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(Prof Emeritus ) Dr P. N Nagpal  MS, FACS ( USA) , FDAAD( West Germany)

 

Currently

Founder and Medical Director, Retina Foundation , Ahmedabad, India

Professor Emeritus , M & J Institute Of Ophthalmology, B.J Medical College, Ahmedabad, India

 

Speciality : Ophthalmology

 

Superspeciality: Retina & Vitreous

 

 

 PRESENT DESIGNATION: 

  • Founder Director-Retina Foundation, Ahmedabad ,Gujarat (India)-September 1976 to date

  • Prof. Emeritus, M & J Institute of Ophthalmology , Civil Hospital, Ahmedabad

 

FIELD OF SPECIALITY          :   Retina & Vitreous

FELLOWSHIPS                     :    Fellow of German Academic Exchange 1970 to 1971

                                               Worked at Augen Klinik Essen, Germany under

                                               PROF.G.MEYER SCHWICKERATH for two years.

 

                                           : Fellow of the American College of Surgeons (FACS)

 

MEMBERSHIPS AND CHAIRS :

                                        :Member of the American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO)

:Member of the Association of Research in Vision and  Ophthalmology  (ARVO)

:LIFE MEMBER OF ALL INDIA OPHTHALMOLOGICAL   SOCIETY (AIOS)

:CHAIRMAN, SCIENTIFIC  COMMITTEE ALL INDIA

 OPHTHALMOLOGICAL SOCIETY 1984 - 1989

                                                :CHAIRMAN ETHICS COMMITTEE –AIOS (1999 -  2003)

:CHAIRMAN – “COMMITTEE ON INTERNATIONAL

CO-ORDINATIVE TEACHING EFFORTS FOR SOUTH 

EAST ASIA  REGION” OF  AIOS – (1999 -2003)

:MEMBER ADVISORY COMMITTEE TO

 INTERNATIONAL  COUNCIL OF OPHTHALMOLOGY 

 (CHAIRMAN - BRUCE  E.  SPIVEY AND NOW   PROF. J

 DELAEY)1986-1998

:MEMBER INTERNATIONAL COUNCIL OF          

 OPHTHALMOLOGY -  (1998-2002)-

:MEMBER - COMMITTEE ON INTERNATIONAL MEMBERS   OF  AMERICAN ACADEMY OF OPHTHALMOLOGY 1996,   1997 & 1998

:MEMBER-INTERNATIONAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE OF AMERICAN  ACADEMY OF OPHTHALMOLOGY – 1999-2001

:MEMBER - AFRO-ASIAN COUNCIL OF OPHTHALMOLOGY

:MEMBER – W.H.O. INTERNATIONAL ADVISORY BOARD TO ARAVIND   EYE HOSPITAL - MADURAI

  MEMBER EDITORIAL BOARD

1.     "WORLD OPHTHALMOLOGY NEWS" OF AMERICAN ACADEMY  OF OPHTHALMOLOGY

2.      AMERICAN JOURNAL OF OPHTHALMOLOGY

(1996- 1999)

3.      EYE NET - THE JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN  ACADEMY OF OPHTHALMOLOGY 1998-2003

                                                 4.   OCULAR SURGERY NEWS (EUROPE/ASIA – PACIFIC EDITION)

                                                 5.      Co-Editor Highlights of Ophthalmology –Indian Section

6.      Chairman - Eye Research Centre, Ahmedabad.

                                                       Govt. Recognized. (Donations 100% Exempt from  Income Tax)

7.      Executive Secretary, Ahmedabad Academy of  Ophthalmology

8.      President Vision 2020 – Right to Sight - Gujarat Chapter

EXAMINER                           : Appointed examiner for Pre and Post-graduate students in many  Universities of India.

AWARDS                                  : Hari Om Prerit Alembic Award 1979 Gold medal & Rs. 25000/-

                                               : Gold medal of Bihar Ophthalmological Society

                                               : P.Siva Reddy Gold medal & Oration 1985 A.P. State

                                                : Felicitation of S M S Medical College Jaipur 40th and  50th Anniversary (Citations).

                                                : Eminent personality – Alumni Award – SMS medical college, Jaipur

                                                : Best Teacher Award APAO, Hyderabad.

: Dr B.C. Roy National Award– 1998 to recognize the best talents in encouraging the development of specialities in different branches of Medicine” given by the hands of   President of India.

: Included in Gujarat 100 Power list by Divya Bhaskar –Gujarat Daily News Paper

: Member Ahmedabad Citizen Council

: Prati Dhwani Media Award 2006- Medical Activities (A Publication from Rajkot)

: BJP Doctor Cell Award 2007 at the hands of Chief Minister Shri Narendra Modi

: Gurjar Ratna Award, Padma Gandhi Foundation –Gandhi Vision 2007

 

MEETINGS ORGANISED    : Have already organised 16 National Symposia on different   subjects and 40 workshops    covering Ophthalmology

 

FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM  : Trained over 200 Eye surgeons in the art of Vitreo-Retinal Surgery since 1976. Six of them were sponsored by Govt. organisations (including one from Army and Central Reserve Police)

 

COMMUNITY WORK           : Since 1978  have adopted Chikhodra Eye Hospital, Chikhodra  Dist. Anand (Gujarat) and have visited it twice a month and performed over 12000 major &  minor surgeries and procedures as a volunteer.

 

 

Other Details Also avilabale at

Brief Biography@ elibrary

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
 
 

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