Senior Consultant

Education:

MBBS, DO, DNB (Ophthalmology), FICO, Ph.D.

Area(s) of Specialization:

Ophthalmology, Specialist: Uveitis & Ocular Inflammation

Experience:

Teaching experience: 12 years of teaching for MBBS and MS ophthalmology

Clinical experience: 12 years in general ophthalmology and 10 years in uveitis

Fellowships / Memberships:

•Research Associate in Uveitis - Sankara Nethralaya

•Observership in Uveitis - Birmingham University, UK

•Observership in Retina-Queens University, Belfast, UK

•Training in management of Retinopathy of prematurity. Joseph Eye Hospital

•Member – Uveitis Society of India

Publications:

•Tuberculous scleritis in a patient with rheumatoid arthritis. Ocul .Immunol Inflamm. 2012;20(1):49-52

•Extensive herpes zoster involvement following mycophenolate mofetil therapy for sarcoidosis.J Ophthalmic Inflamm Infect.2012;2(1):47-48

•Clinical features,investigations,management and prognosis of serpiginous choroiditis. Asia Pacific Journal of Ophthalmology.2012;1(5)287-295

•An analysis of ocular features and vision loss at presentation and after treatment in systemic lupus erythematosus in 60 patients. International Journal of Medical Research and Review 2016; 4 (5): 741-746

•Clinical features, visual outcome and association with systemic disease in patients with episcleritis and scleritis. . International Journal of Medical Research and Review 2016; 4 (5): 707-712.

•Relationship between blood glucose level ( Hba1c) and development of diabetic retinopathy. International Journal of Medical Research and review 2017; 5: 161-67

Academic:

•Professor of Ophthalmology

•Ph. D in Uveitis.

•Member-Ethics committee for undergraduates-Sri Ramachandra University

(August 2013- till date)

•Co ordinator-NAAC (June 2013-till date)

•Registrar-Dept of Ophthalmology (May 2011-May2013)

•UG/ PG examiner

•Paper presentations at National and International Conferences

•Session chair and invited speaker in CME and Conferences ( State and National)

Awards and Honours:

•"Decade of dedicated service” Received from Sri Ramachandra University in September 2012

•Awarded “Best Paper in uveitis”. State Conference, TNOA 2014