Dr. Rajul S Parikh has done his Masters in Ophthalmology from Christian Medical College and Hospital, Vellore under guidance of Prof. Dr. Ravi Thomas where he spent 5 years as a resident and as a senior resident. He was awarded Thomas Koshy gold medal in M.S. Ophthalmology for best resident in Ophthalmology. Subsequently he joined Department of Ophthalmology, Malmo University Hospital, Lund University, Sweden for his advanced glaucoma fellowship.
After coming back from Sweden in 2003, he joined renowned L. V. Prasad Eye Institute, Hyderabad as a consultant where he worked as a senior consultant for nearly 4 years. Subsequently he was invited to join Bombay City Eye Institute & Research Centre as Consultant & Head in glaucoma department. Here he contributed immensely by starting a full fledged research department.
Currently he is working as medical director, Shreeji Eye Clinic & Palak’s Glaucoma Care Centre located in the heart of Mumbai, Andheri. He is also providing his service at Lotus Eye Hospital as Consultant & Head, Department of Glaucoma & Department of clinical Research, and Dr. L. H. Hiranandani Hospital, Powai as a Visiting Glaucoma and anterior segment Specialist. His main areas of interest are glaucoma, neuro-ophthalmology and uveitis.
He is Invited member of associate advisory board of World Glaucoma Association (WGA) and also member of WGA Committee in Glaucoma Society Organization.
He has vast surgical experience. He has performed more than 6000 glaucoma surgeries like trabeculetomy, phaco-trabeculectomy, trabeculectomy with small incision cataract surgery. In India, he is one of the leading Glaucoma surgeon due to his unique expertise in advanced glaucoma surgeries like Glaucoma Valve Implant surgeries, Choroidal Drainage procedures, Scleral Patch graft for bleb leaks, surgeries for cyclodialysis cleft repair, anterior segment reconstruction. He is among very few Glaucoma surgeons who have successfully performed more than 150 congenital glaucoma operations including surgeries in patients with Axenfield - Rieger syndrome, Aniridia, Sturge- weber syndrome in paediatric patients. He has performed numerous laser procedures like laser iridotomy, laser irioplasty, Selective laser trabeculoplasty, and laser suturolysis. He also has expertise in advanced cataract surgeries like phacoemulsification, small incision cataract surgery.
He is currently elected as section editor for glaucoma for Indian Journal of Ophthalmology for consecutive 3rd term, and also is in editorial board of “Journal of Maharashtra Ophthalmology Society” and “Journal of Current Glaucoma Practice”. He has been Principle investigator / co-investigator for various clinical trials. Some of this research has changed the current clinical practice for better glaucoma management.
He has written chapters in 14 books including international publication like World Glaucoma Association (WGA) consensus book on Screening for Glaucoma”; 2008, World Glaucoma Association (WGA) consensus book on Medical Management of glaucoma”; 2010, Glaucoma 1st Edition; Editors Shaarawy, Sherwood, Hitchings and Crowston; 2009, Glaucoma 2nd Edition; Editors Shaarawy, Sherwood, Hitchings and Crowston; 2014. He has published extensively in peer reviewed journals. He has nearly 58 publications in peer reviewed journals and 17 in non peer-reviewed journals.
He has been invited to deliver lectures at various national and international conferences that includes World Glaucoma Congress, South East Glaucoma Interest Group meeting, American Academy of Ophthalmology, Asia Pacific Ophthalmology Association conference, International Congress on Glaucoma Surgery, AIOS annual conference, Glaucoma society of Indian annual conference. So far, he has delivered more than 120 invited lectures in last 8 years.
To generate awareness about disease in public, he has organized various public meetings.
Present Communication Details:
Ph. No: 9320302120
E-mail: rajul@shreejieyecare.com , drparikhs@gmail.com
Dr. Shefali R Parikh has been silver medalist throughout her M.B.B.S.. After finishing her M.B.B.S., she joined Patiala Medical College for her Masters in Ophthalmology. After finishing her residency; she did her specialization in glaucoma from renowned L. V. Prasad Eye institute under able guidance of Dr. Ravi Thomas and Dr. G Chandrasekhar. Subsequently she went to Department of Ophthalmology, Malmo University Hospital, Lund University, Sweden for her advanced glaucoma & Clinical research fellowship.
After coming back from Sweden in 2003, she joined L. V. P Eye Institute, Hyderabad as a consultant where she worked as a consultant for nearly 2 years. Subsequently she worked in Sadhuram Lions Eye Hospital, Hyderabad as a senior consultant.
In 2008, she came back to Mumbai and joined Lotus Eye Hospital as Consultant & Head in glaucoma department. She started the Glaucoma Department in February 2008. Her main areas of interest are glaucoma and anterior segment.
She has vast surgical experience. She has performed more than 2000 glaucoma surgeries like trabeculetomy, phaco-trabeculectomy, trabeculectomy with small incision cataract surgery, advanced glaucoma surgeries like Glaucoma Valve Implant surgeries, anterior segment reconstruction. She has also performed congenital glaucoma surgeries including surgeries in patients with Axenfield - Rieger syndrome, Aniridia. She has performed numerous laser procedures like laser iridotomy, laser irioplasty, and laser suturolysis. She also has expertise in advanced cataract surgeries like phacoemulsification, small incision cataract surgery. She has performed more than 5,000 phacoemulsifications. She was phacoemulsification trainer in LV Prasad Eye Hospital. She has been Principle investigator / co-investigator for various clinical trials.
She is academically also very strong and has published extensively in peer reviewed journals. She has nearly 20 publications in peer reviewed journals and 15 in non-peer-reviewed journals. She is also very active in teaching and has delivered several lectures. To generate awareness about disease in public, she has organized various public meetings and eye camps.
Present Communication Details:
Ph. No: 9320402120
E-mail: drparikhs@gmail.com , shefali@shreejieyecare.com
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