Professor of Ophthalmology

Dr Pradeep Sharma

Professor and Head,

Section of Pediatric ophthalmology, Strabismus, Neuroophthalmology and Oculoplasty

Dr RP Centre for Ophthalmic Sciences

All-India Institute of Medical Sciences

New Delhi 110029, INDIA

Phone 91-11-26588700 Extn 3183

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Date of Birth: 9^th January 1957

Name of spouse: Dr Anuradha Sharma, MS, Consultant Obs & Gyn

Child:one daughter : Dr Anudeepa Sharma, MBBS.MD, Neonatology Fellow in Cleveland, US

Academic Qualifications:

1. MBBS (AIIMS) December, 1979
2. MD (Ophthalmology, AIIMS) December, 1982
3. MAMS (MemberNationalAcademy of Medical Sciences, India) 1995
4. FAMS (FellowNationalAcademy of Medical Sciences, India) 2007.
5. Fellowship for Advanced training in Strabismus in USA by International Strabismological Association, 2001, at Jules Stein Eye Institute, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA; Wills Eye Hospital, Philadelphia, PA; and Richmond Eye Hospital , Richmond, VA, April –September 2001

Awards and Honours:

• Col Rangachari Gold Medal for the Best Scientific Paper by the All- India Ophthalmological Society, Cochin, 1984.
• Dr Athavle Award for best scientific work in the fields of Pediatric Ophthalmology, Strabismus and Neuro-ophthalmology, All-India Ophthalmological Society, Ahmedabad, 2002
• Visiting faculty in ORBIS-The Flying Eye Hospital, Chennai, 2002, Miraj 2005, Mt Abu 2008
• Retina Foundation Oration of Gujarat Ophthalmological Society, 2003, Ahmedabad.
• Dr Rustomji Ranji Oration of AP State Ophthalmological Society, 2003, Eluru,AP
• Ophthalmic Society West Bengal Guest Lecture Oration, 2005, Asansol,WB
• Dr Ishwar Chandra Oration of Vidarbha Ophthalmic Society, 2006, Nagpur.
• Dr S N Mitter Oration of Delhi Ophthalmic Society, 2009, New Delhi
• Dr RHP Sinha Oration of Bihar Ophthalmic Society, 2010,
• AIOS IJO 1^st Silver Award for 2010 for Horizontal Lang  two pencil test 2010
• Dr Daljit Singh Oration of Punjab Ophthalmic Society, Faridkot 2011.
• Dr Gopinatha Menon Oration of Cochin Ophthalmic Club Kochi Kerala, 2014

• Dr MG Bhide Oration ofNational Institute of Ophthalmology, Pune Maharashtra,2015
• Knapp Lecture by American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus, AAPOS Vancouver April 2016

• Dr TNC Vedantham Oration by Radhatri Nethralaya Chennai Sept 2015
• Dr ND Lakhanpal Oration by PGIMER Chandigarh, March 2016
• Sadguru Oration Award by Sadguru Netra Chikitsalaya, Chitrakoot, MP

Research and Publications:

• Over 175  scientific articles in National and International journals  or chapters in books
• Section Editor Strabismus and Neuro-ophthalmolgy, Indian Journal of Ophthalmology, 2008-till date
• Reviewer for the International Journals Ophthalmology (AAO), BJO, JAAPOS and Strabismus.
• Booksauthored:
  • Strabismus Simplified, CBS Publishers, New Delhi, 1999, 2013
  • Essentials of Ophthalmology, Top Medical Publishers New Delhi, 2000.2012
• Over 200 scientific presentations at Regional, National and International Conferences.
• Supervision of 67 MD Ophthalmology Thesis and one DM dissertation in Neurology.
• ICMR project on Nystagmus: Chief Investigator 2005-2007

Memberships of Scientific Societies:

1. International Member of American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus
2. International Member of International Strabismological Association.
3. Life member: All India Ophthalmological Society, Strabismological Society of India, National Society for Prevention of Blindness- India, Delhi Ophthalmic Society,
4. Past Secretary, Vice President and Editor Journal, Strabismological Society of India.
5. Joint Secretary, NSPB-India,1999-2002
6. Chairman, FAICO Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus Section,2011-till date.
7. Co Chairman: AIOS Trade and Grievances subcommittee 2012.
8. Vice President: Ophthalmic Research Association, RPC, AIIMS since 2012.
9. Member Communications Committee of International Pediatric Ophthalmologyand Strabismus Council
10. Vice Presidentof Strabismus and Pediatric Ophthalmology Society of India 2016-17.