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Dr. Preetam Manmohan Samant

Best Honorary Surgeon of the Year Award

Dr. Preetam Manmohan Samant

Consultant & Head, Retina Services, PD Hinduja Hospital, Mumbai - M.S., D.N.B., F.R.C.S.(Edin), F.M.R.F., D.O.M.S., F.C.P.S., F.I.C.O.

Dr. Preetam Samant is an accomplished ophthalmologist with many outstanding achievements. He completed his fellowship from UK with a gold medal and another fellowship in Vitreoretina from Sankara Nethralaya. He also worked as a faculty at Sankara Nethralaya for three years. Dr. Samant is current working as a consultant and head of retina services at PD Hinduja Hospital in Mumbai. Dr. Samant has done more than 5000 retinal surgeries and more than 5000 laser procedures. He was on the editorial board of Indian Journal of Ophthalmology and has held the post of hon. secreteary of Maharashtra Ophthalmic Society.

  • Associate Professor and Head of retina dept. at sir J.J. Hospital

  • Hon. Secretary, Bombay Ophthalmic Association, 2008-2009

  • Best Honorary Surgeon of the Year Award of Sir J.J. Hospital and Grant Medical College, 2009

  • Hon. Joint Treasurer of Bombay Ophthalmic Association, 2009-2010

  • Author of Textbook titled “Ophthalmology Theory And Practical” (D.K. Series).

  • Gold Medalist, Ophthalmology F.C.P.S (Fellow of College of Physicians and Surgeons) Exam, 1999

  • Associate Editor, Journal of Maharashtra Ophthalmic Society 2005 to 2009; Currently, Member, Editorial Board of the same Journal.

  • Member, Managing Committee, Bombay Ophthalmic Association, 2004-2005 and 2005-2006.

  • Reviewer, Indian Journal of Ophthalmology

  • Member, Editorial Board, Indian Journal of Ophthalmology

  • Consultant, Vitreo-retinal Services, Sankara Nethralaya, Chennai (April 2001 to May 2004)

  • Awarded The Best Video Prize in Thematic Film (Trauma) Session at Sunayana 2007, the 65th Annual Conference of All India Ophthalmologic Society,February 2007.

  • Co-Author of an Atlas on Fundus Fluorescein Angiography , Jaypee Brothers for Sankara Nethralaya(Chennai).

  • Contributed a Chapter titled “Pediatric Visual Electrophysiology Tests” in the book “Surgical and Medical Management of Pediatric Ophthalmology” by Dr. Ashok Garg et al.

  • Vitreo-retinal Diseases

  • Experience of 100 cases of Small Incision Cataract Surgery (SICS) Under Topical Anaesthesia, Paper Presentation at Eye Advances 1996.

  • Combined Small Incision Cataract Surgery (SICS) with Trabeculectomy, Paper Presentation at Glaucoma Conference, Mumbai, 1999.

  • Combined Vitrectomy with Trabeculectomy, Paper Presentation at Vitreoretinal Society of India (VRS) Annual Conference, Goa, 2001.

  • Vitrectomy for Proliferative Diabetic Retinopathy with Asteroid Hyalosis, Paper Presentation at Tamil Nadu Ophthalmic Association (TNOA) Annual Conference, Trichy, 2002.

  • Poster titled “Role of Vitrectomy and Silicone Oil in the Treatment of complicated Retinal Detachment following Acute Retinal Necrosis” at the International Conference of SERI-ARVO held in Singapore, 2003.

  • Experience of 100 cases of Small Incision Cataract Surgery (SICS) Under Topical Anaesthesia, Paper Presentation at Eye Advances 1996.

  • Combined Small Incision Cataract Surgery (SICS) with Trabeculectomy, Paper Presentation at Glaucoma Conference, Mumbai, 1999.

  • Combined Vitrectomy with Trabeculectomy, Paper Presentation at Vitreoretinal Society of India (VRS) Annual Conference, Goa, 2001.

  • Vitrectomy for Proliferative Diabetic Retinopathy with Asteroid Hyalosis, Paper Presentation at Tamil Nadu Ophthalmic Association (TNOA) Annual Conference, Trichy, 2002.

  • Poster titled “Role of Vitrectomy and Silicone Oil in the Treatment of complicated Retinal Detachment following Acute Retinal Necrosis” at the International Conference of SERI-ARVO held in Singapore, 2003.