Employed as consultant ophthalmologist/ vitreo retinal surgeon at NMC Speciality Hospital, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.
Head of the Department of Ophthalmology, Burjeel Hospital
Educational Qualifications:
| Year of passing | Degree | College | University |
| 1996 | MBBS | JJMC, Davangere | Kuvempu University, Karnataka |
| *Topper in Ophthalmology in final MBBS *VII rank in final MBBS for the university |
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| 2000 | MS (Ophthal) | MP Shah Medical College, Jamnagar | Saurashtra University, Gujarat |
| 2001 | DNB (Ophthal) | National board of examination Govt. of India | |
| 2002 | FRCS GLASGOW | Royal College Of Physicians & Surgeons, Glasgow, UK | |
| 2002 | FMRF (Fellow Medical Research Foundation) | Clinical Fellowship in surgical and medical diseases of vitreous and retina, Sankara Nethralaya, Chennai | |
| 2003 | MNAMS | Member of National Academy of Medical Sciences, Ansari Marg, New Delhi | |
Work Experience:
Apr’95-Mar’96
Rotatory Internship
Bapuji hospital/JJMC, Davanagere
Jan’97-Dec’99
Residency in MP Shah Medical College, Ophthalmology, Jamnagar
Clinical research:
Apr’00-Sep’00 Vision Research Foundation, Sankara Nethralaya,
Chennai
Clinical fellowship:
Oct’00-Apr’02 Fellow in diseases of Vitreo-retina, Medical research foundation, Sankara Nethralaya, Chennai, India.
Sankara Nethralaya is a charitable, non-profit, non-commercial exclusive eye hospital located at 18, college road, Chennai-600 006, Tamil Nadu, India. The institution is 26 years old. It provides state-of-art ophthalmic care at affordable cost to paying patients and at “no cost” to indigent patients.
The Shri Bhagwan Mahavir Vitreo-Retinal Department is the largest, busiest and best equipped of its kind in South East Asia. Over 250 patients with retinal diseases are treated in the department every day and over 4000 operations are performed in a year.
Previous Job: June 2002- June 2005
1. Associate consultant in department of Vitreo-retina, Sankara Nethralaya, Chennai.
2. In charge of the unit, Sankara Nethralaya, Bangalore.
3. Member of the Tele-ophthalmic team at Sankara Nethralaya
Previous Job: July 2005- June 2007
Consultant in department of vitreous and Retina, Dhahran Eye specialist Hospital, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. This was only tertiary referral eye hospital in Eastern province of Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Previous Job: July 2007 to January 2013
Head of the Department of nmc eye care, Center of Excellence
Consultant Ophthalmologist / Vitreo Retinal Surgeon at NMC Specialty Hospital, Abu Dhabi.
I had a privilege of establishing complete Vitreo retinal department for the first time in the multi specialty hospital in 2007. In the process; trained many ophthalmologists, optometrists, nursing staff both in outpatient and inpatient surgical procedures.
Tertiary care practice: I am regularly getting referrals from ophthalmologists in individual practice, polyclinics, hospitals (Al Noor Hospital, SKMC, Ahalia Hospital & others) of several cities in Emirate of Abu Dhabi, Dubai and Sharjah.
Academic:
Actively involved in teaching undergraduates leading to a degree
MBBS, post graduate teaching leading to a degree in DO, DNB.
Actively involved in vitreo-retina class during a fellowship,
Subsequently as an associate consultant in the vitreo-retina
Department.
Surgical Skills:
- Scleral Buckle procedures for Rhegmatogenous retinal detachment both Extrascleral (implant) and Extrascleral (explant)
- Vitreo-retinal procedures using 20, 23 and 25 gauge instrumentations
Vitreo retinal procedures are performed with ease using BIOM, Volk, Lander’s lens and hand held lens
- Pneumoretinopexy (PR)
- Cataract surgery –
- Phacoemulsification with Intraocular Lens (IOL) implantation (Foldable-Acrysof- IQ, toric, multifocal- Restor and multi focal toric- Retsor Toric).
- Extra capsular cataract extraction / Small incision cataract surgery (manual Phaco)/
He has published several research publications and given several presentation.
Conferences Attended:
Attended many national (India) and International conferences in Middle East, Europe and North America
Affiliation:
International Member, American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO), membership number: 000872125
Awards:
International Ophthalmologist Education Award (AAO), 2010
International Ophthalmology Scholar Award (AAO), 2011