Eyeing the Gold!

Tamil Nadu University MS Ophthalmology Gold Medalist

Dr. Thendral Velmurugan, MBBS, MS (Gold Medalist), DNB, FICO, MRCS (Edinburgh)
  • Dr. Thendral Velmurugan is currently pursuing ‘Global Clinical Scholar Research Training Program’ at Harvard medical school. 
  • She completed his MS Ophthalmology with a Gold Medal from Tamil Nadu University and and is an alumnus of Government Tirunelveli Medical College
  • She holds an MBBS degree from Government Vellore medical college.

DNB Ophthalmology Gold Medalist ​2020

Dr. Palak Chirania-Agrawal, MBBS, DNB (Gold Medalist), FICO, FRS
  • Dr. Palak Chirania-Agrawal is currently working as a Cataract and Refractive Consultant at Rohit Eye Hospital and Child Care Center, Indore, Madhya Pradesh.
  • She completed her MBBS from Government Medical College, Akola, Maharashtra and went on to pursue her DNB in Ophthalmology from the prestigious Sri Sankaradeva Nethralaya, Guwahati, Assam.
  • She won the Dr. G. Venkataswamy Gold Medal for Ophthalmology in DNB Final Examination December 2020 Session – National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences (NBEMS).
  • She has completed her Fellowship in Refractive surgery from Narayana Nethralaya, Bangalore.

Ranchi University (Jharkhand) MS Ophthalmology Gold Medalist

Dr. Sneha Batra, MBBS, MS (Gold Medalist), FICO ​
  • Dr. Sneha Batra is presently a Consultant at the Himalayan Eye Institute, Siliguri. 
  • She completed her MBBS from Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education and Research (IPGME&R), Kolkata and MS in Ophthalmology from Rajendra Institute of Medical Sciences (RIMS), Ranchi. 
  • She completed her fellowship in Cataract, Refractive Surgery and Medical Retina from B B Eye Foundation, Kolkata. 

Gujarat University MS Ophthalmology Gold Medalist

Dr. Minhaz M. Karkhanawala, MBBS, MS (Gold Medalist), FICO
  • Dr. Minhaz M. Karkhanawala is currently working as an Ophthalmologist in Ahmedabad, Gujarat. 
  • He completed his MS Ophthalmology with a Gold Medal from Gujarat University in 2019 and and is an alumnus of M and J Western Regional Institute of Ophthalmology; B J Medical College, Ahmedabad. 
  • He holds an MBBS degree from B J Medical College, Ahmedabad. 

West Bengal University of Health Sciences Gold Medalist

Dr. Sneha Jain, MBBS, MS (Gold Medalist), FICO
  • Dr. Sneha Jain is currently working as a Senior Resident (Vitreo-retina services) at RIO Kolkata.
  • She completed her MS Ophthalmology with a Gold Medal from West Bengal University of Health Sciences in 2019 and and is an alumnus of Regional Institute of Ophthalmology, Kolkata.
  • She holds an MBBS degree from Burdwan Medical College in West Bengal.

Kerala University of Health Sciences Gold Medalist

Dr. Anoop Kumar Singh, MBBS, MS (Gold Medalist)
  • Dr. Anoop Kumar Singh is currently pursuing Cataract and IOL fellowship at Sightsaver India Fellowship programme.
  • He completed his MS Ophthalmology with a Gold Medal from Kerala University of Health Sciences in 2019 and and is an alumnus of MES Medical College, Malappuram, Kerala.
  • He holds an MBBS degree from Government Medical College, Thrissur, Kerala.

Madhya Pradesh Medical Science University Gold Medalist

Dr. Vivek Singh, MS (Gold Medalist), FVRS
  • Dr. Vivek Singh is currently pursuing his long term fellowship in Surgical Vitreo-Retina from Narayana Nethralaya, Bangalore.
  • He completed his MS Ophthalmology with a Gold Medal from Madhya Pradesh Medical Science University in 2018 and is an alumnus of GR Medical College, Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh.
  • He holds an MBBS degree from Seth GS Medical College & KEM Hospital, Parel, Mumbai.

Maharashtra University of Health Sciences Gold Medalist

Dr. Zelda Dadachanji, MBBS, MS (Gold Medalist), DNB, FCRS, FICO
  • Dr. Zelda Dadachanji successfully completed her long term fellowship in Cornea, Ocular Surface & Refractive Surgery from Narayana Nethralaya, Bangalore where she also worked as a Clinical and Translational Scientist.
  • She completed her MS Ophthalmology with a Gold Medal from Maharashtra University of Health Sciences in 2017 and is an alumnus of Nair Hospital (Topiwala National Medical College) in Mumbai. 
  • She holds an MBBS degree from the Lokmanya Tilak Municipal Medical College and General Hospital, Sion, Mumbai, Maharashtra. 

DNB Ophthalmology Gold Medalist

Dr. Sashwanthi Mohan, MBBS, DNB (Gold Medalist), FICO
  • Dr. Sashwanthi Mohan completed her MBBS from Govt. Kilpauk Medical College and Hospital, Chennai and went on to pursue her DNB in Ophthalmology from the prestigious L V Prasad Eye Institute, Hyderabad. She is currently working as a consultant at Rajan Eye Care Hospital, Chennai. She will be joining Vitreo-Retina surgery fellowship at Sankara Nethralaya, Chennai.
  • She won the Dr. G. Venkataswamy Gold Medal for Ophthalmology in DNB Final Examination December 2018 Session – National Board of Examinations.
  • She created Ophthalmobytes 🔗, a virtual atlas of various ophthalmology cases and spotters useful for ophthalmologists, ophthalmologists-in-training and optometrists.

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