1 Dr R R Sudhir ( Rachapalle Reddi Sudhir) Head of Dept of Preventive Ophthalmology Senior Consultant, C J Shah Cornea Services Consultant InCharge Electronic Medical Records Sankara Nethralaya, 18 College Road, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India Phone : 914428271616 Fax : 914428254180 Email : drrrs@snmail.org Website: www.sankaranethralaya.org Website: www.sankaranethralaya.org Residence : Ti Shanthi vijay Apartments, 4 (new), 18 (old) Jagadambal St, T. Nagar, Chennai 600017 Phone : +914428156172 Mobile : 9444174847 Email : rrsudhir@yahoo.com EDUCATION 1. M.B.,B.S. : Aug1990 Jan1995 Madras Medical College THE TAMIL NADU DR. M.G.R MEDICAL UNIVERSITY RESIDENT INTERNSHIP Jan 1995 Jan 1996 (At the Government General Hospital, Chennai Established in 1835 (4,417 beds). The oldest Medical School in the country) 2. DIPLOMA IN OPHTHALMLOGY April 1997 April 1999 C.U Shah Ophthalmic and Postgraduate Institute, Sankara Nethralaya THE TAMIL NADU DR. M.G.R MEDICAL UNIVERSITY 3. Passed International Council of Ophthalmology Exams Basic science and optics and Refraction May 2001 The clinical Sciences Assesment June 2002 4. DIPLOMATE OF NATIONAL BOARD ( OPHTHALMOLOGY) Sept/Oct2003 C.U Shah Ophthalmic and Postgraduate Institute, Sankara Nethralaya NATIONAL BAORD OF EXAMINATIONS. NEW DELHI, INDIA 5. Master of Public Health Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, USA : May 2005 6. Public Health Ophthalmology Fellowship Dana Centre for Preventive Ophthalmology, Wilmer Eye Institute, USA : May 2005 P ERSONAL Date of Birth 6th May 1973 Languages Known Spouse English, Telugu, Hindi, Tamil Rachapalle Pavani Sudhir (Home Maker)
2 OTHER POSITIONS 2008 2007till date Principal Investigator Modelling the need for Diabetic Retinopathy in India (In collaboration with International centre for Eye health London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine) sponsored by Sight Savers International Consultant Incharge, Electronic Medical Records Design and Implementation of Electronic Medical records at Sankara Nethralaya along with Tata Consultancy services. Probably first hospital in the world to implement EMR in a large scale in Ophthalmology 2007 till date Epidemiologist Sankara Nethralaya Diabetic Retinopathy Project Rural Epidemiology Study II Urban Epidemiology Study III (Sponsored by RD TATA Trust) 2003 10 Epidemiologist Telescreening for Diabetic Retinopathy, (Sponsored by World Diabetes Foundation, Denmark) OTHER POSITIONS Reviewer : 1. Ophthalmology 2. Ophthalmic Epidemiology 3. Indian Journal of Ophthalmology Principal and coinvestigators: In various clinical trials
3 List of publications 1: Rao SK, Sudhir RR, Fogla R, Rajagopal R, Sitalakshmi G, Padmanabhan P. Bilateral penetrating keratoplastyindications, results and review of literature. Int Ophthalmol. 1999;23(3):1616. Review. 2: Sudhir RR, Rao SK. Capsulorhexis phimosis in retinitis pigmentosa despite capsular tension ring implantation. J Cataract Refract Surg. 2001 Oct;27(10):16914 3: Sudhir RR, Rao SK, Biswas J, Padmanabhan P. Spontaneous expulsive suprachoroidal hemorrhage. Cornea. 2002 Aug;21(6):6323. 4.Sudhir RR, Rao SK, Shanmugam MP, Padmanabhan P. Bilateral macular hemorrhage caused by azathioprineinduced aplastic anemia in a corneal graft recipient. Cornea. 2002 Oct;21(7):7124. 5: Rao SK, Krishnakumar S, Sudhir RR, Sulochana KN, Padmanabhan P. Bilateral corneal fibrosis in homocystinuria: case report and transmission electron microscopic findings. Cornea. 2002 Oct;21(7):7302. 6: Sudhir RR, Kevin Frick, Rajiv Raman, Padmaja Kumari, Tarun S, Murali V: Mobile Teleophthalmology A cost effective screening tool for Diabetic retinopathy in rural south India. ehealth Int 2005,2(1):18. 7. Rani PK, Raman R, Sharma V, Mahuli SV, Tarigopala A, Sudhir RR, Kumaramanickavel G, Sharma T. Analysis of a comprehensive diabetic retinopathy screening model for rural and urban diabetics in developing countries. Br J Ophthalmol. 2007 Nov;91(11):14259. 8: Raman R, Rani PK, Reddi Rachepalle S, Gnanamoorthy P, Uthra S, Kumaramanickavel G, Sharma T. Prevalence of diabetic retinopathy in India: Sankara Nethralaya Diabetic Retinopathy Epidemiology and Molecular Genetics Studyreport 2. Ophthalmology. 2009 Feb;116(2):3118. Epub 2008 Dec 12 9: Raman R, Rani PK, Gnanamoorthy P, Sudhir RR, Kumaramanikavel G, Sharma T.Association of obesity with diabetic retinopathy: Sankara Nethralaya Diabetic Retinopathy Epidemiology and Molecular Genetics Study (SNDREAMS Report no. 8). Acta Diabetol. 2010 Sep;47(3):20915. Epub 2009 Mar 27. 10:Rani PK, Raman R, Rachapalli SR, Kulothungan V, Kumaramanickavel G, Sharma T. Prevalence of refractive errors and associated risk factors in subjects with type2 diabetes mellitus SNDREAMS, report 18. Ophthalmology. 2010 Jun;117(6):115562.Epub 2010 Feb 16.
4 11: Shabbir SA, Ahmed LA, Sudhir RR, Scholl J, Li YC, Liou DM. Comparison of documentation time between an electronic and a paperbased record system by optometrists at an eye hospital in south India: A timemotion study. Comput Methods Programs Biomed. 2010 May 10. [Epub ahead of print] 12: Raman R, Rachapalli SR, Kulothungan V, Saumya Pal S, Verma A, Sharma T. Estimating the Rate of NonParticipation and Its Influence on the Study Results: Sankara Nethralaya Diabetic Retinopathy Epidemiology and Molecular Genetics Study Report 32. Ophthalmic Res. 2010 Aug 19;45(2):7986. 13. Sudhir RR, Raman R, Sharma T. Changes in the corneal endothelial cell density and morphology in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus: a populationbased study, Sankara Nethralaya Diabetic Retinopathy and Molecular Genetics Study (SN DREAMS, Report 23). Cornea. 2012 Oct;31(10):111922 14. Rachapelle S, Legood R, Alavi Y, Lindfield R, Sharma T, Kuper H, Polack S The costutility of telemedicine to screen for diabetic retinopathy in India.. Ophthalmology. 2013 Mar;120(3):56673. doi: 10.1016/j.ophtha.2012.09.002. Epub 2012 Dec 1 In house Journal Publication INSIGHT 1. Rao SK, Sudhir RR, L Vijaya, Padmanabhan P; Corneal topographic changes following trabeculectomy with releasable sutures. 2001 ACADEMIC AREAS OF INTEREST Keratoconus Developing ideal index for early detection, Collagen cross Epidemiology linking Diabetic Retinopathy 1 Age related macular degeneration Cataract Impact of Cataract surgical training Virtual reality training Screening Telescreening Diabetic retinopathy developing ideal screening model School screening 2 TEACHING EXPERIENCE Faculty BS ophthalmic assistant programme, BITS Pilani Elite school of optometry Master of Science and Laboratory Technology, Bits Pilani 1 Vidyasagar Institute of Biomedical Sciences D.O and DNB courses C U Shah Ophthalmic and Post Graduate Institute Sankara Nethralaya 2 Guide DNB thesis for postgraduates in ophthalmology
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