Philip I. Murray

Philip I. Murray is Professor of Ophthalmology at the University of Birmingham, in England, and Honorary Consultant Ophthalmologist at the Birmingham and Midland Eye Centre.

Early life

Philip I. Murray was born within earshot of Bow-Bells in London's East End, but grew up in West London. Murray represented the school at football and grew to be a loyal supporter and Life Member of his local football club, Brentford FC, better known as, "The Bees". He went on to read medicine at St. George's Hospital Medical School in London, graduating in 1978. and was the 2013 Duke Elder Lecturer at the Royal College of Ophthalmologists.

Honours and awards Murray is co-editor of the Oxford Handbook of Ophthalmology. He was involved in establishing Birmingham as one of three National Centres of Excellence for Behçet's disease.