Prof. Dr. Mahipal S Sachdev (Padma Shri Awardee)
Specialties of Prof. Dr. Mahipal S Sachdev (Padma Shri Awardee)
Qualification of Prof. Dr. Mahipal S Sachdev (Padma Shri Awardee)
MBBS, MS OPHTHALMOLOGY, DNB, MNAMS, FRCS 1, FICO 2(UK)
M.B.B.S. (AIIMS)
M.D. (AIIMS)
Fellowship in Cornea (Georgetown University, Washington D.C., USA)
FAICO
Honorary Professor at T.S. Mishra Medical College, Lucknow
Experience of Prof. Dr. Mahipal S Sachdev (Padma Shri Awardee)
Assistant Professor, AIIMS, June 1987
Associate Professor, AIIMS, 1991-96
Sr. Consultant, Indraprastha Apollo Hospital (1996)
Chairman & Medical Director, Centre For Sight Group of Eye Hospitals,1996 - Now
Research and Designation of Prof. Dr. Mahipal S Sachdev (Padma Shri Awardee)
- President - All India Ophthalmological Society since Feb. 2020
- President - All India Ophthalmological Society 2019
- Vice-President - All India Ophthalmological Society 2018
- Presently, a non-official member of the Managing Board of Indian Red Cross Society, New Delhi
- Presently, Managing editor – Indian Journal of Ophthalmology
- Presently, Chairman Scientific Committee, Intraocular Implant & Refractive Society, India
- Secretary, Intraocular Implant & Refractive Society, India, 2006
- President, Delhi Ophthalmological Society-2006
- Vice President, Delhi Ophthalmological Society– 2005
- Editor, Delhi Ophthalmological Society - Visiscan 2003-2005
- Member, Asian Refractive Council, 2002
- Secretary, All India Ophthalmological Society Conference, 1997
- Organizing Secretary 10th ICMRK
- Organizing Secretary –LOC 55th All India Ophthalmological Society Conference, Feb 1997
- Ex-President, Scientific Committee, All India Ophthalmological Society (1996-1999)
- Secretary, Delhi Ophthalmological Society, 1993 to 1995
Awards and Recognition of Prof. Dr. Mahipal S Sachdev (Padma Shri Awardee)
- Awarded Padamshri in January 2007
- Awarded Honorary FAICO by AIOS in 2020
- Centre for Sight has been recently awarded as “The Best Single Specialty Hospital- Ophthalmology” at the Times Health Care Achievers Awards.
- Pioneered Small Incision Lenticule extraction (SMILE) in India, and a high volume SMILE surgeon
- Pioneered blade free Femtocatarct technology in India
- Performed the first iLASIK (Bladeless LASIK) in India
- First to install Zyoptix (Bladeless LASIK) in India
- First to introduce Phakic IOLs in India
- He is widely credited to be the pioneer & propagate the technique of Phacoemulsification for Cataract surgery
- Principal Investigator in multiple Clinical reasearch studies
- Led team of ophthalmologists into Guiness Book of World Records for maximum number of Diabetic Retinopathy Screenings in a day
- Inducted in Wall of Fame at Modern School, Barakhamba Road
- Recognised as best resident and stood first in M.D. Ophthalmology (AIIMS)
- He has been recognized globally with fellowships and scholarships from the “Fifth International Symposium on Immunopathology”- Japan, “International Society of Eye Research”, “Research to Prevent Blindness”, New York, “Fisons award by the Contact Lens Association of Ophthalmologists”, USA amongst others.
- Won the “A C Aggrawal Memorial Trophy”, “Col. Rangachari Certificate”, “Krishna Sohan Singh Trophy”, “Dr Ishwar Chand Silver Jubilee Award”
- Received “Life Time Achievement Award- Ophthalmology” at Times Health care Achievers program held in Delhi.
- Honoured as one of the "Prominent Sikhs of India" on the occasion of 550th Birth Anniversary of Guru Nanak Ji
- Awarded “International leading Ophthalmologist 2016” in the conference Eye Advance by Swiss Eye research Foundation Switzerland
- Launched the Village adoption programme to prevent and treat avoidable blindness
- Member of Global Advisory Board Johnson & Johnson Surgical vision
- 115+ Articles published in Indexed Ophthalmological Journals
- Authored the First book on Phacoemulsification in India
- 175+ Papers & Courses presented at National & International Conferences
- 400+ National & International Conferences attended
- 150+ Articles published in MagazinesNewspaper