Wolverhampton, UK

• Optometric Advisor to NHS Walsall, Walsall, UK