DR. RUSHABH SHAH
MBBS (Mumbai),
DNB OPHTHALMOLOGY,
FELLOWSHIP IN – PEDIATRIC OPHTHALMOLOGY ( ARAVIND )
PERSONAL PROFILE :
Name : | Rushabh A Shah |
Date of birth : | 14th Aug 1982 |
Age : | 35 yrs |
Marital status: | Married |
Residence : | 4, Jay mahal, A rd. churchgate,Mumbai 400020 |
Clinic : | THE EYE CLINIC 5, Kailas darshan, 2nd floor,kennedy bridge,near nana chowk, above idbi bank,opp jyoti studios Mumbai 400007 |
Phone : | 9821027489 , 022 22842172 |
Email : | drrushabh@gmail.com |
Fellowship : | Completed fellowship in Aravind Eye Hospitals, Coimbatore, India, in pediatric ophthalmology and strabismus department. Observorship and training: |
Observorship and training: | ● Boston children's hospital - Harvard school of medicine with Dr David hunter ● Wilmer eye institute- Johns Hopkins university with Dr guyton ● Children's hospital of Pittsburgh - upmc with Dr Ken nischal ● Honorary Consultant at B J Wadia hospital , Conwest Jain clinic., Saifee Hospital and St Elizabeth Hospital. |
PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS :
MBBS : | D.Y. PATIL, MED. COLLEGE, Navi mumbai, Maharashtra university of health sciences (2000 - 2004) |
DNB (OPHTHALMOLOGY) : | Aravind Eye Hospital, Coimbatore. (2007-2008) |
MEDICAL OFFICER : | Sudarshan nethralaya, Amreli, gujarat hospital managed by aravind eye care system (2012-2013) |
FELLOWSHIP : | Fellow-Pediatric Ophthalmology Aravind eye hospital (2013-2014) |
RETINOPATHY OF PREMATURITY : (1 month training) | AUG 2014 |
6.MS : | University of seychelles |
APPOINTMENTS AND CLINICAL EXPERIENCE :
POSITION | SPECIALITY | HOSPITAL | DURATION |
---|---|---|---|
Internship Rotation – urban and rural | Medicine & allied Surgery and allied Obs/Gynaec( incl. paeds , casualty) | Rajawadi
hospital,Ghatkopar,Mumbai (Bombay municipal corporation) | Jan 05 to Jan 06 |
House surgeon | General surgery | Bhagwati hospital,Mumbai | Jul 06 to Jan 07 |
Resident Ophthalmology | Ophthalmology | Aravimd eye hospital,Coimbatore | Feb 07 to Nov 2011 |
Medical Officer | Ophthalmology | Sudarshan nethralaya
Amreli, Gujarat (Trust hospital run by Sun Pharma group of companies, managed by Aravind Eye Care System) | Oct 12 to May 13 |
Fellow | Pediatric Ophthalmology | Aravind Eye Hospital,Coimbatore | Jun 13 to sep 14 |
Junior consultant | pediatric and general ophthalmology | Bombay city eye hospital and research institute | Dec 2014 to Jun 2015 |
Observorship | Pediatric ophthalmology and stabismus | Boston children's hospital, wilmer eye institute | Jul 2015 to sep 2015 |
RESEARCH WORK :
Dissertation on comparison of macular thickness pre and post phacoemulsification in diabetics without retinopathy and healthy individuals with OCT .
Study on long term outcomes in secondary iols/iris fixated iols in pediatric age group and adults.
Study on role of avastin in retinopathy of prematurity.
On going study on incidence of refractive errors in preterm children.Aicardi syndrome case presentation at Grand Rounds
Newer insights in amblyopia therapy- binocular stimulation and transcranial magnetic stimulation(article published in JAAPOS) – Presentation in Pediatric Forum ,Coimbatore.
EXPERIENCE IN OPHTHALMOLOGY :
Performed a good no. of extra capsular cataract surgeries ( ecce), a high volume of small incision cataract surgeries (sics )and phacoemulsifications.
Also performed a no of speciality procedures and surgeries:
Pediatric :
Management of Pediatric cataracts – congenital and acquired
Squints surgeries :
- horizontal and vertical squints
- Infantile esotropia
- Refractive and non refractive accommodative esotropias.
- Exotopias – congenital and acquired.
- Intermittent exotropias
- Dissociated vertical deviations
- A and V patterns
- Muscle transposition surgeries
- Non paralytic squint corrections
Probing
Membranectomies
Secondary iol implantations
Optical iridectomies
Nystagmus evaluation and surgery
Evaluation and management of syndromes : Duannes retraction syndrome, Browns, Monooular evevation deficiency.
Orthoptics and Refraction
Muscle balance and synoptophore exercises.
School sreening camps and public lectures.
Active participation in journal clubs and presented 2 articles
- Incidence of amblyopia in chronic dacryocystitis
- Amblyopia therapy – newer insights.
Took lectures and case presentations within the department, for post graduates as well teleconferencing between all the pediatric departments of aravind eye hospital.
Glaucoma
Laser pi
Trabeculectomies
Pachymetry
Fundus photograph
Fields- Humphrey, octopus and Fdt
Retina:
Octs , ffas
Laser pan retinal photocoagulation – slit lamp and indirect ophthalmoscopy laser Usg b scan
Ubm
Orbit:
Dcts
Dcr
I and C
Abscess drainage
Cornea :
Corneal tear repairs
Pterygiums – with autografts and fibrin glue
As a resident in the Aravind eye hospital , exposed to a huge volume of cases in opd on a daily basis. Went on a good no of outreach camps to remote villages of kerala and tamil nadu, south india.
Being a tertiary eye care centre, exposed to referral cases from all over south india.
As a resident , was rotated in all the specialities on a monthly basis including pediatrics, cornea, glaucoma, retina, orbit, uvea and neuroophthalmology.
Had opportuinity to work in peripheral centres – Tirupur,Salem , Udmalpet.
Large volume of surgeries on a daily basis including cataracts and all the specialities.
Worked as medical officer in Sudarshan Nethralaya, Amreli (small town) in Gujarat. A hospital managed by the aravind eye care system.
Completed fellowship in pediatric ophthalmology in aravind eye hospital, Coimbatore.
Underwent specialized training in Retinopathy of Prematurity and Ocular
Oncology –
Screening and treating.
Screening of preterm babies who are at high risk of ROP , regular visits for screening to neonatal icus and maternity wards to various hospitals and referral of cases who require treatment to the base hospital
Attended camps by bhansali trust – largest eye camps in India in bodh gaya in Bihar .
CONFERENCES
CONFERENCES :
ATTENDED FOLLOWING :
ALL INDIA OPHTHALMOLOGY CONFERENCE – BANGALORE 2007
BOMBAY OPHTHALMOLOGICAL SOCIETY – BOS 2009, 2011 AND 2012
TAMIL NADU OPHTHALMOLGY ASSOCIATION – TNOA 2009, 2014
COIMBATORE OPHTHALMOLOGICAL SOCIETY : FROM 2007 TO 2014
ASSOCIATE MEMBER
PART OF ORGANISING COMMITTEE OF TNOA-2014
PEDIATRIC OPHTHALMOLOGIC FORUMS
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS AND REGISTRATIONS
- MAHARASHTRA MEDICAL COUNCIL ,MUMBAI-REG NO. 2006/04/2155
- ALL INDIA OPHTHALMOLOGICAL SOCIETY.
- DELHI OPHTHALMOLOGICAL SOCIETY.
- BOMBAY OPHTHALMOLOGICAL SOCIETY.
- COIMBATORE OPHTHALMOLOGICAL SOCIETY.
REFERENCES :
DR. KALPANA NARENDRAN ( PEDIATRIC OPHTHALMOLOGIST)
SENIOR MEDICAL OFFICER
ARAVIND EYE HOSPITAL,COIMBATORE
EMAIL : kalpana@aravind.org
DR.VATSAL PAREKH (RETINA CONSULTANT)
DRISHTI EYE AND RETINA CENTRE
OPERA HOUSE, MUMBAI
EMAIL : vatsal@drushti.com
MR. UPEN SHANGVI TRUSTEE SUDARSHAN NETHRALAYA AMRELI.
EMAIL : stellartoys@gmail.com
Dr. PARAG SHAH
ROP AND RETINA CONSULTANT
ARAVIND EYE HOSPITAL, COIMBATORE
EMAIL: parag@cbe.aravind.org