Experience

Director and Senior Consultant at Netralayam – The Superspeciality Eye Care Center (October 2020 to present)

Executive Director and Consultant at B B Eye Foundation VIP

October 2012 – Present
A tertiary level eye care facility with all specialities – Cataract, Retina, Pediatric Ophthalmology and Squint, Glaucoma, Oculoplasty, Cornea, Neuro-opthalmology, Refractive Surgery.

Senior Consultant Ophthalmologist at B B Eye Foundation

December 2009 To March 2020
Special Interest – Cataract, Pediatric Ophthalmology, Squint, Trauma, Refractive Surgery

Assistant Medical Director and Consultant at Sankara Nethralaya, Kolkata

October 2004 – December 2009 (5 years 3 months)

Joined as consultant in Sankara Nethralaya and was sent on deputation to RNSN, Kolkata. Was a good learning experience in improving the surgical skills and in capacity building of the Pediatric Ophthalmology Department. Was in the core team of Orbis DC10 project at Kolkata in 2005. Performing live pediatric cataract surgery in the DC 10 aircraft was an enriching experience. From 2007 onwards, when Sankara Nethralaya set up its own hospital in Kolkata, He also evolved into the senior most anterior segment surgeon, handling all complicated cases. Was involved in setting up of the hospital with extremely difficult timelines to build the set up. The rise of the hospital has been meteoric in terms of the number of patients showing their confidence in us.

Keyskills
(Total 10000+ surgeries)

Phacoemulsification – routine (topical)/difficult cases both adult and pediatric.
Strabismus surgeries.
Primary sclero-corneal wound repair.
Lasik / ICL
SFIOL/CTR implantation.
Other anterior segment procedures

Orbis Pediatric Ophthalmology Fellowship at Sankara Nethralaya, Chennai

October 2003 – September 2004 (1 year)

Fellowship in Pediatric Ophthalmology from Sankara Nethralaya. Was first candidate to join the reputed Sankara Nethralaya-Orbis Pediatric Ophthalmology Training and Learning Centre as fellow. ORBIS is a nonprofit, global development organization whose mission is to eliminate avoidable blindness by strengthening the capacity of local eye health partners in their efforts to prevent and treat blindness.

Resident at Patna Medical College

April 2000 – June 2003 (3 years 3 months)
Got basic training in Ophthalmology from Patna Medical College.

Intern at Bangalore Medical College

July 1998 – June 1999 (1 year)
Was the first working experience after finishing MBBS course. Was one of the best times in my entire career as there was so much to learn and experience in such a small time frame.

Education

Sankara Nethralaya-Orbis Pediatric Ophthalmology Training and Learning Center

Fellowship, Pediatric Ophthalmology, 2003 – 2004

During this period he received formal training in Pediatric Ophthalmology. He was privileged to be the first candidate to graduate from the now illustrious Sankara Nethralaya Orbis Pediatric Ophthalmology Learning and Training Center.

Patna Medical College – M.S., Ophthalmology, 2000 – 2003

Bangalore Medical College and Research Institute – MBBS, 1993 – 1999