DR. VARADARAJ DURAIRAJ KARTHIGEYAN

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Seeking assignments in Clinical Ophthalmology- Glaucoma- Vitreo Retinal Surgery.

Professional Synopsis: MBBS, MS OPHTHALMOLOGY with 15 years of experience in patient counseling, research, teaching, & training. Proficiency in-patient counselling and training subordinates in Protocol-based management of cases. Experienced in routine administration of personnel & resources. Strong communication skills, analytical ability and capability to perform under stress and strenuous conditions.

Career Highlights

Played a key role setting up the department and coordinating the departmental functioning in relation to the laboratories, dietetics department, pharmacy, nursing and the other departments at Pondicherry Institute of Medical Sciences, Pondicherry, India.

Organized numerous awareness camps, health checks & training of nurses/ resident medical officers in ophthalmology-related patient care.

Lectured to the faculty and doctors of the Perundurai Medical College (PMCH) on glaucoma and post-surgical management (12th March 2004)

Presented a case (Glaucoma and DM) at a CME (20th June 2004).

Core Competencies

Medical

Handling of casualty, seriously ill, dangerously ill In-Patients.

Experience in History-taking, undertaking routine & diagnostic investigations & daily ward rounds.

Co-ordinating with the emergency team to ensure prompt response to emergencies.

Interfacing with specialists & multi-speciality units to ensure world class standards of patient care.

Ensuring and monitoring administration of appropriate drugs to patients.

Handling patient counselling sessions.

Staff Training & Administration

Conceptualising and imparting on-the-job training to new fellow employees and other staff.

Implementing policies that promote & protect health, safety, security, and the quality of work life, the environment and organisational effectiveness.

Planning staffing needs, recruitment & manage personnel assigned to the facility.

Liaising with speciality hospitals/ specialists for better patient care.

Career Highlights

8. Srm medical college kattankulathur associate professor from 01/05/2009 to 17/09/2010

9. Saveetha medical college Thandalam - professor from 01/06/2012 to 30/05/2015

10. Sathya sai medical college Thiruporur-professor from 11/06/2015 to 15/12/2015

11. Sri Mookambika Institute of medical sciences Kanyakumari professor from 01/03/2016 to 30/07/2016

Other Engagements

Institute: RURAL DEVELOPMENT SERVICE SOCIETY, Erode, Tamilnadu Duration: May’93–Jul’95

Exposure

Handled In-patient admissions and outpatient clinics at 4 rural centers and managed ophthalmology, general medicine, minor surgeries, pediatrics, obstetric-gynecology, and preventive medicine.

Made field visits for medical and educational camps.

Provided basic laboratory services and coordinated the complete administrative services.

Educational Credentials

2000 Phacoemulsification & Cornea Transplant Techniques and Applications (9 months) in Ophthalmology from Jawaharlal Institute of PG Medical Education & Research, Pondicherry, India

1999 Glaucoma Techniques and Applications (9 months) from Schell Eye Hospital, Christian Medical College & Hospital, Vellore, India

1999 Masters of Surgery (Ophthalmology) from Dr. M.G.R. Medical University, Madras

1994Bachelor of Medicine & Bachelor of Surgery from St. John’s Medical College & Hospital, Bangalore

Licensures

Karnataka (state) Medical Council, Bangalore, India

Tamilnadu (state) Medical Council, Chennai (Madras), India

Masters of surgery - Ophthalmology Dr. M.G.R. Medical University, Madras, Tamilnadu, India

Office of Licensure and Registration, Ministry of Health, Bangladesh

Residentship (Ophthalmology) (Residency)

Senior

Institute: The Department Of Ophthalmology, Christian Medical College And Hospital, Vellore, Tamilnadu, India.

Duration: 8 months (Apr’99–Nov’99)

Received Advanced specialist training in adult and pediatric Ophthalmology.

Received Surgery training in Blumenthal and other Ophthalmological techniques.

Awarded a certificate for the same by the head of the department.

Thesis

Ocular dysfunction in congenital disorders in children: supervised by consultant thesis guides from Ophthalmology and Pediatric Ophthalmology

Risk factors diabetes in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus: supervised by consultant thesis guides from Endocrinology.

Junior

Institute: MADURAI MEDICAL COLLEGE AND HOSPITAL, Madurai Tamil nadu. India’s premier tertiary care teaching institute with an excess of 2000 in-patient beds

Duration: 3 years (Mar’96–Mar’99)

Teaching and training by respective consultants and senior residents in each unit; averaging 4-5 consultants and 2 senior residents per Ophthalmology Medicine unit. Each of the 3 units has an average of 20 in-patient beds excluding emergency beds (variable in the Emergency Ward) with 2-4 junior residents posted per unit at any given time.

The training included in- patient wards, a common ICU of about 10 beds (2 months) and outpatient clinics – General Medicine, Diabetology, Haematology, Rheumatology, Genral surgery,Geriatric and Chest Clinics.

Thesis: The Pseudoexfoliation Syndrome (pxf) in Glaucoma of primary and secondary Aetiologies

Rotating Internship (General)

Institute: St. John’s Medical College and Hospital Duration: 1 year (02’1994 - 02’1995)

Research Experience

Senior Research Officer and Medical Coordinator: In a multi-centric randomized double-blind drug trial for Glaucoma in POAG. A total of 100 subjects were finally randomized and followed up. Oct’02-Sept’03.

Attended a 5 days training session on this research project in CMC, (June 2004).

The Pseudoexfoliation Syndrome (PXF) in POAG of PRIMARY AND SECONDARY Aetiologies. About 25 subjects with glaucoma of different aetiologies, were evaluated for the presence of the PXF: gonioscopy, perimetry, cup/disc ratio estimating, among others. Done during the junior residency in Ophthalmology. (Jun’96-Mar’99)

IT Skills: Electronic Medical Recording, Office Automation & Internet Applications.

Lectures Delivered/ CME Presentations/ CME

CME FOCUS ’98 – on Refraction, Spectacles, Contact lenses, Refractive surgery at St. John’s Medical College and Hospital (SJMCH), Bangalore, India (28th February)

CME DISORDERS of ORBIT in Saraswathi Eye Hospital and Research Centre, Madurai, TN. (31st May’98)

Diabetic retinopathy paper presentation in Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research – Pondicherry (18th May’00)

29th Annual Gujarat Ophthalmological conference, Rajkot, Gujarat, India (15th Sept’01)

Rehabililtation of cases with HIV–AIDS–TN state AIDS control society, Tambaram, Chennai, India (1st Apr’02)

Revised national TB control programme state TB control society, Coimbatore, Tamilnadu, India (7th Sept’03)

Challenges in surgical Pathology and Haematology – PMCH - Perundurai, Erode, Tamilnadu, India (Sept’03)

Articles Under Preparation

Postoperative Glaucoma: diagnosis and management – a retrospective analysis of over 30 cases, audit and proposal of recommendations/protocol for radiological imaging. The largest series in the country.

Eales disease: Case report and review of literature.

Management of progredssive myopic changes: A case report of a subject with pure nerve fibre layer degeneration and a rational approach to the management.

Retinitis Pigmentosa : case report and review of literature.

Vogt koyanagi harada syndrome: case report and review of literature.

Isolated secondary Glaucoma : case report and review of literature.

Hypertensive retinopathy: review.

Practical ophthalmological aspects of age related macular degeneration in clinical ophthalmology practice.

Posters and Data Presentations

Diabetic retinopathy paper presentration in Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research – Pondicherry, India (18th May’00)

Combined anterior and posterior segment ocular surgeries: comparative study – 29th Annual Gujarat Ophthalmological conference, Rajkot, Gujarat, India (16th Sept’01)

Awards/ Honour/ Prizes/ Testimonial

General Ophthalmology – Dr. Selva Sundari, Director Ophthalmology Madras Medical University in 1999.

Glaucoma – Dr.Ravi Thomas CMCH Vellore, India in October 1999.

Ophthalmology surgery in Keratoplasty & Phacoemulsification Dr. Renuka Srinivasan, Pondicherry, Sept’00

Vitreous & Retina examination and surgery – Dr. P.N. Nagpal, Retina Foundation, Ahmedabad, Sept’01

Endocrinology, Internal Medicine - Prof. Dr.C.B.Sridar, SJMCH, Bangalore.

General surgery – Professor Dr.Arun Kilpadi SJMCH, Bangalore.

Urology Prof Dr Naga.S. SJMCH, Bangalore

Obstetrics and Gynaecology - Prof Dr.Lilian SJMCH, Bangalore

Academic Accolades

Standard 10 (April 1986)

Certificate of Honor for General Proficiency.

Certificate of Honor for Proficiency in Science.

Certificate of Honor for Proficiency in Social Studies.

Standard 9 (March 1985): Certificate of Honor for Proficiency in English.

Standard 7 (March 1982): Certificate of Honor for Proficiency in Social Studies.

Professional Affiliations

Pediatric & Geriatric Ophthalmology chapter of Association of Ophthalmologists of India

Permanent Address

16B TK CHIDAMBARANATHAN STREET, NEW PERUNGALATHUR, KANCHIPURAM DISTRICT, TAMIL NADU PINCODE 600063

Date of Birth: 19th January 1970 References & Documentation Available on Request

Contact number 869-***-****

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