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Faculty
Dr. Yog Raj Sharma
                                Professor of Ophthalmology

Email- yogrsharma@gmail.com

 

Ph:- 011-26593193(O).

Academic:

1974

MBBS (Hons.), University of Calcutta

1978

M.S. (Merit of First order), P.G.I. of  M.E &
 R. Chandigarh

1979

ECFMG- USA , Valid indefinitely

Experience

2002-

Professor at Dr.  R. P. Centre for Ophthalmic Sciences AIIMS (V.R. Surgery)

Since 1986.

Faculty Dr. R. P. Centre, Vitreo-Retina Unit

1985-1986

Assistant Director- Indian Council of Medical Research

(Supernumerary research cadre scheme, formulated by Govt.  of India

to bring eminent Indian scientists settled abroad back to India .

1982-1984

Faculty-Ophthalmology, University of Maryland Hospital, Baltimore , USA .

1979-1982

Faculty- Ophthalmology, Yale University School of Medicine, USA .

1979

Senior Resident-Retina Unit PGI, Chandigarh , India .

First Ophthalmologist to be appointed at an Academic position at UAE University in U.A.E. (1992)

Faculty of medicine and health sciences. International referee for this appointment was Prof. W.C.

Foulds-CBE.

Books: 11 published, 2 under publication.   Book Chapters: - 44 (including 2 in Year Book of Ophthalmology); Four papers abstracted in Year Book of Ophthalmology.

SCIENTIFIC CITATION INDEX ≈ 700
Publications: National and international Journals
—169

Journals besides IJO include, The LANCET, American Journal of Medicine, Archives of Ophthalmology, Archives of environmental health, Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery, Current Eye Research, American Journal of Ophthalmology, Experimental Eye Research, Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Annals of ophthalmology, Ophthalmic Surgery & Lasers, Digestive diseases and Sciences (USA), Yale journal of Biology and Medicine, Developments in Ophthalmology, Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology, Eye, Retina.

Publications in Proceedings: 24     Abstracts: 94

Editorials on our published work have appeared in THE LANCET, BJO, Archives of Ophthalmology (3), JAMA (2), and IJO and Ophthalmology , USA .

Papers/scientific posters presented: >200- including AIOS and in international  ophthalmology meetings including AAO, ARVO, ICER, Scheimpflug club meeting ,first international meeting on light and oxygen toxicity to the eye. This includes two SCIENTIFIC EXHIBITS at American Academy of Ophthalmology.

Others: Academic faculty work at the Centre, involved in patient care and advanced vitreoretinal surgery including training of postgraduate fellows. Average 16 to 40 VR surgeries /week.

Scientific Reviewer:- Ophthalmology, American Journal of Ophthalmology, Indian Journal of Ophthalmology British Journal of medical groups.

Reviewer: Peer reviewer for IJO, British Medical Journal group, Ophthalmology (AAO Journal), American Journal of Ophthalmology: consulting editor-JK Science, Chief Guest editor for inaugural issues of IJCP’s ophthalmic issues.

Examiner, paper setter and inspector for National Board of Examination, India

Senior instructor:- "Instruction course":- Wide Angle vitreous surgery, American Academy of Ophthalmology , Las Vegas 2006.

Faculty-Instruction course:- Sharma YR: Minimally Invasive Vitreous surgery: sutureless 20-, 23- and 25-Gauge System. American Academy of Ophthalmology 2009, San Francisco , USA .  

Faculty- Instruction course:-    Sharma YR: Silicon Oil in vitreouretinal Surgery. American Academy of Ophthalmology 2009, San Francisco , USA .  

Academic Achievement Award-American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO , 2009

Chief Editor & Surgeon:- [Sharma YR and Azad RV]:- Video-Atlas of Vitreouretinal surgery, Jaypee Brothers, 2009.