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Educational Qualifications

MBBS, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal, MAHE, Karnataka (2008 – 2014)
MS (Ophthalmology), MVJ Medical College & Research Hospital, Karnataka (2014 – 2017)
DNB (Ophthalmology), National Board of Examination (December 2017)
Long-Term Fellowship – Cataract, IOL and General Ophthalmology, Sankara Eye Hospital, Shimoga (2018 – 2019)
Long-Term Fellowship – Cornea, External Diseases, Ocular Surface and Refractive Surgery, Narayana Nethralaya, Bangalore (2019 – 2021)

Junior Resident cum Postgraduate, MVJ Medical College & Research Hospital, Karnataka (June 2014 – June 2017)
Junior Resident, Gulbarga Institute of Medical Sciences, Gulbarga (09/09/2017 – 09/10/2017)
SICS Trainee, PMBA’s H.V. Desai Eye Hospital, Pune (01/11/2017 – 30/11/2017)
Fellow – Cataract, IOL & Comprehensive Ophthalmology, Sankara Eye Hospital, Shimoga (January 2018 – July 2019)
Fellow – Refractive Surgery, Cornea, External Diseases & Ocular Surface, Narayana Nethralaya, Bangalore (July 2019 – June 2021)
Consultant Ophthalmologist, Anugraha Eye Hospital, Bijapur (September 2022 – June 2025)

Specialized in cataract, refractive surgery, cornea, anterior segment, and ocular surface diseases.
Trained in refractive diagnostics, surgical planning, and complex corneal conditions.
Advanced surgical skills in cataract surgery including SICS, phacoemulsification, anterior vitrectomy, and complex adjuncts.

Thesis: A Clinical Study of Dry Eye in Rural Population, MVJ Medical College and Research Hospital
Research Project: Comparison of accuracy of novel formulae for IOL power calculation under Dr. Mahesha S, Sankara Eye Hospital

Prospective study of drug prescribing rate and pattern in Idiopathic Parkinson Disease, American Journal of Phytomedicine (2014)
Knowledge, attitude, and practice of diabetes and diabetic retinopathy, International Journal of Current Research (2016)
Adult-onset BPES syndrome, Indian Journal of Case Reports (2019)

Consultant at Centre for Sight Group of Hospitals – Sikar, Rajasthan since 17/11/2023
Internship training completed in March 2013