Dr Ashok Natarajan

FULL NAME: DR ASHOK NATARAJAN
ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS:

MBBS 1993-1999 Govt. Medical College, Thrissur, Kerala
MS(Ophthalmology) 1999-2002 Kasturba Medical College
Mangalore Research Fellowship(Vitreo-retinal) 2004-2005 Sankara Nethralaya Medical Research Foundation
Chennai FMRF(Fellowship in Vitreo-retmal Surgery) 2005-2007 Sankara Nethralaya Medical Research Foundation, Chennai

TRAINING DETAILS:

Medical Officer, Aravind Eye Hospital, Coimbatore Sr. Medical Officer & In-charge of Retina Department, Aravind Eye Hospital, Tiruncivcii approximately 2yrs (2003-2004 and 2007)
Has worked as Senior Consultant Vitreo-Retinal, in Chaithanya Eye Hospital, Trivandrum 2007
Has worked as a consultant in Eye Research Foundation, Thaliparamba (2003) Actively involved in undergraduate & postgraduate teaching and guidance since 1999

POSITIONS INCLUDING ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS:

Medical Officer, Aravind Eye Hospital, Coimbatore Sr. Medical Officer & In-charge of Retina Department, Aravind Eye Hospital, Tiruncivcii approximately 2yrs (2003-2004 and 2007) Has worked as Senior Consultant Vitreo-Retinal, in Chaithanya Eye Hospital, Trivandrum 2007 Has worked as a consultant in Eye Research Foundation, Thaliparamba (2003) Actively involved in undergraduate & postgraduate teaching and guidance since 1999

CLINICAL EXPERIENCE:

Over 3 years experience in management of all cases related to Medical Retina Has performed over 1000 LASER procedures including PDT and ROP laser Given over 100 intra-vitreal injections (including Triamcinalone, Avastin, Lucentis and Macugen)
Is experienced in handling cases related to ocular oncology
Has also undergone a short-term training in diagnosis and management of uveal diseases a part of retinal fellowship programme under Dr. Jyotirmav Biswas, Sankara Nethralaya

RESEARCH EXPERIENCE:

Has been actively involved in the community based epidemiology project on Diabetic Retinopathy funded by the World Diabetic Foundation both at Aravind Eye Hospital and at Sankara Nethralaya Has been a co-investigator in the Alimera Study (evaluating intra-vitreal steroid for diabetic macular oedema) at Aravind Eye Hospital.
Has been a part of the Silicone Oil Study, a prospective study of over 1000 patients funded by Medical Research Foundation to investigate risk factors of Silicone oil emulsification (Sankara Nethralaya).
Has contributed to a prospective study on patient comfort and ophthalmic anaesthesia using psycho-physical parameters (Sankara Nethralaya)
Has been involved in numerous retrospective case series analyses.
Has participated in a number of national and international conferences.
Recently received the Third prize in the Quiz competition at the AIOS conference held at Bangalore in January, 2008

SURGICAL EXPERIENCE: Has performed over 800 Anterior Segment Surgeries and over 100 Vitreo-Retinal Surgeries including Ocular Trauma (Details of surgeries shall be furnished on request)
SEMINARS & CONFERENCES:

Has participated in a number of national and international conferences Recently received the Third prize in the Quiz competition at the AIOS conference held at Bangalore in January, 2008

PUBLICATIONS & PAPERS:

Has contributed to a prospective study on patient comfort and ophthalmic anaesthesia using psycho-physical parameters (Sankara Nethralaya)