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Mr. Nestel is a Consultant Ophthalmic Surgeon with a subspecialty interest in Medical Retina and Uveitis.

Mr. Nestel graduated from Heidelberg University in 1999 and went on to complete his Ph.D. equivalent in Immunology in a joint venture between Heidelberg University and The Mayo Clinic [Rochester, USA] with first-class honours ['Magna cum laude']. Mr. Nestel trained as a specialist registrar at the University of Mannheim and then completed a series of fellowships in glaucoma, medical retina, and uveitis in Cheltenham, Cardiff, and Bristol before being appointed to a permanent NHS consultant post at the North Devon District Hospital in Barnstaple in 2009. He was awarded several clinical excellence awards by the Northern Devon Healthcare Trust in 2011, 2013, and 2015 for leading a high-quality service and contributing to the NHS through research and innovation as well as teaching and training. His 360-degree patient feedback is consistently excellent and stands at 5.8/6.0 in 2019. He holds a certificate of standardised ophthalmic ultrasound which enables him to detect abnormalities behind the eyeball. His surgical complication rate is very low at 0.61%. His current performance figures can be accessed via the National Ophthalmic Database.