Professor Dame Carrie MacEwan is Chair of the GMC, appointed in May 2022.
Carrie has been a member of Council since January 2021 and served as Acting Chair from August 2021 to May 2022.
Carrie is a consultant ophthalmologist for NHS Tayside and Honorary Professor at the University of Dundee. She served as Chair of the Academy of Medical Royal Colleges until 2020 and is Past-President of the Royal College of Ophthalmologists.
Carrie was specialty ophthalmology advisor to the Scottish Chief Medical Officer for over a decade and led the Scottish Eyecare Workstream, ceasing this role in June 2022. She was the clinical co-lead for the ophthalmology ‘Getting It Right First Time’ programme and the Eye Care Recovery and Transformation Programme for NHS England/Improvement. She was Associate Dean for Less than Full Time Training for East Scotland from 2007 to 2022 and a member of the medical team for Scotland during the 2007 Rugby World Cup.
