Shashi
Dr. Shashi Ahuja
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Select Department:
Ophthalmology
Designation:
Additional Professor
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Recognitions:
- Filed a patent with Indian Patent Office.
- Subject expert with Union Public Service Commission (UPSC).
- Question bank expert and practical examiner for post-graduate exit examinations (MD/DNB) in Vitreo-retinal surgery with National board of examinations.
- Subject expert for the selection committee for recruitment of senior resident,
Ophthalmology at AIIMS Raipur.
Academic Qualifications:
MBBS MS (Ophthalmology)
Training /residency
MBBS Maulana Azad Medical College, New Delhi
MS SMS Medical College, Jaipur
Publication:
Publications:
- Verma GL, Sharma R, Sharma S. Factors influencing intraocular pressure
in silicone oil filled eyes. Current Medical Trends 1997;1: 19-23. - Vashisht S, Ahuja S. An unusual presentation of orbital cysticercosis. Ind
J Opthal.2000; 48:331-32. - Ahuja S, Rao VA, Rajesh NG, Srinivasan R Sebaceoma of the
conjunctiva presenting as a chalazion. Indian J Dermatol 2014; 59: 521-2. - Kumar PK, Ahuja S, Kumar PS. Bilateral acute anterior uveitis and optic
disc edema following a snake bite. Korean J Ophthalmol .2014:28:186-
188. - Rajesh NG, Ahuja S,, Ramesh A , Rao VA Panophthalmitis masquerading
as retinoblastoma- an eye opener. Comp Clin. Path.2013; 22:523-27. - Ahuja S, Rajesh NG, Praveen K, Praveen S. Panophthalmitis
masquerading as ocular melanoma-an eye opener. Ophthalmology
Research 2013; 1:110-114. - Pratyusha G, Ahuja S, Negi VS. Detection of retinal changes in patients on
long term chloroquine/hydroxy chloroquine therapy using optical
coherence tomography J Clin Toxicol 4: 201. doi:10.4172/2161-
0495.1000201 - Ahuja S, Kumar PK, Rajesh NG, Seth P, Basu D .Unilateral proptosis due
to orbital malignancy and synchronous carcinoma elsewhere.
Ophthalmology Research: 2(2): 114-120, 2014, Article no. OR.2014.005 - Kaliaperumal S, Govindaraj I, Kopparapu PK, Ahuja S. Hirsutism following the
use of bimatoprost eye drops for glaucoma. J Pharmacol Pharmacother.
2014 Jul;5(3):208-10 - Kumar PK, Ahuja S, Kumar PS. Bilateral acute anterior uveitis and optic
disc edema following a snake bite. Korean J Ophthalmol. 2014
Apr;28(2):186-8 - Ahuja S, Anand D, Dutta TK, Roopesh VR, Kar SS Retinal nerve fiber
layer thickness analysis in cases of papilledema using optical coherence
tomography – A case control study. Clin Neurol Neurosurg. 2015 Sep;
136:95-9. - AhujaS, Srinivasan R, Praveen KS, Medha R, Ananthanarayanan PH
Aqueous VEGF and IL-6 levels in diabetic retinopathy. J Ophthalmic Clin
Res 2015; 2 012. - Praveen Kumar KV, Praveen Kumar S, Kasturi N, Ahuja S Ocular
Manifestations of Venomous Snake Bite over a One-year Period in a
Tertiary Care HospitalKorean J Ophthalmol. 2015 Aug;29 (4):256-62 - Bhosale NK, Parija SC, Mandal J, Ahuja S Utility of polymerase chain
reaction in diagnosis of Acanthamoeba and Microsporidial keratitis Int. J.
Curr. Microbiol. App. Sci 2016 ;5 (2), 854-860.
Research work
- Published works with 11 citations and H-index of 2.
- Invited as clinical collaborator by Indian Institute of Technology-Bombay.
- Received extramural grant from Lady Tata Memorial Trust under Institutional Research Project scheme.for the research work entitlrd “Analytical study of changes in patients with chronic kidney disease undergoing dialysis.”.
- Intramural funded project entitled ““Aqueous VEGF and IL-6 levels in diabetic retinopathy
- Principal Investigator Evaluation of proptosis by CT guided Fine needle
aspiration cytology
Other distinctions:
- Research work entitled “Effect of chronic alcohol and tobacco use on
retinal nerve fibre layer thickness- a case-control study was selected for
AIOS-ARC Young Researcher’s Award, and ranked among the top twelve
submissions by All India Ophthalmological Society. 2016 - Thesis work entitled “Effect of chronic alcohol and tobacco use on retinal
nerve fibre layer thickness- a case-control study” won JIPMER Scientific
Society gold medal in the category B (Papers based on research in clinical
/ basic sciences) 2014-15. - Thesis work entitled “Corneal endothelial changes in patients of type 2
diabetes mellitus using specular microscopy” won JIPMER Scientific
Society gold medal in the category B (Papers based on research in clinical
/ basic sciences) 2015-16. - Thesis work entitled “Detection of retinal changes in patients on long term
chloroquine and hydroxychloroquine therapy using optical coherence
tomography” was selected for AIOS-ARC Young Researcher’s Award, and
ranked among the top twelve submissions by All India Ophthalmological
Society.2014.
Presentations:
Awards:
- Conferred "Shyam Lal Saksena Memorial Award" by the National Academy,
New Delhi for the year 2015 in recognition of the research paper entitled
"Retinal nerve fibre layer thickness analysis in cases of papilledema using
optical coherence tomography-A case-control study". - Awarded the "NAMS 2007 Amritsar Award" at the 55th Annual Conference of National Academy, for best paper presentation. (2015).
- Awarded CRISIL Medicall Healthcare Innovation Award,, Bronze Plaque,2012 for the topic "Optical Coherence Tomography-A Novel Use"
- Thesis work under my guidance entitled “ Corneal endothelial changes in HIV-infected patients” won Second Prize in ARC-AIOS young researcher’s session 2018.
Positions Held:
Senior Resident Mar 1998 to Mar 2001 Dr Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital,New Delhi
Lecturer (Ophthalmology) Sept.2005 to Jan.2010 MGM Medical College,Navi Mumbai
Assistant Professor (Ophthalmology) Jan. 2010 till date JIPMER,Puducherry
Country:
India