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M.B.B.S.
M.S. (Ophthalmology) |
Lokmanya Tilak Municipal Medical College, Mumbai
Advanced Eye Centre, PGIMER, Chandigarh |
Under Graduate Medical Training |
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M.B.B.S. (Bachelor of Medicine & Bachelor of Surgery)
Lokmanya Tilak Municipal Medical College Mumbai |
Aug 2002 to Dec 2007
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Post Graduate Medical Training |
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M.S. (Ophthalmology)
Advanced Eye Centre, PGIMER, Chandigarh |
July 2009 to June 2012
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Doctoral Thesis |
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‘Visual outcome,safety and efficacy comparing Microkeratome and Femtosecond Lasik ’ |
Work experience after Post Graduation
Senior Resident
Cornea, lens and Refractive Surgery,Oculoplastics
Vitreoretina and Uveitis Department of Ophthalmology, Advanced Eye Centre, PGIMER, Chandigarh
Consultant Vitroretina and Uveitis Department of Ophthalmology, Advanced Eye Centre, S.G.H.S.Sohana Sec 77,Mohali,Punjab |
JULY 2012 to JUNE 2013
July 2013 to July 2015
July 2015 till Date |
Publications |
1.“Intraocular and orbital hemorrhage in a patient with dengue fever during cataract surgery.” Jagat Ram, Abiraj Kumar AMA Ophthalmol JAMA Ophthalmol 2013 Oct;131(10):1313
2.“Lens coloboma in one eye and ectopia lentis in other eye of same patient with Marfan syndrome” Thapa, Bikram; Singh, Ramandeep; Ram, Jagat; Kumar, Abiraj BMJ Case report ahead of Publication BMJ Case Rep. 2014 Dec 9;2014. pii: bcr2014207112. doi: 10.1136/bcr-2014-207112. 3.“Evalution of of Dev R PCR for rapid diagnosis of intraocular tuberculosis and its comparison with MBPB4” Kataria Pankaj,Singh Ramandeep,Sharma Kusum, Kumar Abiraj Ocular immunology and inflammation ahead of Publication 4. “Ultrasound Biomicroscopy in Strabismus Surgery: Efficacy in Postoperative Assessment of Horizontal Muscle Insertions ”Thakur Namita,Kaur Savleen,Kumar Abiraj,Singh Ramandeep,Sukhija Jaspreet Strabismus, 2015; 23(2): 73–79 5. “Frosted branch angiitis in one eye and impending CRVO in the other – first manifestation of Ocular Behcet’s in a pregnant female” Kumar, Abiraj; Yangzes, Sonam; Singh, Ramandeep BMJ Case Rep 2015. doi:10.1136/bcr-2014-209073 1 6.“Tuberculosis presenting as posttraumatic panophthalmitis” Gupta Pankaj, Singh Ramandeep, Gupta Suruchi, Kumar Abhiraj, Kakkar Nandita, Oman Journal of Ophthalmology, Vol. 9, No. 1, 2016 |
National Presentations |
1. Presented a paper on “Correlation between ocular ultrasound and Intra-operative finding in patients with vitreous haemorrhage” at the 22nd annual conference of Vitroretina society of India 2013 held at Lavasa Pune.
2. Presented a paper on “Refixation of dislocated intraocular lenses using sutureless transcounjuctival vitrectomy at the 22nd annual conference of Vitroretina society of India 2013 held at Lavasa Pune. 3.Presented a paper on “Outcome of treatment with intravitreal Gangcyclovir injection for CMV retinitis in patients without HIV infections” at 27th annual conference of North Zone Ophthalmological society conference held in September 2013 at Srinagar. 4. Presented a video on “Management of transfixation of anterior dislocated intraocular lens” at 27th annual conference of North Zone Ophthalmological society conference held in September 2013 at Srinagar. 5. Presented a challenging case on “Management of macular detachment with optic disc pit with vitrectomy alone” at the 26nd annual conference of chandigarh ophthalmic society 2013 held at AEC PGIMER Chandigrh 6. Presented a challenging case on “ Unusual presentation of Dengue Maculopathy” 28 th annual conference of North Zone Ophthalmological society conference held in October 2014 at Ludhiana ,Punjab. 7. Presented a paper on ” Fluocinolone acetonide for diabetic macular edema: A single centre 5 -year follow up study” at the 27nd annual conference of chandigarh ophthalmic society 2014 held at AEC PGIMER Chandigrh. 8. “ Fluocinolone acetonide for diabetic macular edema: A single centre 5 -year follow up study” Ramandeep Singh, Abiraj Kumar, Vishali Gupta, Mangat R Dogra, Amod Gupta Accepted as paper in conference of Vitroretina society of India 2014 held at AGRA. 9. “Removal of different foreign body with the help of suction 25 G soft tip” Ramandeep Singh, Abiraj Kumar, , Mangat R Dogra, Amod Gupta ,Accepted as video presentation in conference of Vitroretina society of India 2014 held at AGRA. |
Papers Accepted for International Presentations |
As a Co-Author:1.” Fluocinolone acetonide for diabetic macular edema: A single centre 5 -year follow up study” Ramandeep Singh, Abiraj Kumar, Vishali Gupta, Mangat R Dogra, Amod Gupta Accepted as poster in American academy of ophthalmology Oct -2014 to be held in Chicago.
2.“Removal of different foreign body with the help of suction 25 G soft tip” Ramandeep Singh, Abiraj Kumar, , Mangat R Dogra, Amod Gupta ,Accepted as video presentation in Eu-Retina, September 16th-20th, 2014 held in London and presented by Ramandeep Singh . 3.”Evalution of of Dev R PCR for rapid diagnosis of intraocular tuberculosis and its comparison with MBPB4” Kataria Pankaj,Singh Ramandeep,Sharma Kusum,Kumar Abiraj Accepted as poster in American academy of ophthalmology Oct -2014 to be held in Chicago presented by Kusum Sharma 4.” Comparison of 23 guage transconjuctival with 20 gauge PPV and Scleral buckie in management of psudophakic rhegmatogenous retinal detachment” Samantha Ramanuj,Singh R, Kumar Abiraj, Dogra M.R Accepted as paper presentation in Eu-Retina, September 16th-20th, 2014 held in London presented by Ramandeep Singh 5. An Unusual Case of Retinal Vasculitis Vishali Gupta, Amod Gupta, Ramandeep Singh, Abiraj Kumar acceped as a caese presentation in 2015- 38th Annual Macula Society Meeting – February 25-28, 2015 at Montelucia Resort and Spa, Scottsdale, Arizona going to presnt by Dr Vishali Gupta |
Special Achievements |
Ø Awarded the “Dr Prem Chandra Award” for best free paper in 27th North Zone Ophthalmological society conference held in September 2013 at Srinagar.
Ø Awarded as Best challenging case in Chandigarh ophthalmological society conference 2014 for the Case of Frosted branch angitis in pregnancy Sonam yangez, Abiraj Kumar.Ramandeep Singh as a Co-author . Ø Awarded as best poster in American academy of ophthalmology Oct -2014 which was held in Chicago USA for “Fluocinolone acetonide for diabetic macular edema: A single centre 5 -year follow up study” Ramandeep Singh, Abiraj Kumar, Vishali Gupta, Mangat R Dogra, Amod Gupta Ø Awarded as Best challenging case in 28th North Zone Ophthalmological society conference held in October 2014 at Ludhiana for a case of “unusal presentation of Dengue maculopathy” Ø Our work for the “Removal of glass foreign body with the help of suction” was selected as 10 best new innovation in research meeting in PGIMER chandigarh Ramandeep Singh, Abiraj Kumar, Mangat R Dogra, Amod Gupta |
Training in all specialties of Ophthalmology including: |
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Advanced diagnostic modalities like: |
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Surgical Experience (During post graduation) |
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Performed following procedures in adequate numbers:
Anterior segment surgery: Cataract surgery: Extra capsular cataract extraction, Phacoemulsification Other surgeries: Corneal perforation repair, Optical and Therapeutic Keratoplasties, Pterygium/ · Lid surgery:, Intravitreal injections, Entropion Surgery, Ectropion Surgery, Chalazion excision, Lid laceration repair, Dacryocystorhinostomy, Evisceration and Enucleation · Glaucoma filtration surgery Posterior segment surgery: · Pars plana Vitrectomy · Pars plana Vitrectomy and lensectomy · Pars plana Vitrectomy and Phacofragmentation · Pars plana Vitrectomy and refixation of IOL · Endophthalmitis Vitrectomy · Vitrectomy in Diabetics · PPV in Retinal detachment · Scleral buckling · Therapeutic Keratoplasties · Optical Keratoplasties Assisted following surgeries: Ptosis Orbitotomy Pediatric cataract extraction Therapeutic Keratoplasties Optical Keratoplasties Squint surgeries Pars plana Vitrectomy & Endophthalmitis Vitrectomy Vitreo Retinal surgery, Scleral Buckling Surgery |
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In-Patient Management and Emergency Duties |
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· I have completed 3 years of Ophthalmology with in-patient and out-patient management training program. Patients with both anterior as well as posterior segment conditions were admitted, worked up and managed efficiently in the post-operative period during this training. Arranging appropriate patient referrals was an integral part of the management in the wards.
· In addition to that, I was posted on rotational basis in the following services: – Ultrasonography(B-scan) – Fluorescein Angiography – Ophthalmic Lasers and OCT – Camp visits |
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Community Ophthalmology Programmes |
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· Participated in 5 cataract screening reach-in camps organized by the Eye Bank , Advanced eye center PGIMER Chandigarh. | ||
Professional Membership |
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Chandigarh ophthalmological society (COS) 2012
North Zone ophthalmological society (NZOS)2013 Uveitis society of India(USI) 2013 Vitroretinal society of India (VRSI) 2013 |
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Research Experience |
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July 2009 – December 2011 | Doctoral Thesis – Visual outcome, safety and efficacy comparing Microkeratome and Femtosecond Lasik ’ | |