A graduate and post graduate of KGMC Lucknow and Fellow of Sankara Nethralaya Chennai(Anterior Segment), have worked in Armed Forces for 25 years in capacity of clinician, teacher and researcher. Sitapur Eye Hospital, the backbone of eye care in UP and Uttarakhnd went a real downhill course in the early years of 21 century - was reduced to a rural dispensary and needed a dynamic leadership for it’s transformation to again a tertiary eye care system for poor and needy rural masses of UP who were not served by existing systems in state. After taking voluntary retirement from Armed forces Medical College Pune, joined Regional Institute of Ophthalmology Eye Hospital Sitapur as Director and Chief Medical Officer in 2009 and started working with utmost efficiency zeal and enthusiasm to revive the dinosaur of Eye care. During Army carrier served at prestigious institutions like Army Hospital (Research and Referral) at Delhi and Professor of Ophthalmology at Armed Force Medical College ant that was the final Army destination. After joining Eye Hospital Sitapur transformed this sick unit to a vibrant eye hospital with large community volume and subspecialties. A recognized post graduate teacher and Examiner of Delhi, Pune, CSJM Kanpur, KGMU Lucknow and Maharashtra University of Health A versatile and accomplished anterior segment surgeon can perform high volume phaco-emulsification, cornea transplant trabeculectomy, Ahmed Glaucoma Valve (AGV), squint correction, paediatric cataract & glaucoma surgery and oculo-plastic procedures with equal alacrity. Performing cornea transplant and Anterior Segment reconstructions for past 30 years but Special area of interest is glaucoma esp the newer diagnostics, AGV and lasers. Have presented research papers, videos and posters at American Academy of Ophthalmology, Asia ARVO and All India Ophthalmology Society Conferences (AIOS). Conducted Instruction Courses at Annual conference of AIOS & SAARC Ophthalmology Society Conferences. Live Surgical work shop of Ahmed Glaucoma Valve. Have been involved in community service since joining ophthalmology in 1979 and have been doing camps in all the states of India and Nepal for which Acoin has awarded Dr. Sushila Memorial award in 2010 and General Officer Commanding Souuthern Army commended in 2009. Recieved All India achievers foundation award In march 13 for excellence in health care. Vision 2020 has awarded for equitable eye care award esp for women and chilDr.en. |