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
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Biography@
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QUALIFICATIONS
: M.B.B.S.,
1962 - Rajasthan University,
Jaipur
M.S.(OPH) 1965-
Rajasthan University, Jaipur
EXPERIENCE
:Junior Lecturer - April
1966 to October 1966, M P
Shah
Medical College, Jamnagar -
Gujarat (India)
: Asstt.
Professor - October 1966 to
May 1972, M & J Institute of
Ophthalmology, Civil
Hospital, Ahmedabad-Gujarat
(India)
:Prof. of
Ophthalmology - May 1972 to
August 1976, M & J Institute
of Ophthalmology,
Civil Hospital,
Ahmedabad-Gujarat (India)
PRESENT
DESIGNATION:
-
Director-Retina
Foundation, Shahibaug
Underbridge–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)- PRESIDENT
DR.
G.O.H.
NAUMANN
: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 160 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 10000 major
& minor surgeries and
procedures as a volunteer.
RECOGNITION
:On the panel of Doctors for
“Oil & Natural
Gas Corporation”, “Indian
Space Research Organisation”
and “Institute for Plasma
Research” - Ahmedabad and
Consultant Retinal Surgeon
to the Indian Army.
