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Gurnani B

International Society of Manual Small Incision Cataract Surgery (ISMSICS), Frontiers in Ophthalmology, Aravind Eye Hospital and Post Graduate Institute of Ophthalmology, Pondicherry

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Dr Bharat Gurnani is currently a Consultant in Cataract, Cornea, Refractive Surgery, Trauma, and External Disease at Aravind Eye Care System, Pondicherry. He completed his residency program in Ophthalmology, certified by the National Board of Examinations and Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Government of India from Aravind Eye Hospital and Post Graduate Institute of Ophthalmology, Pondicherry, India. He has got a Fellow of International Ophthalmology degree from the UK London to his name by clearing all three levels of ICO examinations. He completed his long-term clinical and research fellowship in Cataract, Cornea, Refractive Surgery, Trauma, and External Disease Aravind Eye Care System, Pondicherry. He is a member and also holds the degree of MNAMS awarded by the National Academy of Medical Sciences, New Delhi. He has also cleared the MRCS Edinburgh exam in June 2021 and received the prestigious MRCS Ed degree. He is trained under rigorous conditions and holds an MBBS degree recognized by the Medical Council of India, under the aegis of the Maharashtra University of Health Sciences, Nashik, Maharashtra, from the prestigious Armed Forces Medical College (AFMC), Pune, India. He got four distinctions in biochemistry, pathology, ophthalmology, and Community Ophthalmology during his MBBS curriculum. He was among the top 125 candidates to clear this exam in 2007. He cleared NEET PG twice and 4 times DNB (675 ranks) entrance exams with top ranks. He was ranked 634 in JIPMER 2015, 502 in Maharashtra PG, and 412 Manipal University
He has performed more than 15000 cataract surgeries and more than 900 corneal procedures including lamellar surgeries, 30 orbital surgeries, 500 Yag capsulotomies, glaucoma, and retinal procedures. He has trained more than 50 ophthalmologists in SICS at AEH Pondicherry. Recently he achieved the feat of performing more than 100 keratoplasties at a very young age.
He has published 5 articles under the innovation category in the prestigious Indian Journal of Ophthalmology in 2020, which were landmark articles considering the practice patterns during the COVID-19 pandemic. He received the best of IJO Paper Award 2020,2021- by the All India Ophthalmic Society.
He is an active clinician, surgeon, and researcher. He has 275 publications (235 Published and 40 accepted )and research articles to his credit in both International and National journals including Journal of Paediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus, Taiwan Journal of Ophthalmology, Trauma SAGE Journal, European Journal of Ophthalmology, Digital Journal of Ophthalmology, Indian Journal of Ophthalmology, Indian Journal of Pharmacology, Indian Journal of Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, Indian Journal of Medical Research, GMS Ophthalmology, Oman Journal of Ophthalmology, Delhi Journal of Ophthalmology, Tamil Nadu Journal of Ophthalmic sciences, Kerela Journal of Ophthalmology, etc. He is an active reviewer of more than 40 Ophthalmology journals viz, International Ophthalmology, European Journal of Ophthalmology, Clinical Ophthalmology, Indian Journal of Ophthalmology, Asia Pacific Journal of Ophthalmology, Trauma SAGE journal, BMC Ophthalmology, Elsevier-India Point of Care, TJOSR, Kerala Journal of Ophthalmology, Clinical Case Reports by Willey, MJAFI, Reviewer AIOC ARC 2021 KOLKATA, PG Thesis evaluator AIOC ARC 2021, Clinical Cosmetic and Investigational Dermatology, International Medical Case Reports Journal-Dove Medical Press, etc. and has reviewed over 400 papers. He did outstanding work on 7/3/2021 by performing 75 cataract surgeries in a single day. He achieved the amazing feat of publishing 6 articles in a single edition of IJO August issue 2020, 7 articles in IJO 2021 May issue, and more than 15 research articles on COVID-19 literature in 2020

He has presented his work at conferences held at the state, national and international levels. He has presented more than 35 papers at various conferences. He is the Founder and Chief Editor of the Ophthalmology World Page on Facebook, a comprehensive page for Ophthalmology Postgraduates. He has received several awards for his research work, including Best paper of Cornea Session 1 at AIOC 2020 Gurugram on Pythium Keratitis. He has the distinctions of maximum publications twice at Aravind Eye Hospital, Pondicherry, in the years 2019 (8) and 2020 (32 with 45 accepted publications). He is an active member of All India Ophthalmic Society, Cornea Society of India Intraocular Implant and Refractive Society of India, Tamil Nadu Ophthalmic Association, Pondicherry Ophthalmic Association, and Youth Ophthalmic Society of India. Presently he is an AE at Clinical Case Reports by Wiley, Advisory Editor O, and T probably the youngest Associate Editor for any journal, also the section editor of Cornea and Refractive surgery for Tamil Nadu Journal of Ophthalmic Sciences and Research (TJOSR), and Section Editor of Ocular Trauma for Youth Ophthalmic Society of India (YOSI) YOUTUBE Channel.

Employment

  • International Society of Manual Small Incision Cataract Surgery (ISMSICS) Scientific Committee Member
    2022 - Present
  • Frontiers in Ophthalmology Review Editor- Inflammatory Eye Diseases
    2022 - Present
  • Ophthalmology and Therapy Advisory Editorial Board Member
    2021 - Present
  • Statpearls Treasure Island USA Admin Editor, Editor in Chief- Cornea
    2021 - Present
  • TAMIL NADU JOURNAL OF OPHTHALMIC SCIENCES AND RESEARCH Section Editor
    2021 - Present
  • Clinical Case Reports Wiley Associate Editor
    2021 - Present
  • Youth Ophthalmic Society of India SECTION EDITOR-YOSI YOU TUBE
    2020 - Present
  • Aravind Eye Hospital and Post Graduate Institute of Ophthalmology, Pondicherry Consultant
    2020 - Present
  • Aravind Eye Hospital and Post Graduate Institute of Ophthalmology, Pondicherry Clinical and Research Fellow
    2018 - 2020

Education

  • Aravind Eye Hospital and Post Graduate Institute of Ophthalmology, Pondicherry Clinical and Research Fellowship
    2018 - 2020
  • International College of Ophthalmology(FICO-UK LONDON) January 2017 - January 2020 FICO
    2017 - 2020
  • Aravind Eye Hospital and Post Graduate Institute of Ophthalmology, Pondicherry DNB
    2015 - 2018
  • Armed Forces Medical College Pune MBBS
    2007 - 2013
  • National Talent Search Examination Scholar
    2004 - 2006

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