Dr. Aniruddha Maiti MBBS, DO, DNB, FICO(UK), FVRS, MNAMS, MRCSEd (Ophth), FACS (USA), FASRS (USA), FRCOphth

Email: write2maiti@gmail.com  | Tel: +91 9836552140

Training

  • Vitreo Retina Fellowship, Aditya Jyot Eye Hosp, Mumbai (Jul 2006 – Jun 2007) 
  • Diplomate of National Board, National Board of Examinations (Feb 2006 – Jan 2008, Ophthalmology) 
  • Diploma in Ophthalmology, Regional Institute of Ophthalmology, Calcutta University (May 2003 – Apr 2005) 
  • Anatomy Resident, Burdwan University (May 2002 – Apr 2003) 
  • Urosurgery Resident, Calcutta Nat Med College & Hosp (Oct 2000 – Sept 2001) 
  • Internship, Calcutta Nat Med College & Hosp (Oct 1999 – Sept 2000) 
  • MBBS (Basic Medical Degree), Calcutta Nat Med College & Hosp (Sep 1994 – Sep 1999)

Appointments

Current Appointment

  • Senior Consultant, Netralayam, BB Eye Foundation 
  • AMRI Hospitals, Asia Columbia Hospital 
  • Amulya Jyoti Eye Foundation, Spectra Hospitals 
  • GD Hospital & Diabetes Institute (Jul 2021 – till date) 
  • Senior Consultant & HOD Retina Department, Susrut Eye Hospital (Apr 2015 – Jun 2021) 
  • Senior Consultant, Susrut Eye Hospital, Kolkata (Apr 2008 – Mar 2015) 

Previous Appointments

  • Senior Resident, Aditya Jyot Eye Hosp, Mumbai (Jul 2006 – Mar 2008) 
  • Junior Consultant, Susrut Eye Hospital, Kolkata (Dec 2005 – Jan 2006) 
  • Clinical Attachment, Birch Hill Hospital, Manchester, UK (Sep 2005 – Nov 2005) 
  • Clinical Attachment, Southend Hospital, London, UK (Jul 2005 – Aug 2005)

Work Experience

Surgical Experience

  • Practising as a Vitreo-retinal Consultant since 2008. 
  • The number of VR surgeries performed during the period exceeds 10,000.

Academic Experience

  • Trained many Vitreo-retina fellows & post-graduate residents (DNB). 
  • Faculty for postgraduate students and retina fellowship for the last 12 years. 
  • Mentor to more than 100 VR surgeons in India, Nepal & Bangladesh. 
  • Interview published in the Fall & Winter edition of Retina Times (2017) for India’s Vitreo Retinal Development Project. 
  • Thesis guide for postgraduate students. 
  • Reviewer of the American Journal of Ophthalmology.

Research Experience & Audits

  • Collaborative work on Artificial Intelligence on Computer vision approach for DR Screening with IIT Kharagpur. 
  • Collaborative work on Metabolic Profiling by FT-IR Spectroscopy as a prognostic tool for early detection in DR with IIT Kharagpur. 
  • Collaborative work on AGE (Advanced Glycation Endproduct), Glycation gap and HBA1c – Prognostic Factors for Diabetic Retinopathy with Science College, Calcutta University. 
  • Collaborative work on Estimation of Oxidative stress level in CSR with Science College, Calcutta University.
  • Drug trials conducted as Principal Investigator – Safety & Efficacy of Biosimilar molecules in the treatment of Wet AMD. 
  • Conducted many clinical audits on ophthalmic referrals, Retinal detachment surgery success rate & macular hole closure rates.

Organizing Experience

  • As PG Education Chairman & Scientific Committee Chairman of the state (West Bengal), conducted more than 100 academic meetings over the last 10 years. 
  • Associate Editor of Bengal Journal of Ophthalmology for 2 years. 
  • Presently a member of the Editorial Board in DOS Times. 
  • Organised All India PG Education Program East Zone (2015 & 2019). 
  • Organized State Annual Conference (2017) as Organizing Secretary. 
  • All India Ophthalmological Society Annual Conference (2016) as Additional Organising Secretary. 
  • Presently working as Honorary Secretary and Managing Committee Member of the Ophthalmological Society of West Bengal (OSWB).

Publications

International Publications

  1. Safety and efficacy of Razumab™ (world’s first biosimilar ranibizumab) in wet age-related macular degeneration: a post-marketing, prospective ASSET study.Sharma S, Gupta V, Maiti A, Int J Retina Vitreous. 2021 Mar 24;7(1):24.
  2. Intraoperative breakage of a reused 25-gauge ILM peeling forceps. Roy Madhurima, Roy Sangeeta, Maiti Aniruddha, International Journal of Retina, v. 4, n.2,p.178, Sep 2021
  3. Brolucizumab in Neovascular Age-Related Macular Degeneration – Indian Real-World Experience: The BRAILLE Study Chakraborty D, Maiti A, Sheth JU, Boral S, Mondal S, Nandi K, Sinha T, Das A Clinical Ophthalmology 2021, 15:3787-3795 
  4. Roy Madhurima , Maiti Aniruddha . INTRAOPERATIVE BREAKAGE OF A REUSED 25 GAUGE ILM PEELING FÓRCEPS. International Journal of Retina, [S.l.], v. 4, n. 2, p. 178, sep. 2021. ISSN 2614-8536.
  5. Vitrect omized vs non-vitrectomized eyes in DEX implant treatment for DMO-Is there any difference? the VITDEX study.Iglicki M, Maiti A, D’Amico Ricci G, Udaondo P, Loewenstein A, Chhablani J, Zur D.Eye (Lond). 2022 Jan 18. doi: 10.1038/s41433-022-01931-9. Online ahead of print.PMID: 35043004 Dr Aniruddha Maiti
  6. Safety of 10000 intravitreal dexamethasone implants.British Journal of Ophthalmology,2020 Jan;104(1):39-46,Bindu Rajesh et al, Aniruddha Maiti
  7. India’s Vitreo Retinal Development Project: Providing Advanced Training to Retina Surgeons Retina Times Fall 2017 Issue 71, Volume 35, No. 4 Pravin Dugel,Aniruddha Maiti 
  8. Rising to the Challenges of Retina Care in India Retina Times Winter 2017 Issue 72,Volume 35, No.5 Pravin Dugel, Aniruddha Maiti, Ratish Chandra Paul, V.Narendran  
  9. Maitreya Maity,Dev Kumar Das,Dhiraj Manohar, DhaneChandan Chakraborty, Aniruddha Maiti, Journal of Medical and Biological Engineering Fusion of Entropy Based Thresholding and Active Contour Model for Detection of Exudate and Optic Disc in Color Fundus Images December 2016, Volume 36, Issue 6, pp 795–809
  10. DattaA; Maiti A; Uparkar M, Autofluorescence, imaging.Ophthalmology 2008;115(10):1853-4
  11. UparkarM; Maiti A; Natarajan S Correspondence. Retina (Philadelphia, Pa.) 2008;28(3):527
  12. Aspergillus-induced Malignant Glaucoma. Jain V, Maiti A, Shome D, Borse N, Natarajan S, Cornea. 2007 Jul ;26 (6):762-763
  13. Report on Sunayana 2007: 65th Annual Conference of the All-India Ophthalmological Society Natarajan S, Kothari M, Maiti A, Ramakrishnan K Expert Review of Ophthalmology June 2007, Vol. 2, No. 3, Pages 341-342
  14. An Unusual Ocular Manifestation in Fanconi Anemia: Anterior Ischemic syndrome. JainV, Shome D, Maiti A, Natarajan S, Eye 2007;21:1449-1450
  15. Correspondence. Uparkar M, Maiti A, Natarajan S. Retina. 2008 Mar;28(3):527; author reply 527-8. doi: 10.1097/IAE.0b013e31815f3c74. PMID: 18327151
  16. Inadvertent intralenticular Ozurdex removal. Roy M, Maiti A, Das S, Das SS. Oman J Ophthalmol. 2022 Mar 2;15(1):119-120. doi: 10.4103/ojo.ojo_144_21. eCollection 2022 Jan-Apr. PMID: 35388264 Free PMC article.
  17. Aspergillus-induced malignant glaucoma. Jain V, Maiti A, Shome D, Borse N, Natarajan S. Cornea. 2007 Jul;26(6):762-3. doi: 10.1097/ICO.0b013e31805fc37b. PMID: 17592335 
  18. Autofluorescence imaging. Datta A, Maiti A, Uparkar M. Ophthalmology. 2008 Oct;115(10):1853-4; author reply 1854. doi: 10.1016/j.ophtha.2008.06.028. PMID: 18929171 No abstract available. 
  19. 19. Safety of 6000 intravitreal dexamethasone implants. Rajesh B, Zarranz-Ventura J, Fung AT, Busch C, Sahoo NK, Rodriguez-Valdes PJ, Sarao V, Mishra SK, Saatci AO, Udaondo Mirete P, Querques G, Farah ME, Lanzetta P, Arevalo JF, Kodjikian L, Chhablani J; for International Ozurdex Study Group. Br J Ophthalmol. 2020 Jan;104(1):39-46. doi: 10.1136/bjophthalmol-2019-313991. Epub 2019 Apr 30. PMID: 31040132
  20. 20. Brolucizumab in Neovascular Age-Related Macular Degeneration – Indian Real-World Experience: The BRAILLE Study – Fifty-Two-Week Outcomes. Chakraborty D, Maiti A, Sheth JU, Mondal S, Boral S, Nandi K, Sinha TK, Das A. Clin Ophthalmol. 2022 Dec 23;16:4303-4313. doi: 10.2147/OPTH.S395577. eCollection 2022. PMID: 36583092 Free PMC article
  21. 21. Vitrectomized vs non-vitrectomized eyes in DEX implant treatment for DMO-Is there any difference? The VITDEX study. Iglicki M, Busch C, Lanzetta P, Sarao V, Veritti D, Rassu N, Lupidi M, Cebeci Z, Fraser-Bell S, Bernal-Morales C, Sala-Puigdollers A, Zarranz-Ventura J, Gallego-Pinazo R, Maiti A, D’Amico Ricci G, Udaondo P, Loewenstein A, Chhablani J, Zur D. Eye (Lond). 2023 Feb;37(2):280-284. doi: 10.1038/s41433-022-01931-9. Epub 2022 Jan 18. PMID: 35043004 Free PMC article.
  22. 22. Brolucizumab in Neovascular Age-Related Macular Degeneration – Indian Real-World Experience: The BRAILLE Study. Chakraborty D, Maiti A, Sheth JU, Boral S, Mondal S, Nandi K, Sinha T, Das A. Clin Ophthalmol. 2021 Sep 7;15:3787-3795. doi: 10.2147/OPTH.S328160. eCollection 2021. PMID: 34522081 Free PMC article. 
  23. 23. Safety and efficacy of Razumab™ (world’s first biosimilar ranibizumab) in wet age-related macular degeneration: a post-marketing, prospective ASSET study. Sharma S, Gupta V, Maiti A, Natesh S, Saxena S, Dave V, Parmar V, Sampangi R, Murthy H, Dharwadkar S, Yadav NK, Joshi S, Mayor R, Ratra D, Basu S, Goel N, Chaturvedi A, Patel R, Jose V. Int J Retina Vitreous. 2021 Mar 24;7(1):24. doi: 10.1186/s40942-021-00293-w. PMID: 33762008 Free PMC article
  24. Pooled Multicenter Safety Analysis of Lupin’s Intravitreal Biosimilar Ranibizumab (Ranieyes) in Chorioretinal Vascular Diseases. Chakraborty D, Sinha TK, Sinha S, Maiti A, Mukherjee A, Nandi K, Das S, Majumdar S, Rungta D, Bhattacharya R. Ophthalmol Ther. 2024 Nov 19. doi: 10.1007/s40123-024-01065-z. Online ahead of print. PMID: 39560702

National Publications

  1. Unilateral loss of vision following snake bite, Ghosh AK, Bhaduri G, Sarkar AD, Mondal LK, Maiti A, Kishore V, Datta A, Chanda S. J Indian Med Assoc. 2006 Jul ;104 (7):404-5 2. 
  2. Ophthalmic artery occlusion: A cause of unilateral visual loss following spine surgery. Kothari M, Maiti A, Indian Journal of Ophthalmology,2007;Sept-oct 399-400
  3. Transconjunctival Sutureless Vitrectomy S.Natarajan, Ashad Sivaraman, Aniruddha Mahindrakar, Aniruddha Maiti, Mahesh Uparkar, Vandana Jain, Soumen Mondel TNOA,2007 Sept;45(3):9-22 
  4. Principal components’ analysis of multifocal electroretinogram in retinitis pigmentosa. Aniruddha Maiti, Mahesh Uparkar, Sundaram Natarajan, Nishikanth Borse, Jaydeep Walinjkar ,Indian Journal of Ophthalmology,2011:Sept-Oct,59(5):353-357
  5. Early intervention in Acute Retinal Necrosis, Maiti Aniruddha, Bhatt Chirag,Roy Sudip ,Chatterjee PK, Sinha S, Bengal Journal of Ophthalmology, Vol 38, Issue -1,Dec 2011,17-18
  6. Multifocal-ERG -Review Article. Aniruddha Maiti, Bengal Journal of Ophthalmology, Vol 39,Issue 1,Dec 2012,1-6 
  7. To estimate the oxidative stress levels in CSR, Aniruddha Maiti, Surojit Bose,G Mukherjee,Knika Agarwal,Chirag Bhatt,Ratish C Paul, Bengal Journal of Ophthalmology,Vol.40, Isuue 1,Nov 2013,66-67 
  8. Computer Vision Approach to Diabetic Retinopathy Screening, Aniruddha Maiti,Chandan Chakraborty, Kanika Agarwal, Dr Rahul Bahekar , Dr Chirag Bhatt, Dr R C Paul, Bengal Journal of Ophthalmology,Vol.39, Isuue 1,Nov 2014
  9. The Effect of Intravitreal Ranibizumab Injection in Diabetic Macular Edema Arnab Pal, Ashim Kumar Dey, Aniruddha Maiti, Bengal Journal of Ophthalmology,Vol. 46, Issue 1, Jan – June 2019 ,26-30
  10. Safety and efficacy of retro-pupillary iris claw intra ocular lens in aphakia with inadequate capsular support – Our experience ,Priyanka Khandelwal, Aniruddha Maiti, Bengal Journal of Dr Aniruddha Maiti Ophthalmology,Volume 45,jan-June 2018,40-48 
  11. A Delphi method based consensus statement for surgical management of proliferative diabetic retinopathy in India.Sengupta S, Sindal MD, Shanmugam PM, Bhende P, Ratra D, Nagpal M, Narayanan R, Rajendran A, Saravanan V, Kelkar A, Maiti A, Chakraborty D, Dogra M, Behera S.Indian J Ophthalmol. 2021 Nov;69(11):3308-3318.IJO_1265_21
  12. Retinal racemose hemangioma and macroaneurysm with multilayered hemorrhage: A case report Sangeeta Roy, Aniruddha Maiti, Indian Journal of Ophthalmology – Case Reports, Year 2021, Volume 1, Issue 4 [p. 739-741] IJO_2496_20
  13. Outcomes of preoperative bevacizumab in diabetics with nonclearing vitreous hemorrhage without tractional detachment – A quasi-randomized retrospective study.Chakraborty D, Maiti A, Kelkar A, Sengupta S, Roy S, Bolisetty M, Kothari A, Majumder J.Indian J Ophthalmol. 2021 Nov;69(11):3283-3287. IJO_1264_21
  14. Brolucizumab-associated intraocular inflammation in Indian patients by VRSI study group. Agarwal M, Muralidhar A, Shanmugam MP, Kothari A, Dudani A, Maiti A, Arora A, Jayadev C, Gupta C, Shroff D, Chakraborty D, Pillai GS, Lahiri K, Verma L, Gopalakrishnan M, Narayanan R, Mishra SK, Patil S, Choudhary S, Chakraborty S, Natesh S, Koundanya V, Aggarwal V. Indian J Ophthalmol. 2024 Aug 1;72(8):1156-1161. doi: 10.4103/IJO.IJO_2973_23. Epub 2024 Jul 29. PMID: 39078959 Free PMC article. 
  15. Preferred practice patterns in aphakia management in adults in India: A survey. Kelkar AS, Kelkar J, Bhende P, Narayanan R, Maiti A, Bolisetty M, Singhvi P. Indian J Ophthalmol. 2022 Aug;70(8):2855-2860. doi: 10.4103/ijo.IJO_319_22. PMID: 35918929 Free PMC article.
  16. Aflibercept vs. dexamethasone implant for recalcitrant diabetic macular edema in pseudophakic eyes – 1-year outcomes from a quazi-randomized study in India. Chakraborty D, Mondal S, Sengupta S, Maiti A, Boral S, Das A, Sinha TK, Nandi K. Indian J Ophthalmol. 2024 Jul 1;72(7):1001-1006. doi: 10.4103/IJO.IJO_1447_23. Epub 2024 Apr 16. PMID: 38622856 Free PMC article. Clinical Trial.
  17. Initial experience in treating polypoidal choroidal vasculopathy with brolucizumab in Indian eyes – A multicenter retrospective study. Chakraborty D, Maiti A, Sengupta S, Mondal S, Nandi K, Chakraborty S. Indian J Ophthalmol. 2022 Apr;70(4):1295-1299. doi: 10.4103/ijo.IJO_2513_21. PMID: 35326038 Free PMC article.
  18. A Delphi method based consensus statement for surgical management of proliferative diabetic retinopathy in India. Sengupta S, Sindal MD, Shanmugam PM, Bhende P, Ratra D, Nagpal M, Narayanan R, Rajendran A, Saravanan V, Kelkar A, Maiti A, Chakraborty D, Dogra M, Behera S. Indian J Ophthalmol. 2021 Nov;69(11):3308-3318. doi: 10.4103/ijo.IJO_1265_21. PMID: 34708794 Free PMC article.
  19. Incidence, clinical features, risk factors, and outcomes of Intraocular inflammation following Brolucizumab in Indian eyes – A multicentric study. Chakraborty D, Mondal S, Sengupta S, Abbas Z, Chandra K, Boral S, Maiti A, Roy S, Mukherjee A, Das A, Chakraborty S, Nag P. Indian J Ophthalmol. 2023 May;71(5):1979-1985. doi: 10.4103/IJO.IJO_2688_22. PMID: 37203069 Free PMC article.
  20. Outcomes of preoperative bevacizumab in diabetics with nonclearing vitreous hemorrhage without tractional detachment – A quasi-randomized retrospective study. Chakraborty D, Maiti A, Kelkar A, Sengupta S, Roy S, Bolisetty M, Kothari A, Majumder J. Indian J Ophthalmol. 2021 Nov;69(11):3283-3287. doi: 10.4103/ijo.IJO_1264_21. PMID: 34708788 Free PMC article. Clinical Trial. 
  21. Ophthalmic artery occlusion: a cause of unilateral visual loss following spine surgery. Kothari MT, Maiti A. Indian J Ophthalmol. 2007 Sep-Oct;55(5):401-2. doi: 10.4103/0301-4738.33841. PMID: 17699964 Free PMC article. No abstract available. 
  22. Principal components’ analysis of multifocal electroretinogram in retinitis pigmentosa. Maiti A, Uparkar M, Natarajan S, Borse N, Walinjkar J. Indian J Ophthalmol. 2011 Sep-Oct;59(5):353-7. doi: 10.4103/0301-4738.83610. PMID: 21836339 Free PMC article.
  23. Unilateral loss of vision following snakebite. Ghosh AK, Bhaduri G, Sarkar AD, Mondal LK, Maiti A, Kishore V, Datta A, Chanda S. J Indian Med Assoc. 2006 Jul;104(7):404-5. PMID: 17240816 

Digital Publication

  • 3D viewing system in Ophthalmology – June, 2021 (EOPHTHA Website)

Presentations (Major)

  1. Presented Role of MfERG in RP (LVPEI & ISCEV Symposium) Visual Diagnostic Symposium,2021
  2. Invited faculty for Debate – Why I still do PRP in PDR. DOS,2021 
  3. Indian experience on Brolizumab. AIOS (International Conclave 2021,DOS,2021
  4. Presented VR Surgery Complications in Jail breakers session. VRSI,2021
  5. Invited faculty for International Webinar on PDR Management October,2021
  6. Role of OCT in VR Surgical decision making ( webinar ) PDTV, 2021
  7. Instruction Course in Code Red, Longest OR day. AIOS, 2020, New Delhi
  8. Symposium on PDR & Retina AIOS,2020, New Delhi 
  9. Instruction Course on Complex PDR. ASRS,2019, Chicago
  10. Instruction Course on Code Red in VR Surgeries, ASRS, 2019, Chicago
  11. Surgical Video presentation on complications in VR Surgeries, ASRS 2019, Chicago
  12. Instruction Course on Code Red in VR Surgeries, ASRS 2018, Vancouver
  13. Panel Discussion speaker on Iris fixating len, ASRS 2018, Vancouver
  14. Surgical video presentation on Complicated RD Management, ASRS 2018, Vancouver
  15. Debate on Steroid Vs Anti-VEGF in DME DME conclave,2018, Hyderabad, Dr Aniruddha Maiti & Pune Eyecon 2018
  16. Instruction Course on Code Red in VR Surgeries, ASRS 2017, Boston
  17. Poster presentation on Metabolic Profiling By FT-IR Spectroscopy As A Prognostic Tool For Early Detection in Diabetic Retinopathy, ASRS 2017, Boston 
  18. Poster presentation on New Insights For Diabetic Retinopathy in Terms of Physiological Stress and Inflammatory Biomarkers” ASRS 2017, Boston
  19. Course on Demand on TIPS AND TRICKS IN MACULAR HOLE SURGERIES AND ITS COMPLICATION MANAGEMENT ASRS 2017, Boston
  20. Invited speaker for the session “Challenge the Master “ – Video on Opticdisc pit with CSR ASRS 2016,San Francisco
  21. Poster presentation on AGE ( Advanced Glycation Endproduct) , Glycation Gap and HBA1c – Prognostic Factors for Diabetic Retinopathy ASRS 2015, Viena, Austria
  22. Poster presentation on Computer vision approach for DR Screening ASRS 2015, Vienna, Austria 
  23. Paper on Computer Vision Approach for DR Screening, AIOS 2015, Delhi 
  24. Instruction Course on Code Red in VR Surgery, AIOS 2015, Delhi 
  25. Instruction Course on TASS/Endophthalmitis AIOS, Agra,2014 
  26. Most sensitive prognostic factor in treatment – AGE, Glycation Ga,p or HBA1c? OSWB, KAO 2013 
  27. Computer vision approach for DR Screening-Paper VRSI,2013& OSWB 2013 
  28. Prognostic factors in DR Imaging AMD Congress, Bangalore 
  29. Experience of Dexamethasone implant in RVO Vietnam,2013 
  30. Estimation of Oxidative stress level in CSR. Paper Euretina, Hamburg,2013
  31. Instruction Course on DME (Clinical studies translated into Clinical practice )- AIOS, Hyderabad,2013 
  32. Estimation of Oxidative stress level in CSR. Poster VRSI, Guwahati 
  33. Estimation of Oxidative stress level in CSR. Paper OSWB Kolkata,2012 
  34. Estimation of Oxidative stress level in CSR. Poster AAO, New Orleans,2013 
  35. Comparison between response of dexamethasone intravitreal implant in primary with secondary cases of macular edema following retinal vascular disorder paper EURETINA, Milan,2012 
  36. Treatment Dilemma in RAP Indian AMD and Retina Congress, Hyderabad,2011 
  37. Electrophysiological Tests in Neuro-ophthalmology, CME, O SWB Kolkata,2011 
  38. Ozurdex Clinical experience CME, Kolkata,2011 
  39. Choroidal haemangioma- What next? WB VRSI,Kolkata,2011 
  40. Prevalence & natural history of clinical asymptomatic RD in myopic population EURETINA, London,2011
  41. Ketoconazole in Chronic CSR, Poster EURETINA, London,2011 
  42. Instruction course (update) on Ophthalmic Sterilization in AIOS,2010 Kolkata,2010 
  43. Low-Fluence PDT and Ranibizumab in IPCV, Poster VRSI, P. Alampur,2009 
  44. Low-Fluence PDT and Ranibizumab in IPCV, Paper OSWB Annual Kolkata,2009 
  45. Ketoconazole in Chronic CSR, Paper OSWB Annual Kolkata,2009 
  46. Instruction Course on Indirect Ophthalmoscope OSWB Annual Kolkata,2009 Dr Aniruddha Maiti 
  47. Principal component analysis in RP-Paper ISCEV W.Virginia,2008 
  48. Intravitreal anti-VEGF agents in the management of Coats’ disease in childhood, paper Euretina Vienna,2008 
  49. Combined phaco, scleral buckling with 23G vitrectomy using fibrin glue: Is the sutureless dream finally achieved? Paper EuretinaVienna,2008 
  50. Instruction Course on OCT OSWB Annual Conf,2008 
  51. Principal component analysis in RP-Poster AAO New Orleans,2007 
  52. Complications of Anti-VEGF -scientific poster Retina Society, Boston,2007 
  53. Racial difference in Multifocal responses, scientific poster, ASRS, California,2007 
  54. Comparison of Amsler Grid with Preferential Hyperacuity Perimeter for the early detection ARMD paper and poster AIOS, Hyderabad,2007 
  55. Multifocal ERG and Retinal Prosthesis presented in Artificial Retina and Bio-Engineering Session AIOS, Hyderabad,2007 
  56. Eye donation awareness among medical students- free paper AIOS, Bhopal,2006 
  57. Vision Related Quality Of life & Psychometric evaluation of Rural Glaucomatous Population Paper and poster OSWB Annual,2006 APAO Singapore,2006

Books & Chapters

  • Written chapters on Lasers in Posterior Segment, Paediatric Retinal Disorders (Jaypee Brothers). 
  • Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor: Inhibitors in ARMD (Jaypee Brothers). 
  • Co-authored the book on Diabetic Macular Edema: Evidence to Real World (Springer Nature Publisher).

Academic Contributions

  • Conducted more than 100 webinars in Vitreo Retinal Surgeries & decision making in Medical Retina.

Dissertation

  • Study of pattern of Multifocal ERG in Retinitis Pigmentosa – A guide for Retinal Implants – submitted to National Board of Examinations (DNB), June 2007.

Awards and Distinctions

  1. International Ophthalmic Heroes of India Award, AIOS, 2020 
  2. Senior Honor Award from American Society of Retina Specialists, 2019 
  3. International Ophthalmic Heroes of India Award, AIOS, 2019 
  4. Honor Award from American Society of Retina Specialists, 2018 
  5. Dr Anadi Basu Memorial Award for Best Poster, OSWB Annual Conference, 2018 
  6. AIOS–APOS Vengala Rao Award for Best Paper in Comprehensive Ophthalmology, AIOS 2015 
  7. Dr B K Mitra Award for Best Paper in OSWB Annual Conference, 2013 
  8. AIOS–IJO Gold Award 2012 (Best publication in Indian Journal of Ophthalmology) 
  9. Dr K P Roy Award for Best Paper in OSWB Annual Conference, 2012 
  10. Young Researcher’s Award, AIOS, 2010 
  11. International Travel Fellowship from ISCEV, 2008 
  12. Runner-up in All India Ophthalmology Quiz, AIOS, 2008 
  13. Birla Smarak Kosh – Research Fellowship, 2007 
  14. Recipient: Gold Medal for 1st in DO (Finals) – Calcutta University, 2005 
  15. Second Prize in Ophthalmology Quiz, OSWB Annual Conference, 2004 
  16. Received National Scholarship Award at School Level

Additional Exams Cleared

  • TOEFL, IELTS, PLAB, MRCOphth-1, FICO, MRCSEd, FACS

Special Interests

  • Macular Surgeries & Electro Diagnostics

Extracurricular Activities

  • I love trekking and occasionally go with friends in my leisure time. 
  • Most memorable expeditions till date are Kedarkanth trek in 2018 & Daraya Bugyal in 2021. Both were moderate to difficult treks in the Himalayas.