Profile Summary

Medical Qualification: MD (AIIMS) 

Designation: Consultant, Ophthalmology

Years of experience: 11 years 

Areas of expertise:

• Corneal Transplants- Including component keratoplasty and sutureless keratoplasty
• Keratoconus- C3R, TREK, INTACS, Mini-Scleral ( Innovative customised) contact lenses
• Refractory Dry eye disease- Medical and Surgical management
• Ocular Surface Disease- Post Chemical Burns, SJS, surface tumours, etc.
• LASIK and Phakic IOLs

Introduction:

Dr. Pooja Bandivadekar has completed her post-graduation from the All India institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS, New Delhi). She has trained extensively in the sub-speciality of corneal transplants, dry eye disease, ocular surface stem cell transplant and ocular surface malignancy at AIIMS. She has further been a clinical observer at Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, Miami, Florida as well as Narayana Nethralaya, Bangalore. Currently, she is a private practioner in Mumbai and was a visiting faculty and Cornea Consultant at LTMMC, Sion Hospital.

Awards & Publications: 

Awards & Publications:

• Dr Pooja Bandivadekar has over 10 published articles in pub-med indexed, peer reviewed journals (https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/?term=pooja+bandivadekar&sort=date&size=200) related to corneal sub-speciality
• She has been actively involved in research, writing and presenting at various national and international conferences. She has held wet lab training sessions at multiple conferences

Memberships:

Memberships:

• All India Ophthalmic Society (AIOS)
• Bombay Ophthalmic Society (BOS)