Dr. Mahipal Sachdev MD

Dr. Mahipal Sachdev MD

Profile (Overview)

  • Dr. Mahipal Sachdev MD is an ophthalmologist and eye surgeon with more than 36 years of expertise.
  • He is skilled in SMILE Eye Surgery, LASIK & Refractive Surgery, Cataract Surgery, Cornea Services, Ocular Surface & Dry Eyes Disorders, Keratoconus Treatment, Computer Vision Syndrome, and many more.
  • He received his medical training at New Delhi’s All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS).
  • He was granted the Best Resident Award and ranked first in his postgraduate examination in 1984 while studying ophthalmology at AIIMS’ Rajendra Prasad Centre (1982-1984).
  • After completing his senior residency (1985-1987), he returned to his old mater for the next decade, first as an assistant professor (1988-91) and then as an associate professor (1991-96).
  • Dr. Mahipal is a worldwide authority on cataract and refractive surgery, with over 94 articles in reputable journals and authorship of more than ten well-received books and manuals, including A Practical Guide to Phacoemulsification, one of the first books on the issue released in 1996.
  • He has given more than 495 scholarly articles at state, national, and worldwide conferences.
  • Dr. Mahipal Sachdev MD is fluent in English, and Hindi.

Specialities

Specialization

  • SMILE Eye Surgery
  • LASIK & Refractive Surgery
  • Cataract Surgery, Cornea Services
  • Ocular Surface & Dry Eyes Disorders
  • Keratoconus Treatment
  • Computer Vision Syndrome,

Work Experience of Dr. Mahipal Sachdev MD

  • Consultant, Center for sight, New Delhi
  • Consultant, Indraprastha Apollo Hospital, New Delhi
  • Associate Professor, AIIMS, Delhi

Education

  • MD, AIIMS, New Delhi
  • MBBS, 1980, All India Institute of Medical Sciences

Awards

  • Awarded Padamshri in January 2007
  • – Awarded Honorary FAICO by AIOS in 2020
  • – Centre for Sight has been recently awarded as “The Best Single Specialty Hospital- Ophthalmology” at the Times Health Care Achievers Awards.
  • – Pioneered Small Incision Lenticule extraction (SMILE) in India, and a high volume SMILE surgeon
  • – Pioneered blade free Femtocatarct technology in India
  • – Performed the first iLASIK (Bladeless LASIK) in India
  • – First to install Zyoptix (Bladeless LASIK) in India
  • – First to introduce Phakic IOLs in India
  • – He is widely credited to be the pioneer & propagate the technique of Phacoemulsification for Cataract surgery
  • – Principal Investigator in multiple Clinical reasearch studies
  • – Led team of ophthalmologists into Guiness Book of World Records for maximum number of Diabetic Retinopathy Screenings in a day
  • – Inducted in Wall of Fame at Modern School, Barakhamba Road
  • – Recognised as best resident and stood first in M.D. Ophthalmology (AIIMS)
  • – He has been recognized globally with fellowships and scholarships from the “Fifth International Symposium on Immunopathology”- Japan, “International Society of Eye
  • Research”, “Research to Prevent Blindness”, New York, “Fisons award by the Contact Lens Association of Ophthalmologists”, USA amongst others.
  • – Won the “A C Aggrawal Memorial Trophy”, “Col. Rangachari Certificate”, “Krishna Sohan Singh Trophy”, “Dr Ishwar Chand Silver Jubilee Award” to name a
  • – Received “Life Time Achievement Award- Ophthalmology” at Times Health care Achievers program held in Delhi.
  • – Honoured as one of the “Prominent Sikhs of India” on the occasion of 550th Birth Anniversary of Guru Nanak Ji
  • – Awarded “International leading Ophthalmologist 2016” in the conference Eye Advance by Swiss Eye research Foundation Switzerland
  • – Launched the Village adoption programme to prevent and treat avoidable blindness
  • Member of Global Advisory Board Johnson & Johnson Surgical vision.

Paper Published

  • 115+ Articles published in Indexed Ophthalmological Journals
  • Authored the First book on Phacoemulsification in India
  • 175+ Papers & Courses presented at National & International Conferences
  • 400+ National & International Conferences attended
  • 150+ Articles published in MagazinesNewspaper.

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  • Orbital Exenteration Surgery
  • Strabismus Surgery – Eye Muscle Surgery
  • Cataract Surgery
  • Small Incision Cataract Surgery
  • Intraocular Implants (IOLs)
  • Retinal Detachment Surgery
  • Oculoplasty
  • Cataract Surgery First Eye with Toric Lens
  • Cataract Surgery first Eye with Multifocal Lens for Far and Near
  • Cataract Surgery second eye with IQ Lens
  • Vitrectomy with Retinal Detachment
  • Trabeculectomy with Implant
  • ICL surgery
  • Plaque Brachytherapy
  • Orbital surgery
  • Strabismus
  • Lateral Tarsoraphy Local Single Eye
  • Prosthetic Eye
  • LASIK Procedure
  • Epi-LASIK
  • Blade-Free LASIK
  • Laser Eye Surgery
  • Yag Laser Capsulotomy
  • Wavefront Laser Eye Surgery
  • Spectacle Removal Surgery
  • Endocyclophotocoagulation ECP
  • Gonioplasty (Iridoplasty)
  • Laser Peripheral Iridotomy
  • Laser Iridotomy
  • Trabeculectomy
  • Glaucoma Treatment
  • Myopia (Nearsightedness) Treatment
  • Astigmatism Treatment
  • Hyperopia (Farsightedness) Treatment
  • Diabetic Retinopathy Treatment
  • Vitrectomy
  • Intacs Corneal Implants
  • Phacoemulsification
  • Cataract Implant Surgery
  • Extracapsular Cataract Extraction
  • Occuloplasty
  • Pterygium Removal Surgery
  • Cosmetic Eye Surgery
  • Squint Surgery
  • Photorefractive Keratectomy
  • Vitreoretinal Surgery
  • CORNEA TRANSPLANT
  • Corneal Transplantation – Eye Transplant
  • Deep Anterior Lamellar Keratoplasty (DALK)
  • DSEK – Descemets Stripping Endothelial Keratoplasty
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