Dr. Sapan Shah

WORK EXPERIENCE:

• Fellowship in Orbit ,Oculoplastic and Ocular oncology at Aravind eye insitutue from October 2016 to March 2018
• Completed three year residency at Shri C.H. Nagri Eye Hospital, Ahmedabad and got good exposure to various surgeries.
• Glaucoma & Oculoplasty : 24 months
• Retina : 6 months
• Cornea : 6 months
• Medical internship of 1 year duration at V.S hospital , Ahmedabad from March 2011 – March 2012

CORE COMPETENCIES

• Phacoemulsification (topical)
• Cornea and Ocular surface
• Refractive Surgeries
• Glaucoma
• General ophthalmology

WORK EXPOSURE DURING RESIDENCY& Fellowship:

• CATARACT: Performed hundreds of SICS (small incision cataract surgery) and done adequate phaco emulsification with good surgical skills and also proficiently handled surgery related complications.
• RETINA : Carried out medical retinal examination , Ultrasound, Intravitreal injection, Vitreal aspiration and biopsy for sample and Laser Photocoagulation for treatment of retinal disorders.
• CORNEA : Conducted specular microscopy, Topography, Penetrating keratoplasty, intracameral injection of drugs, Amniotic Membrane grafting. Also performed pre operative work up for refractive surgeries and assisted in LASIK and PRK procedures.
• GLAUCOMA: Conducted glaucoma examination including tonometry,gonioscopy, HRT, perimetry, trabeculectomy, laser posterior capsulotomy.
• OCULOPLASTY& ONCOLOGY : I have undergone extensive training in diagnosing and treating various orbit and oncology eye cases like Retinoblastoma , Lymphoma ,Rhabdomyosarcoma, adenocystic carcinoma, pleomorphic adenoma, basal cell carcinoma, sebaceous gland carcinoma, ocular surface squmouas cell neoplasia, Meibomian gland carcinoma, lid reconstruction after tumor removal Entropion , Ectropion , Ptosis , DCR ,Enucleation with implant , Orbital Floor fracture and various Orbitotomies. I have done all pre andpost operative management of surgical cases. I did more than 500 SICS and 20 phaco during my residency and fellowship.
• OTHERS : squint surgery, pterygium excision, conjunctival autograft.
• Community Work : I have taken part in various diagnostics camps, visual handicap certifications, eye donation awareness lectures and assisted in school health program in Ahmedabad and Madurai city during my 3 years of residency and fellowship tenure.
• I have single handedly managed ophtlmic emergencies like chemical burns , acute angle closure glaucoma , retinal artery occlusions and penetrating injuries.

SURGICAL SKILLS

• Phacoemulsification surgeries including hard cataracts, complicated cataracts and cataract operations in one eyed patients. Done more than 5000 cataract surgeries.
• Also experienced in newer procedures such as subluxated cataracts with CTR & newer CTRs like Cionni ring implantations, Ahmed segment implantations, sclera fixated IOL, posterior iris fixated IOL, newer IOL like Toric IOLs and multifocal IOL, Limbal Relaxing incisions.
• Competent and experienced in: Pterygium excision with autografts,
• Amniotic membrane transplantations,
• Penetrating Keratoplasties
• Lamellar keratoplasties like DALK, DSEK
• Pupilloplasties
• Also has keen interest in ocular surface work.
• Performed newer ocular surface surgeries like amniotic membrane transplantation, stem cell transplantation like SLET, Lid mucous membrane grafting in cases of SJS syndromes
• Keratoprosthesis
• Lasik & PRK
• Trabeculectomies,Dacryocystorhniostomies
• Dacryocystorhniostomies

CONFERENCES & CME ATTENDED :

• Cataract workshop by Raghudeep Eye clinic – December 2013
• OPAI annual conference – September 2014
• Glaucoma convene by Raghudeep eye clinic – June 2014
• 42nd All Gujarat Ophthalmological society conference –September 2014
• Strabismology CME –September 2015
• AOSCON ( Ahmedabad ophthalmological society)- June 2015
• 44nd All Gujarat Ophthalmological society conference –September 2016
• CME on LASIK –Shri C.H. Nagri eye hospital
• CME on cataract -Shri C.H. Nagri eye hospital
• CME on squint - Shri C.H. Nagri eye hospital
• CME on Cornea - Shri C.H. Nagri eye hospital
• OPAI annual conference – October 2017sss

ACADEMIC ACTIVITY :

• Research work : “Comparison between Endoscopic DCR and external DCR” – A dissertation submitted to Gujarat university under the guidance of Dr. Nitin Trivedi ,Head of Unit, Shri C.H. Nagri eye hospital.
• Publication : “ A rare case report of post -traumatic luxation of globe with optic nerve avulsion “ – Indian journal of research in Vol.05,issue 05,May 2015.
• Paper Presentation :
  
  • 1) “Effect of laser PI on vision, IOP, depth and angle of anterior chamber in cases of NAG“ – GOS 2015.
  • 2)“Relationship between macular thickness and axial length in young myopic patients “ – GOS 2015.
  • 3)“Orbital Rhabdomyosarcoma , Histopathological Variant & Treatment Modalities : A Case Series” -GOS 2017 with best paper award
• Poster submission :
  • 1)“EEffect of Orbital Tumors and Different types of Orbitotomy on Extraocular Motility and Diplopia“ –OPAI 2014
  • 2)“ Acute Hypokalemic Periodic Paralysis after intravenous Administration Of Methylprednisolone In patient with Grave’s Thyrotoxicosis” – OPAI 2017

AREA OF INTEREST:

• Apart from general ophthalmology, I have keen interest in oculoplasty and ocular oncology.

REFERENCES:

SR.NO	NAME	DESIGNATION	CONTACT NO
1	Dr. Usha Kim	Chief medical officer of Orbit &oculoplasty department at Madurai , Aravind eye hospital	+91- 948707559
2	Dr.Tejas Desai	Professor & Head of Retina Unit and Superintendent, Shri C. H. Nagri Eye Hospital	+91- 9327004888
3	Dr. Nitin trivedi	Ex Professor of oculoplasty Unit and dean of Nagar school of Optometry,ShriC.H.Nagri Eye hospital	+91-9879985808

DECLARATION:

• I hereby certify that all information by me is true, complete and correct to the best of my knowledge.
• NAME: Dr. Sapan S Shah
• DATE : MARCH 2018
• PLACE : Ahmedabad.

MEMBERSHIP IN SCIENTIFIC SOCIETIES:

• Member of All India Ophthalmological society (M17953)
• Member of Cornea Society of India
• Member of Ahmedabad Ophthalmological Society