Faculty & Staff

Qualification/ Education

MBBS (Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery) Father Muller Medical College and Hospital, Mangalore

MS (Master of Surgery in Ophthalmology)Topiwala National Medical College & BYL Nair Hospital, Mumbai

FICO Fellow, International Council of Ophthalmology, USA

FCFS Fellow, Oculoplasty & Ocular Oncology, Centre for Sight, Hyderabad

FWEH Fellow, Ocular Oncology, Wills Eye Hospital, Philadelphia, USA

Experience

I worked as a consultant in Municipal Eye Hospital in Mumbai to complete a year of bond. This was followed by a 1-year fellowship in Oculoplasty and Ocular oncology in Centre for Sight in Hyderabad under the aegis of Dr. Santosh Honavar and a 1-year fellowship in Ocular Oncology and research in Will's Eye Hospital in Philadelphia, USA. Following this, I worked as a consultant in Chaithanya Eye Hospital, Trivandrum for a year before shifting to Narayana Nethralaya in Bangalore. Here I worked for the next 7 years before joining St. John's Medical College Hospital in September 2025.

Areas of interest

Cataract, Thyroid eye disease, Retinoblastoma, Orbital tumors, Ptosis, Nasolacrimal duct obstruction (NLDO), Blepharoplasty, Eyelid and conjunctival tumors.

Field of Expertise

Cataract

Oculoplasty

Ocular Oncology

Fellowship & Membership

FICO Fellow, International Council of Ophthalmology, USA

FCFS Fellow, Oculoplasty & Ocular Oncology, Centre for Sight, Hyderabad

FWEH Fellow, Ocular Oncology, Wills Eye Hospital, Philadelphia, USA

Institutional portfolios/ Committees

Research Coordinator in Department of Ophthalmology

Membership of professional associations/bodies

Member, AIOS (All India Ophthalmological Society)

Member, OPAI (Oculoplasty Association of India)

Member, KOS (Karnataka Ophthalmic Society)

Member, KSOS (Kerala State Ophthalmic Society)

Member, BOA (Bombay Ophthalmic Society)

Member, ISOO (International Society of Ocular Oncology)

Awards and Recognitions

1. AIOS and IJO Platinum Award for the best voted article in IJO 2021 at AIOS 2022, Mumbai.
2. AIOS and IJO Commendation Certificate for an IJO publication as one of the 25 most cited articles of IJO in 2021-2022 at AIOS 2022, Mumbai.
3. APAO Achievement award for scientific contribution at APAO 2021 (virtual).
4. APOS Pradeep Swarup award for best scientific paper in external diseases at AIOS 2020, Gurugram.
5. Best Paper award in Ocular Pathology/Oncology at AIOS 2019, Indore.
6. OPAI Gold Medal for first place in quiz at OPAI 2018, Jaipur.
7. International Ophthalmic Hero award at AIOS 2017, Jaipur.
8. Best Poster award in Ocular Pathology for physical poster at AIOS 2017, Jaipur.
9. Best Paper award for scientific paper at Ocular Oncology MasterClass 2017 with Dr. Carol Shields, Hyderabad.
10. Eye Cancer Foundation Travel Grant for ISOO (International Society of Ocular Oncology) 2017, Sydney, Australia.
11. Yasuo Tano award for scientific contribution at APAO 2016, Taipei, Taiwan.
12. C. S. Reshmi award for the best scientific video show at AIOS 2016, Kolkata.
13. Sujata Savithri award for the best scientific paper in oculoplasty at AIOS 2016, Kolkata.
14. Eye Cancer Foundation Travel Grant for ISOO 2015, Paris, France.
15. Special Prize for free paper at the Post Graduate Rounds Competition at Eye-PEP 2011, LVPEI, Hyderabad