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Atul Kumar

Atul Kumar is an Indian ophthalmologist[1] who is currently the Chief & Professor of Ophthalmology at Dr. Rajendra Prasad Centre for Ophthalmic Sciences (RPC-AIIMS), the national apex ophthalmic centre at All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Delhi. He was bestowed upon with the Padma Shri award in January 2007[2] for his services to the medical field. He specializes in vitreoretinal surgery and also heads the Vitreo-Retinal, Uvea and ROP services at RPC-AIIMS.

Education

After finishing his schooling from Modern School, Barakhamba[citation needed] in Delhi, he graduated from the Maulana Azad Medical College,[citation needed] where he had been a meritorious student.[citation needed] During 1984-87, he pursued his post-graduation course and achieve the degree of Doctor of Medicine (MD Ophthalmology) and three year senior residency in Vitreo-Retinal & Uveal diseases at All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Delhi (AIIMS Delhi).[citation needed] In 1991, he went on to pursue fellowship in vitreoretinal surgery from University of Maryland, Baltimore County.[citation needed]

Awards and honors

Academic and leadership positions

  • Chief and Professor, Dr. Rajendra Prasad Centre for Ophthalmic Sciences (RPC-AIIMS)[6].
  • Honorary Advisor, Ophthalmology to the Government of India (2016)[citation needed]
  • Honorary Vitreo-Retinal Consultant to Armed Forces Medical Services (2015-2018)[citation needed]
  • Chairman, Advocacy Committee, All India Ophthalmological Society[7]
  • Member – Delhi Ophthalmological Society, All India Ophthalmological Society, Intraocular Implant & Refractive Society of India (IIRSI), Indian Society of Cornea and Kerato-Refractive Surgeons (ISCKRS).
  • Past Chaiperson, Scientific Committee, Vitreo-Retinal Society of India (VRSI)[8]
  • Examiner positions in various medical exams and active participant in the activities of Medical Council of India[citation needed]
  • Honorary Editor of Indian Journal of Ophthalmology (IJO)[9]

Research and publications

Over 250 publications in medical journals of repute, chapters in over 20 books, authored various books on diseases of the retina and their management. He has recently authored a guest editorial in Indian Journal of Ophthalmology on present status of intravitreal bevacizumab in India.[10][11] He has authored the following books/chapters:

  • Ocular Tuberculosis[12]
  • Ocular Infections: Prophylaxis and Management[13]
  • Lasers in Ophthalmology
  • Ophthalmology Clinics for Postgraduates[14]
  • Disorders of Retina and Vitreous[15]
  • 'Angiogenic Agents and Photodynamic Therapy' in 'Pharmacology of Ocular Therpeutics"[16]
  • 'Retinal Laser Scanning and Digital Imaging' in 'Clinical Ophthalmology: Contemporary Perspectives'[17]
  • Contributions in Rashtriya Sahara (Volume 2, Issue 2), released by Sahara India Mass Communication, 1991[18]

References

  1. ^ Story, Cover (September 2016). "Lighting-up lives". Double Helical. {{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
  2. ^ a b MHA, Ministry of Home Affairs (India). (21 May 2014). "Padma Awards Directory (1954–2014) (PDF)" (PDF). www.mic.nic.in. pp. 117–166. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
  3. ^ "25 Doctors conferred Dr BC Roy Award by the President on Doctors Day - Medical Dialogues". Medical Dialogues. 2016-07-01. Retrieved 2017-09-23.
  4. ^ "University Grants commission ::Honours & Awards". www.ugc.ac.in. Retrieved 24 September 2017.
  5. ^ "List of Fellows: October 2006 (NAMS)" (PDF). National Academy of Medical Sciences. 2006.
  6. ^ Kumar, Atul (February 2017). "Fifty glorious years of Dr. Rajendra Prasad Centre". Indian Journal of Ophthalmology. 65 (2): 83–84. doi:10.4103/ijo.IJO_170_17. ISSN 1998-3689. PMC 5381304. PMID 28345560.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: PMC format (link) CS1 maint: unflagged free DOI (link)
  7. ^ AIOS. "All India Ophthalmological Society". www.aios.org. Retrieved 2017-09-23.
  8. ^ "Past Chairperson Scientific Committee – Vitreo Retina Society". vrsi.in. Retrieved 2017-09-24.
  9. ^ "Indian Journal of Ophthalmology : About us". www.ijo.in. Retrieved 2017-09-24.
  10. ^ Kumar, Atul; Ravani, Raghav (July 2017). "Using intravitreal bevacizumab (Avastin®) – Indian Scenario". Indian Journal of Ophthalmology. 65 (7): 545–548. doi:10.4103/ijo.IJO_431_17. ISSN 0301-4738. PMC 5549403. PMID 28724808.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: PMC format (link) CS1 maint: unflagged free DOI (link)
  11. ^ Kumar, Atul; Ravani, Raghav (2017-07-01). "Using intravitreal bevacizumab (Avastin®) – Indian Scenario". Indian Journal of Ophthalmology. 65 (7). doi:10.4103/ijo.ijo_431_17.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: unflagged free DOI (link)
  12. ^ Kumar, Atul; Chawla, Rohan; Sharma, Namrata (2017-06-25). Ocular Tuberculosis. Springer. ISBN 9783319575209.
  13. ^ Sharma, Namrata; Aron, Neelima; Kumar, Atul (2017-06-30). Ocular Infections: Prophylaxis and Management. JP Medical Ltd. ISBN 9789386322883.
  14. ^ Maharana, Prafulla Kumar; Sharma, Namrata; Kumar, Atul (2017-09-30). Ophthalmology Clinics for Postgraduates. JP Medical Ltd. ISBN 9789386322890.
  15. ^ Khurana, A. K. Khurana / Sunandan Sood / Atul Kumar / Subina Narang / Aruj K. (2014). Modern System of Ophthalmology MSO Series : Disorders of Retina and Vitreous (1st edition ed.). CBS. ISBN 9788123924106. {{cite book}}: |edition= has extra text (help)
  16. ^ Velpandian, Thirumurthy (2016-02-29). Pharmacology of Ocular Therapeutics. Springer. ISBN 9783319254982.
  17. ^ Gupta, A. K. (2012-05-14). Clinical Ophthalmology: Contemporary Perspectives - E-Book. Elsevier Health Sciences. ISBN 8131231658.
  18. ^ Rashtriya Sahara. Sahara India Mass Communication. 1991.
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