Specialties of Prof. Dr. Mahipal S Sachdev (Padma Shri Awardee)
Qualification of Prof. Dr. Mahipal S Sachdev (Padma Shri Awardee)
- MBBS
- MS OPHTHALMOLOGY
- DNB
- MNAMS
- FRCS 1
- FICO 2(UK)
- MBBS(AIIMS)
- MD(AIIMS)
- Fellowship in Cornea (Georgetown University, Washington D.C., USA)
- FAICO
- Honorary Professor at T.S. Mishra Medical College, Lucknow
Experience of Prof. Dr. Mahipal S Sachdev (Padma Shri Awardee)
- Assistant Professor, AIIMS, June 1987
- Associate Professor, AIIMS, 1991-96
- Sr. Consultant, Indraprastha Apollo Hospital (1996)
- Chairman & Medical Director, Centre For Sight Group of Eye Hospitals,1996 – Now
Research and Designation of Prof. Dr. Mahipal S Sachdev (Padma Shri Awardee)
- President – All India Ophthalmological Society since Feb. 2020
- President – All India Ophthalmological Society 2019
- Vice-President – All India Ophthalmological Society 2018
- Presently, a non-official member of the Managing Board of Indian Red Cross Society, New Delhi
- Presently, Managing editor – Indian Journal of Ophthalmology
- Presently, Chairman Scientific Committee, Intraocular Implant & Refractive Society, India
- Secretary, Intraocular Implant & Refractive Society, India, 2006
- President, Delhi Ophthalmological Society-2006
- Vice President, Delhi Ophthalmological Society– 2005
- Editor, Delhi Ophthalmological Society – Visiscan 2003-2005
- Member, Asian Refractive Council, 2002
- Secretary, All India Ophthalmological Society Conference, 1997
- Organizing Secretary 10th ICMRK
- Organizing Secretary –LOC 55th All India Ophthalmological Society Conference, Feb 1997
- Ex-President, Scientific Committee, All India Ophthalmological Society (1996-1999)
- Secretary, Delhi Ophthalmological Society, 1993 to 1995
Awards and Recognition of Prof. Dr. Mahipal S Sachdev (Padma Shri Awardee)
- Awarded Padamshri in January 2007
- Awarded Honorary FAICO by AIOS in 2020
- Centre for Sight has been recently awarded as “The Best Single Specialty Hospital- Ophthalmology” at the Times Health Care Achievers Awards.
- Pioneered Small Incision Lenticule extraction (SMILE) in India, and a high volume SMILE surgeon
- Pioneered blade free Femtocatarct technology in India
- Performed the first iLASIK (Bladeless LASIK) in India
- First to install Zyoptix (Bladeless LASIK) in India
- First to introduce Phakic IOLs in India
- He is widely credited to be the pioneer & propagate the technique of Phacoemulsification for Cataract surgery
- Principal Investigator in multiple Clinical reasearch studies
- Led team of ophthalmologists into Guiness Book of World Records for maximum number of Diabetic Retinopathy Screenings in a day
- Inducted in Wall of Fame at Modern School, Barakhamba Road
- Recognised as best resident and stood first in M.D. Ophthalmology (AIIMS)
- He has been recognized globally with fellowships and scholarships from the “Fifth International Symposium on Immunopathology”- Japan, “International Society of Eye Research”, “Research to Prevent Blindness”, New York, “Fisons award by the Contact Lens Association of Ophthalmologists”, USA amongst others.
- Won the “A C Agrawal Memorial Trophy”, “Col. Rangachari Certificate”, “Krishna Sohan Singh Trophy”, “Dr Ishwar Chand Silver Jubilee Award”
- Received “Life Time Achievement Award- Ophthalmology” at Times Health care Achievers program held in Delhi.
- Honoured as one of the “Prominent Sikhs of India” on the occasion of 550th Birth Anniversary of Guru Nanak Ji
- Awarded “International leading Ophthalmologist 2016” in the conference Eye Advance by Swiss Eye research Foundation Switzerland
- Launched the Village adoption programme to prevent and treat avoidable blindness
- Member of Global Advisory Board Johnson & Johnson Surgical vision
- 115+ Articles published in Indexed Ophthalmological Journals
- Authored the First book on Phacoemulsification in India
- 175+ Papers & Courses presented at National & International Conferences
- 400+ National & International Conferences attended
- 150+ Articles published in MagazinesNewspaper
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