Members

Associate Professor Dr.Sushila Patel Chaudhary

Academic Director / Cornea Consultant

Lumbini Eye Institute & Research Center

Ward No 3, Bhairahawa,

Dist. Rupendehi,NEPAL

drsushilapatel@yahoo.com

Personal Information

Date of birth: 27^th April 1976

Place of birth: Varanasi, India

Citizenship: Nepalese

Sex: Female

Marital status: Married

Languages: English, Nepali and Hindi

Experience

Academic Director- 2^nd  Feb 2020 – till date

 Associate Professor-  19^th July 2017   NAMS (Lumbini Eye Institute )

Cornea Consultant— 1^st November 2014- till date                           Lumbini Eye Institute, Bhairahawa, Rupendehi, Nepal

General Ophthalmologist— 17 August  2010 – 30 April 2014   Lumbini Eye Institute, Bhairahawa, Rupendehi, Nepal

 Education

Medical School (M.B.B.S., Undergraduate): 1996 – 2001, King George’s Medical College, Lucknow, India

Residency (MD Ophthalmology, Post Graduate): 2007 – 2010, B.P. Koirala Institute of Health Sciences, Dharan, Nepal.

 Fellowship in Cornea and External diseases (2014)– Aravind eye care system, Madurai, India

Fellowship in Cornea and External diseases (2017) –  Casey Eye Institute, Portland, Oregon, U.S.A.

Training

Training of Trainers (ToT) for effective Instraction, Bhairahawa,Nepal – 27^th May 2019- 02 June 2019

EYEXCEL ( Excellence in eyecare training)- Lions Aravind Institute of Community Ophthalmology Madurai, India (July 29- August 2 , 2019)

 Membership

Member of the Nepal Medical Council (NMC)

Nepal Medical Association (NMA)

Nepal Ophthalmic Society (NOS)

Completed research

1. Epidemiological as well as Microbiological Profile of Suppurative keratitis and it’s outcome: A prospective hospital based study from Eastern Nepal                                                            (Principal Investigator)
2. “ Clinic Profile of Toxic keratoconjuntivitis after ocular trauma with insects” (Principal investigator)
3. “Demograhic pattern, clinical features and treatment outcome of patients with infective keratitis in the eastern region of Nepal”  (Co Investigator)
4.  “Evaluation of Brainstem Auditory Evoked Potential in diabetics”   (Co Investigator)
5. Clinical Profile and outcome of patients presenting with Mushroom poisoning in a Tertiary care center of Eastern Nepal                                                       (Co Investigator)
6. Telemedicine for Corneal Disease in Rural Nepal                                           (Co Investigator)
7. Efficacy of intravitreal Triamcinolone Acetonide for Diabetic Macular Edema (Co- Investigator)
8.  Effect of Oral Voriconazole on Fungal keratitis in the Mycotic Ulcer Treatment Trial II: A Randomized Clinical Trial                                                          (Co Investigator)
9. Adjunctive Oral Voriconazole Treatment of Fusarium keratitis: A Secondary Analysis From the Mycotic Ulcer Treatment Trial II     (Co- Investigator)
10. Predictors of Corneal   Perforation or Need for Therapeutic keratoplasty in Severe Fungal keratitis:  A Secondary Analysis From the Mycotic Ulcer Treatment Trial II    (Co- Investigator)
11. The Significance of Repeat Cultures in the Treatment of  Severe Fungal Keratitis (Co-Investigator)   Article Published in American Journal of Ophthalology 2018       DOI: 10.1016/j.ajo.2018.02.003
12. Clinico-Pathological Study of Ocular Surface Squamous Neoplasia in a Tertiary care center of Western Region of Nepal                                         (Principal Investigator)
13. Epidemiology of Bacterial Keratitis in Lumbini Eye Institute                            (Co-Investigator)

Paper presented

1. Demographic pattern, predisposing factors and treatment outcome of suppurative corneal ulcer in BPKIHS, 16^th Anniversary Celebration Scientific Programme,  BPKIHS, Dharan, Nepal (2009)

2. Ocular trauma, 5^th Eastern Regional Ophthalmic Workshop, Biratnagar, Nepal (2010)

Seminars/ Conference Attended (National)

1. SIMON, BPKIHS, Dharan, Nepal 2006
2. World Sight Day Celebration, BPKIHS, Dharan, Nepal (2007)
3. 4^th Eastern Regional Ophthalmic Workshop, Biratnagar, Nepal (2009)
4. 16^th Anniversary Celebration Scientific Programme,  BPKIHS, Dharan, Nepal (2009)
5. 5^th Eastern Regional Ophthalmic Workshop, Biratnagar, Nepal (2010)
6. National Pediatric Cataract and Research Methodology Workshop, Bhairahawa, Nepal (2012)
7. CME- Phaco for everybody, Lumbini, Nepal 26^th September 2013
8. Glaucoma CME 29^th March 2014 Bhairahawa, Nepal
9. First Western Regional Ophthalmic Conference (WESROPHCON) , Bhairahawa , Nepal 23^rd May 2015
10. Digital savvy Medic Workshop, Bhairahawa, Nepal 21^st    March 2015
11. Nepal Eye Bank Meeting , TIO, Kathmandu, Nepal 26^th September 2015
12. DSEK Skill Transfer Course ,TIO, Kathmandu, Nepal, 27-30 September 2015
13. Workshop on Health Research & Publication, Bhairahawa, Nepal 13^th August 2016
14. Data Management and Analysis with Epidata and SPSS, Bhairahawa, Nepal 29^th -31^st December 2016
15. CME on Updates in Retina , Bhairahawa, Nepal 31^st March 2018
16. National Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus Conference , Bhairahawa, Nepal 31^st May 2018
17. EYEXCEL NEPAL , Bhairahawa, Nepal July 25-28 , 2018
18. Training Workshop on Ethics in Health Research , Bhairahawa, Nepal ( 16-17 June 2019
19. XXI Nepal Ophthalmic Society Conference(NOS) & II Western Regional Ophthalmic Conference (WESROPHCON) , Bhairahawa , Nepal (27-28 September 2019)
20. EYEXCEL NEPAL, Bhairahawa, Nepal November13-16, 2019
21. Building Operational Research Capacity for Eye Service Improvement, Bharatpur, Chitwan, Nepal (4-7 December, 2019)

Seminars/ Conference Attended (International)

1. ISGCON 50^th Annual Conference, Kolkata, India (2009)
2. 62^nd Annual Conference DOS, New Delhi, India (2011)
3. American Academy of Ophthalmology(AAO) Conference, Chicago, Illinois, USA (2012)
4. Universal Coverage through Primary Eye Care, Aravind eye care system , Madurai, India ,September 30- October 02 2013
5. Global Sight Initiative- Mentor Strategic Planning Meeting, Aravind eye Care System, Madurai, India, 3-4rd October 2013
6. Best Practices in Eye Bank Development Workshop, Tokyo, Japan 1^st April , 2014
7. World Ophthalmology Congress 2-5^th April 2014, Tokyo, Japan
8. Glaucoma India Education Programme, Raj eye Hospital, GKP, India , 9^th July 2016
9. Phaco Excel , Aravind Eye Hospital, Pondicherry, India (2016)
10. 34^th Asia- Pacific Academy of Ophthalmology(APAO) Congress, Bangkok, Thailand 6-9 March 2019
11. 70^Th Annual Conference DOS, New Delhi, India (12^th -14^th April 2019)