EDUCATION

• 1980-1991: St. Xaviers High School, Patna
• 1991-1993: Science College, Patna
• 1994-2000: MBBS, Kasturba Medical College, MAHE, Manipal
• 2000-2001: Internship, Kasturba Medical College, MAHE, Manipal
• 2001-2003: Masters in Ophthalmology (M.S), Kasturba Medical College, MAHE, Manipal

EXPERIENCE

• 2003-2004: Senior Resident, Venu Eye Institute and Research Centre, New Delhi
• 2004-2006: Vitreo-retina Fellowship, Sankara Nethralaya, Chennai
• 2006: Sir Ratan TATA Phacoemulsification Fellowship, Sankara Nethralaya, Chennai
• 2006-2008: Consultant VR Surgeon, SGHS Eye Hospital, Sohana
• 2008-2010: Consultant, Centre for Sight, Gurgaon/Faridabad
• 2010-2012: Senior Consultant, iCare Hospital, Noida
• 2012-2022: Senior Consultant, Vision First Eye Centre, Noida

PUBLICATIONS

• IV steroids for the treatment of Posterior Indirect Traumatic Optic Neuropathy, Chakshu (Karnataka Ophthalmology Society Journal), August 2003
• Intravitreal Triamcinolone Acetonide to treat refractory macular edema in a vitrectomized eye, IJO, October 2006
• Optical Coherence Tomography for Precise Localization of Inapparent Retained Foreign Body in Ocular Coats, Retinal Cases & Brief Reports, Summer 2009
• Macular buckling and pars plana vitrectomy for retinitis pigmentosa with posterior staphyloma and macular hole, Indian Journal of Ophthalmology, 2021

INTERESTS AND ACTIVITIES

• Vitreo-retinal surgery, macular surgery, retinal detachment, PVR, trauma, macular degeneration, diabetic retinopathy, and uveitis
• Editor in chief for Noida Journal of Ophthalmology
• Principal Investigator of an ongoing multinational trial on posterior uveitis

AWARDS AND RECOGNITIONS

• Gold Medal in M.S. Ophthalmology
• Best Paper Award, Tamilnadu Ophthalmic Association Annual Meet, 2004
• Best Outgoing VR Fellow, 2006, Sankara Nethralaya, Chennai

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS

• All India Ophthalmological Society (AIOS)
• Vitreo-Retinal Society of India (VRSI)
• Delhi Ophthalmological Society (DOS)
• Noida Ophthalmological Society (NOS) - Presently treasurer
• Gurgaon Ophthalmological Society (GOS)