Areas of specialism / subspecialism :
- Cataract Surgery
- Glaucoma
Medical Qualifications
1997 MBBS, M P Shah Medical College, Saurashtra University, India
Specialist qualifications in Ophthalmology
2000 (MS Ophthalmology )
2010 (Fellowship of the Royal College of Ophthalmologists)
Further key experience
Glaucoma and A&E Fellow, Moorfields Eye Hospital 2011
Glaucoma Research and Clinical fellow,Guys and St Thomas’s NHS Trust with Prof Sheng Lim.2012
International Glaucoma Fellowships
ICO fellowship Mainz, Germany (2002)
L V Prasad Eye Institute, India (2005)
Locum Consultant King’s College Hospital 2013
Joined Yeovil District Hospital
2014
Membership of professional /national/regional bodies
Fellow – Royal College of Ophthalmologists
UKEGS
Glaucoma Society of India
All India Ophthalmology Society
Founding member Faculty of Medical Leadership and Management
Other achievements
Ophthalmology Speciality lead South west Peninsula , Clinical research network for NIHR March 2018 onwards
Research interests
PI and SI in several Ophthalmology trials at Yeovil District Hospital.
Audit lead for the department.
NIHR CRN lead for Ophthalmology, SW Peninsula
Prizes and Grants
CEA Award Level 1 2017
Leadership and Management
Clinical and medical Leadership programme Keele University, 2013
FMLM founding member
Posters and presentations and Peer reviewed publications
9 peer reviewed publications .
Over 18 posters and presentations in International meetings including EGS Prague, ICGS London , WGA Tokyo (Virtual ), RCOPhth and Euretina London and Amsterdam.
Contact for NHS practice:
Phone: 01935 384512
Email: eye.secretary@ydh.nhs.uk
