Dr Kevin Gillmann

Ophthalmologist, researcher, and specialist in glaucoma, Dr. Gillmann graduated from the universities of Paris La Villette (MArch), Newcastle (MBBS), London (MBA), Lausanne - UNIL (MD), Kingston (PhD), and Harvard Medical School (PgCert MM).

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Former Honorary Fellow at Moorfields Eye Hospital in London, where he underwent extensive training in complex cataract and glaucoma surgeries, he is also a researcher and instructor at Stanford University in the United States. He was recently named in the Top 0.5% globally of glaucoma specialists by the ExpertScape website.

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Editor of the book "The Science of Glaucoma Management," he has contributed to the writing of several manuals and published over 50 scientific articles on the subject, including a thesis on personalized glaucoma management. His work, mainly dedicated to minimally invasive glaucoma surgery (MIGS), neuroprotection, and personalized care, has been presented at numerous conferences and featured on the front pages of several high-impact magazines and journals such as Nature's Eye or the British Journal of Ophthalmology, and has received funding from the BrightFocus Foundation and the Swiss Glaucoma Research Foundation.

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Dr. Gillmann has also taught at the universities of Liverpool and London, where he received an academic excellence award. He is frequently invited as a speaker at national and international congresses. Beyond his clinical activities, he has devoted part of his research to improving the quality of care and patient experience in Swiss healthcare services. He has notably published a thesis on the interconnections between hospital design and patient perception.

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Outside of research, Dr. Gillmann particularly enjoys playing the guitar, drinking coffee, and taking walks in the snow with his dog.