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Associate Professor Dr. Sushila Patel

Qualification
MD Ophthalmology
Designation
Cornea Consultant & Academic Director
Contact Location
Lumbini Eye Institute & Research Center
Contact Numbers
071573827

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: 27th April 1976

Place of birth: Varanasi, India

Citizenship: Nepalese

Sex: Female

Marital status: Married

Languages: English, Nepali and Hindi

Experience

Academic Director- 2nd  Feb 2020 – till date

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

Cornea Consultant— 1st 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 – 27th 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, 16th Anniversary Celebration Scientific Programme,  BPKIHS, Dharan, Nepal (2009)
  1. Ocular trauma, 5th 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. 4th Eastern Regional Ophthalmic Workshop, Biratnagar, Nepal (2009)
  4. 16th Anniversary Celebration Scientific Programme,  BPKIHS, Dharan, Nepal (2009)
  5. 5th 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 26th September 2013
  8. Glaucoma CME 29th March 2014 Bhairahawa, Nepal
  9. First Western Regional Ophthalmic Conference (WESROPHCON) , Bhairahawa , Nepal 23rd May 2015
  10. Digital savvy Medic Workshop, Bhairahawa, Nepal 21st    March 2015
  11. Nepal Eye Bank Meeting , TIO, Kathmandu, Nepal 26th September 2015
  12. DSEK Skill Transfer Course ,TIO, Kathmandu, Nepal, 27-30 September 2015
  13. Workshop on Health Research & Publication, Bhairahawa, Nepal 13th August 2016
  14. Data Management and Analysis with Epidata and SPSS, Bhairahawa, Nepal 29th -31st December 2016
  15. CME on Updates in Retina , Bhairahawa, Nepal 31st March 2018
  16. National Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus Conference , Bhairahawa, Nepal 31st 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 50th Annual Conference, Kolkata, India (2009)
  2. 62nd 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 1st April , 2014
  7. World Ophthalmology Congress 2-5th April 2014, Tokyo, Japan
  8. Glaucoma India Education Programme, Raj eye Hospital, GKP, India , 9th July 2016
  9. Phaco Excel , Aravind Eye Hospital, Pondicherry, India (2016)
  10. 34th Asia- Pacific Academy of Ophthalmology(APAO) Congress, Bangkok, Thailand 6-9 March 2019
  11. 70Th Annual Conference DOS, New Delhi, India (12th -14th April 2019)

 

 

 

 

 

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)

Nnjs – Best Doctor Award 2013