Competent in posterior segment procedures like Vitreo-retinal surgery, Vitrectomy, diabetic vitrectomies, buckling surgeries
Competent in fluorescein angiography, indo-cyanin angiography, ophthalmic ultrasound, anterior and posterior segment ophthalmic lasers.
Registrar, National Eye Bank, as part of the residency curriculum.
Received short-term training in Neuro-ophthalmology and strabismus. February- April 2004.
Routine teaching of interns, medical students and post graduate students- instruction classes, power point presentations, clinical rounds and hands-on surgical tarining. January 2001 to June 2007.
Incharge of Tele-medicine facility at Dr. Rajendra Prasad Centre for Ophthalmic Sciences, All India Institute of Medical Science, New Delhi, India.May 2004
Member of team for Government of India sponsored surgical camp for ‘Training of trainers’ at Meghalaya, North East India March 2006.
Member surgical camp for skill transfer at Gandhi Shatabdi Eye Hospital, Regional Institute of Ophthalmology (RIO) Dehradun Uttananchal, India.December 2006.
Was part of the surgical team for Phase 2 Retinal Chip Implant at UKE, Hamburg, Germany under the pioneer, Professor G.Richard
Presently practicing at The Eye Clinic Dehradun as Consultant Vitreo retinal Surgeon
Research and Designation
Research Officer: Multi-centric, randomized, double-masked controlled study to evaluate the safety and efficacy of Intra-vitreal Flucinolone acetonide (0.59 or 2.1 mg) implant in patients with non-infectious uveitis affecting the posterior segment of eye.
Thesis titled, “Evaluation of High Dose Intravenous Steroid Therapy in Optic Neuritis”, during MD All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, June 2003.
Case report, “Post-traumatic Alcaligenes faecalis endophthalmitis”. Canadian Journal of Ophthalmology Vol 42,No.3 2007
Case report,” Bilateral vitreous hemorrhage in a child due to isolated platelet factor 3 deficiency” Journal of Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus April 2008
“Comparative evaluation of megadose methylprednisolone with dexamethasone for treatment of primary typical optic neuritis”, Indian Journal of Ophthalmology Vol 55 (5): 355-9
“Intravitreal bevacizumab in ICNV” Archives of Ophthalmology, Co author 2007; Vol 125: 1487-1492
“Prospective evaluation of intravitreal triamcinolone acetonide in serpiginous choroiditis” Ophthalmologica 2010; 224:183-187,Co author