Dr. Jaichandran VV, Sankara Nethralaya’s Deputy Director of Anaesthesia, has achieved a remarkable feat by being elected as the General Secretary of the World Congress of Ophthalmic Anaesthesia 2028. This prestigious appointment was announced during the Annual General Meeting held in Sao Paulo, Brazil, on April 27, 2024.
Dr. Veena Baskaran, the Head of the Department at Jaslok Community Ophthalmic Centre and Senior Consultant at C.U.Shah Sankara Nethralaya, has received recognition for her outstanding community service at The International IndoNepal Friendship Conference held in Kathmandu. The conference, which unfolded on April 13th and 14th, had Dr. Veena Baskaran being honored by ACOIN (Association of Community Ophthalmologists of India and Nepal) for her remarkable contributions in community service. This accolade is a fitting tribute to her dedication to improving eye health and highlights her contributions to the field of ophthalmology.
Sankara Nethralaya is elated to announce our Distinguished Senior Consultant Dr. L Vijaya delivered the ‘Thom Zimmerman Memorial Lecture’ at the 12th International Congress on Glaucoma Surgery. The event, which took place in Abu Dhabi from April 18 to April 20, 2024, featured top-notch sessions, including didactic sessions, interactive forums, grand rounds, videos, wet labs, and executive round-ups.
This gathering of leading minds in glaucoma surgery provided clear insights into evolving techniques, challenges, and solutions in the field. Dr. LV’s participation added prestige to the conference, while also highlighting Sankara Nethralaya’s commitment to advancing eye care.
In yet another feather to his cap, Dr. Jyotirmay Biswas, Director of Uvea, has been honored with the prestigious lifetime achievement award by the All India Ophthalmological Society. Renowned for his groundbreaking contributions to the field of ophthalmology, particularly in the domain of Uveitis, Dr. Biswas’ dedication and expertise have earned him this distinguished accolade. The award is another proof for Dr. Biswas’ passion and efforts in advancing the understanding and treatment of ocular diseases, solidifying Sankara Nethralaya’s legacy as a leader in the field of ophthalmology.
Vitreo Retina’s Senior Consultant Dr. Dhanashree Ratra has been awarded with the Honorary FAICO (Fellowship of All India Collegium of Ophthalmology) Award by the All India Ophthalmological Society (AIOC) during their annual conference. This recognition highlights Dr. Ratra’s exceptional contributions to the field of ophthalmology and her commitment to advancing eye care. Her receipt of this award further emphasises her status as a leader and role model in ophthalmology, inspiring peers and aspiring ophthalmologists alike.
Senior Consultant of Uvea department Dr. Parthopratim Dutta Majumder has been conferred the prestigious title of All India Ophthalmological Society (AIOS) National Resource Teacher and awarded a Gold Medal at the AIOS GuruSangam event.
AIOS also recognized Dr. Majumder’s expertise by appointing him as a National Resource Teacher, highlighting his role as a guiding force in advancing knowledge and skills within the ophthalmic community.
The felicitation ceremony was held at the AIOS Headquarters in New Delhi on February 18th.
Sankara Nethralaya wins the 11th International Patient Safety Award in 2024 under the
category of “Award for Futuristic & Sustainable Innovation for Patient Safety.”Among the 200
outstanding nominations received from 70 organizations worldwide, the jury chose Sankara
Nethralaya for achieving patient safety through a futuristic, sustainable, cost-effective,
easily adoptable, and innovative method of reporting near-misses in the organization. Dr.
Jaichandran V V, Chairperson of the Hospital Safety Committee (HSC), received the award from
Dr. Preetha Reddy, Executive Vice Chairperson of Apollo Hospitals Enterprise Limited, on
February 23, 2024, in Bengaluru, India.
It should be noted that Sankara Nethralaya also won the International Patient Safety Award
in 2023 for “excellence in the culture of safety design.”
Ms Madhumathi Subramanian, Deputy Manager, Contact Lens Clinic has clinched the “Image of the Year Award – 2023” from the International Association of Contact Lens Educators (IACLE). The winning image captured the impact of scleral lens intervention in managing limbal stem cell deficiency. The image also earned her a spotlight in the November edition of IACLE’s Global Member Newsletter as the ‘Image of the Month.’
Sankara Nethralaya congratulates Dr. Jaichandran VV, Deputy Director, Department of Anaesthesiology for being honored with a Patent Certificate for his pioneering work. Collaborating with the Department of Electrical Engineering at IIT-Madras, he developed a ground-breaking “Real-Time View Simulator for Practicing Peribulbar Blocks.”
This innovative simulator promises to offer real-time visualization capabilities. This achievement signifies a leap forward in improving precision and safety in medical procedures. Dr. Jaichandran’s patent award reflects his exceptional contributions and marks a significant milestone in ophthalmic anaesthesia.
In a remarkable feat, Dr. Sheila John, Head Of The Department, Tele Ophthalmology, played a pivotal role at the Telemedicon 2023 conference held in Goa from November 3rd to 5th. Dr. Sheila presented ground-breaking insights with her paper and won the second prize. She also garnered acclaim by receiving two prestigious awards for her contribution to the field of telemedicine.
Adding another feather to her cap, Dr. Sheila John has also been appointed as an executive member to the national body of the Telemedicine Society of India. This esteemed position, bestowed upon her for a duration of two years from 2023 to 2025, recognizes her expertise and leadership in the realm of telemedicine.
The Telemedicon 2023 conference served as a platform for experts, professionals, and organizations to converge, discuss, and showcase the latest advancements in telemedicine. Dr. Sheila John’s active participation, coupled with her accolades and new appointment, exemplifies Sankara Nethralaya’s commitment to pushing the boundaries of healthcare.
Sankara Nethralaya extends our heartfelt congratulations to Dr. Anuradha N, Principal of ESO (Elite School of Optometry), on her remarkable achievement!
Dr. Anuradha N has successfully defended her Diplomate in the Public Health and Environmental Vision section by the American Academy of Optometry on the 13th of October, 2023. Dr. Anuradha is also the first person to represent from South Asia in Public Health and Environmental Vision.
Sankara Nethralaya is incredibly proud of her accomplishment and eagerly anticipate the impact she will continue to make in the field of vision and eye care. Join us in congratulating Dr. Anuradha N for her outstanding achievement!
Dr. Jyotirmay Biswas attended the 70th Platinum Jubilee Annual Conference of Tamil Nadu Ophthalmic Association held in Trichy on 04.08.2023, 05.08.2023 and 06.08.2023. He was awarded the Dr Joseph Gnanadickam Gold Medal Oration Award 2023 during the inaugural ceremony.
The Dr Joseph Gnanadickam Gold Medal Oration Award was instituted in 1983 and is awarded every year at the Annual State Conference to the senior outstanding and eminent ophthalmologists for excellence in ophthalmologic education training and research. This award was also received earlier by Sankara Nethralaya Stalwarts like Dr. S. S. Badrinath, and Dr. T. S. Surendran.
We are proud to be named as the Winner of the Best Ophthalmology Specialty Hospital at the
SICCI MedTech Conference and Healthcare Awards 2023 held on 28th July 2023.
Sankara Nethralaya thanks all our consultants, optometrists, healthcare workers, staff and
employees for their dedication and compassion.
The Southern India Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SICCI) is India’s oldest & most
prestigious Industry Association and is also a founder member of The Federation of Indian
Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI).
Sankara Nethralaya is proud to be ranked No.1 eye hospital in India by Outlook Health. We thank all our ophthalmologists, nurses, healthcare providers, and employees for their dedication, compassion, and hard work in making us No. 1.
Sankara Nethralaya is the winner of the Single Speciality Hospital Award of the Year, 13th
MT Healthcare Awards 2023.
We thank all of you in the Sankara Nethralaya Family who
has been
a part of this recognition
- you are invaluable.
Sankara Nethralaya congratulates the Hospital Safety Committee (HSC) on creating awareness and culture of safety (for patients and staff) in the organization.
Out of 200 nominations from 70 organizations across India and all around the world, Sankara Nethralaya, won the International Patient Safety Award (IPS) in ‘Excellence in Culture of Safety Design’ category, for successfully implementing the “Recognizing Incident Reporting System,” which promotes patient safety and safety culture in the institution’s nine centres across India.
On behalf of the whole SN family, Dr. V. V. Jaichandran received this award from Dr. Jonathan Perlin, President and Chief Executive Officer, The Joint Commission (JCI) and Dr. Sangita Reddy, Joint Managing Director, Apollo Group of Hospitals at the 9th International Patient Safety Conference, 2023 held on 13-14 February, Taj Palace, New Delhi.
The “Recognizing Incident Reporting System” (RIRS) recognizes the need to report errors that are caught before reaching the patients and/or staff, so that the patients’ safety can be significantly improved within the institution.
The Hospital Safety Committee (HSC) has successfully created the culture of heightened awareness among the employees about the RIRS system over the past two years. Those reporting near misses, were acknowledged during the monthly HSC meeting by awarding certificates and their photographs were displayed at Main Portal Webpage and in the in-house app (SN Health Bytes).
During SN’s Hospital Safety Week annual celebration, winners were announced for the following categories – Best Male & Female Safety Campaigner, 5 BEST Catches, Rolling Trophy for Best Department and Branch. The RIRS system also aims to inculcate a sense of accomplishment and ownership among the SN family as they are involved directly in the hospital safety programme.
Sankara Nethralaya congratulates the Winners of Divya Chaturvedi Gold Medal in Uvea 2022 - Dr. Divyansh Vinki Rughwani and Dr. Malekar Rutuja Ravindranath.
Sankara Nethralaya congratulates our ophthalmologists!
Outlook magazine lists Dr. T.
S.
Surendran (Dept. of Pediatric Ophthalmology), Dr. Pramod Bhende (Dept. of Opthalmology,
Vitreo Retinal), Dr. Veena Noronha (Diagnostic Radiology), and Dr. Krishna Kumar S (Dept. of
Pathology) among the Best Doctors in South - 2022.
We salute their selfless
dedication and
humanitarian spirit.
We heartily congratulate the IT dept on their contributions towards making eyecare
accessible for our patients in remote locations. Your teamwork and dedication is the heart
of this recognition.
We especially thank and appreciate Dr R. R. Sudhir, Head of EMR Development and
Implementation, and Ms. Geetha N., Manager, Dept of IT & Systems – IT Development, for their
innovative and nurturing leadership, and everyone in the IT dept. for their diligence and
dedication.
Dr. V. V. Jaichandran, Deputy Director, Dept. of Anesthesiology, won the Best Innovation’22 prize for his innovation, “Real-time view Mannequin for Practicing Needle blocks,” developed along with the Department of Electrical Engineering, IIT-M, Chennai at the 14th International Congress of Anesthesiologists – South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation – Association for Anesthesiologists (SAARC AA 2022). The Congress was held in Mumbai from 12th – 14th, August 2022.
PRID Rtn Dr. Manoj Desai and DG Rtn. Fazal Mahmood presented Sankara Nethralaya with the
Netra Samrakshak (Legendary Institution for community services) award. Dr. Veena Baskaran,
Head of Community Services received the award on behalf of our institution and thanked
everyone for their support towards this noble cause.
The award was presented at the first ever Rotary National community ophthalmology conference
organised by Rotary International District 3190 And Rotary Avoidable Blindness Foundation
(Chairman Mr. M. Ravikumar) was held in J.N. Tata Auditorium, Indian Institute of Science,
Benguluru on May 21 -22 2022.
Sankara Nethralaya family’s heartfelt thanks goes to all the opthalmologists, nurses, and
staff who make our mission a reality each day.
On the occasion of the Platinum Jubilee Celebration of the Indian Society of
Anaesthesiologists (ISA), held at Chennai on 14-05-2022, ISA National President Dr.
Venkatgiri K.M., Vice-President Dr. Anjali Rakesh Bhure, Secretary Dr. Naveen Malthora, and
other office bearers honoured our anaesthesiologist Dr. Jaichandran V. V. for his
contributions in the field of Ophthalmic Anaesthesia.
Sankara Nethralaya family congratulates Dr. Jaichandran V. V. on this momentous occasion and
thanks him for his dedication and enthusiastic contributions.
Dr. T. S. Surendran received the Charaka Award conferred on him by the Rotary Club of Guindy
acknowledging his long years of dedicated service in the field of pediatric ophthalmology.
Our beloved Chief, Dr. S. S. Badrinath, conveyed his blessings to Dr. T. S. Surendran on
this memorable occasion.
The awards ceremony was held at the Hyatt Regency, Teynampet, on 11th May 2022.
Since 1978, Sankara Nethralaya has taken on the challenge of delivering patient-centric eye
care consistently throughout our community care facilities. Even through the worst of the
pandemic and beyond, Sankara Nethralaya rose to task of treating patients with Covid related
complications as well complications which arose because patients were not able access basic
eye care in time. We are happy to be acknowledged as one of the World Best Specialized
Hospitals 2022 by the Newsweek- Statistica Inc. survey for the third consecutive year.
We thank our consultants, staff and paramedical staff for their continual dedication to the
vision of this institution and making this international recognition possible.