Appointments in Education

Member, President’s Think Tank of AIOS, June 2023

Member, Education Subcommittee, Ophthalmology Foundation, USA, May 2023

Chairperson, Mentoring Committee, OFEC, September 2022

Member, AIOS Collegium Board, July 2021 (reappointed in August 2022)

Chairperson, Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus subcommittee AIOS FAICO, July 2021

Member, Advisory committee, OFEC April 2021

Member, Editorial Board of OFEC Newsletter, April 2021

Founder and Coordinator, Snippets, Podcast for eye care professionals. May 2000

Member, Presidential committee for AIOS-ICO Coordination committee, May 2000

Member, AIOS Presidential Committee on Education, May 2000

Member, AIOS ICO coordination committee, May 2019

Site visitor for Accreditation (inspected LVPEI) Dec, 2018

Member, Teaching the teachers courses and resources committee, International council of Ophthalmology, October 2016

Lead Instructor for Zonal programs in Teachers in Ophthalmology Program by ARC-ICO: Bhubaneswar; Jan 2016

Member, Ethics Committee, World Society of Pediatric Opthalmology and Strabismus: appointed June 2016

Faculty

ICO Program Directors Course in Kathmandu , Tilganga Eye Institute, June 2016

Member, Paediatric Ophthalmology curriculum committee, AIOS Collegium; appointed Nov-Dec 2015

Chairperson, Steering committee of ICO-AIOS Teachers in Ophthalmology Program 2014-2016

Lead Instructor for Zonal programs in Teachers in Ophthalmology Program August-Sept 2015, Chennai, Patna, Bangalore, Kolkata

Content expert and advisor.Worked with ICO and ORBIS China to develop curriculum for Pediatric Ophthalmology fellowship programs in Shanxi Province, Sept 2014

Consultant,Worked with Perkins International to train teachers to screen for visual problems in disabled children, Danang, Vietnam, Feb-Mar 2014

Faculty ICO Program Directors workshop in Manila along with PAO, December 2013

Content expert and advisor,ORBIS-ICO Pediatric Ophthalmology Fellowship Development Project in Vietnam May-June 2014, May 2015, December 2016

Committee member, Subspeciality education committee 2013 to present, ICO

Host coordinator for Pediatric Ophthalmology on behalf of AIOS For 2013 AIOC-APAO Conference in Hyderabad

Convenor/Member of Inspection committee for fellowship accrediatation ,For Tamilnadu Dr. MGR Medical University

Co-Chair, Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus sub committee,ICO Residency Curriculum 2011

Editor of “Insight” (Scientific Publication of Medical and Vision Research Foundation), Period May 2005- October 2012

SN-ORBIS  POLTC Pediatric Ophthalmology Fellowship Coordinator: 2003-2009vHospital Sankara Nethralaya

Director-Academics (Residency Program Director)

Period April 2006-May 2020

Hospital Sankara Nethralaya

Member of Editorial Board of Indian Journal of Ophthalmology (2005-2008)

Member of Editorial Board of TNOA Journal, 2006-2007

Appraiser of DNB Period , 2012-2021

Reviewer for Indian Journal of Ophthalmology, 2005 onwards

Reviewer for TNOA Journal, 2012-present

Reviewer for Other Journals: Oman Journal of Ophthalmology, Asia Pacific Journal of Ophthalmology, Saudi Arabian Journal of Ophthalmology

Examiner for Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh, 2013-present

Awards and Honors

1. Dr. J. Agarwal Best Teacher Award by the TNOA (August 2023)
2. Strabismus Key Note by the World socity of Pediatric Ophthlamology and strabismus 2021
3. Dr. R. N. Gandhewar Award in Pediatric Ophthalmology by the Vidharba Ophthalmology Society October 2016
4. Visiting Professor 2015. By LVPEI Bhubanewar. C. S. Bhaskaran Memorial oration
5. Prof. A. K. Khurana Award for the Best Publication in SPOSI conference 2014
6. Dr. S. S. Badrinath Gold Medal of Honor presented at the TNOA conference in Chennai August 2013
7. Excellence Award for contribution to strabismus at the Strabismological Society of India Conference, Rohtak, 2^nd December 2012
8. Knight of the Blind. Awarded by the Lions Club Central. 3^rd June. 2010
9. Capt. Subramaniam Best video film award for 2006 at the Tamilnadu Ophthalmic Association Meeting at Pondicherry, India
10. Best paper presentation at the Kentucky Academy of Eye Physicians And Surgeons, Spring 19993.
11. Gold Medal awarded by the Association of Resident Doctors for the Best Graduating Resident 1992 (PGIMER)
12. Certificate of Merit for Ophthalmology (1985) Madras Medical College
13. Distinction in Anatomy (1982, 1983)
14. First certificate of merit for biochemistry (1982) Madras Medical College

Organizational membership

• All India Ophthalmological Society
• Strabismus and Pediatric Ophthalmology Society of India
• Tamilnadu Ophthalmic Association
• Indian Intraocular Implant and Refractive Society
• International Strabismological Association
• World Society of Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus
• Asia Pacific Society of Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus

More than 50 peer reviewed publications