Dr. Nilanjana Deb Joardar graduated in Medicine from Calcutta Medical College, residency in Ophthalmology followed by fellowship in Medical Retina and Visual Electrodiagnostics from Sankara Nethralaya, Chennai. She obtained a fellowship from the Royal College of Surgeons, Edinburgh and completed her M. Phil in Medical and Bioengineering from Claude Bernard University, France. She has been awarded with PhD (Ophthalmology) with distinction from Jean Monnet University, France for her research on corneal preservation. During her tenure as a Consultant in Glaucoma and Medical Retina at Maxivision Eye Hospital, Hyderabad, she was the first to perform glaucoma treatment by High Intensity Focused Ultrasound (HIFU) in the Asian subcontinent as part of collaborative clinical study with Eyetechcare, France. She has numerous publications in peer reviewed journals which have been presented in national and international conferences.

 Qualification 

• 1995 - Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery (MBBS), Calcutta Medical College, Calcutta University, Calcutta, India.
• 1998 - Diplomate of National Board (Ophthalmology), Medical Research Foundation, Chennai, India under the National Board of Examinations, New Delhi, India. Guide: Dr SS Badrinath, FRCS(C)
• 2000 - Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons (Ophthalmology), Royal College of Surgeons, Edinburgh, U.K. 2003 - M.Phil, Medical and Bioengineering (Diplôme d'Etudes Approfondies, Ingénierie Médicale et Biologique), University Claude Bernard Lyon I, Lyon France.
• 2006 - PhD (Ophthalmology) summa cum laude (highest praise from jury) from University Jean Monnet, Saint Etienne, France. Guide: Prof Philippe Gain, MD PhD.

 Experience 

1998-1999 - Specialty training in medical retina, lasers & ocular diagnostics (ultrasonography, fluorescein angiography and electrodiagnostics), Medical Research Foundation, Chennai, India (One-year) 2000 - Fellowship training in phacoemulsification, Rajan Eye Care, Chennai, India 2003 - 2006 Training in eye banking and corneal organ culture, Saint Etienne Eye Bank, France 2014 Training in High Intensity Focussed Ultrasound treatment for glaucoma, Eyetechcare, France

 Academic Activities 

1998-2000 Visiting faculty at the Elite School of Optometry under Medical Research Foundation, Chennai. 2000-2002 Teaching assignments for DO and DNB students at Medical Research Foundation, Chennai 2004 Training of hospital endocrinologists (CHU-Saint Etienne) for screening of diabetic retinopathy. 2004-2006 Guiding engineering graduate students (Masters level) at several practical projects on digital retinal imaging.

 Research activities 

Telemedical screening of diabetic retinopathy: Conducted Clinical Research Trial at University Hospital (CHU), Saint Etienne, France. As member of French Working Group on screening of diabetic retinopathy, participated in outlining national screening guidelines. Automated detection of diabetic retinopathy: Participating member of multicentric project of the French Ministry of Research in collaboration with the Centre of Mathematical Morphology, Ecole des Mines, Paris and Hôpital Lariboisière, Paris.

Corneal storage in organ culture and tissue engineering relating to quality control of corneal grafts (PhD thesis topic): Participated in collaborative projects with Centre of Medical Engineering, Ecole des Mines, Saint Etienne, France and EPFL, Switzerland Conducted first ever clinical trial on glaucoma treatment using High Frequency Focused Ultrasound in Asian subcontinent in collaboration with Eyetechcare, France

 Professional attachments 

• 1994-1995 Senior House Officer, Regional Institute of Ophthalmology, Calcutta, India
• 1998-2001 Junior consultant, Medical Research Foundation, Chennai, India 2000-2002
• Consultant (Medical Retina, Lasers, Ocular diagnostics, IOL implantation) Apollo- Advanced Medical Research Institute, Calcutta, India
• 2003-2006 Consultant, Endocrinology Department, University Hospital Bellevue, Saint Etienne, France 2007 Scientist, Prof Brien Holden Eye Research Center, L V Prasad Eye Institute, Hyderabad, India
• 2008-2015 Consultant, Glaucoma & Medical Retina, Maxivision Eye Hospital, Hyderabad, India 2015-present Consultant, Glaucoma & Medical Retina, Winvision Eye Hospital, Hyderabad, India