Dr. Vipul Arora
MS, FACS (NYEEI, New York)
Dr Vipul Arora, M.S., FACS is a graduate and post graduate in Ophthalmology from Sayajirao Medical College, Vadodara. He was further trained at Aravind Eye Hospital, Madurai under mentorship of Dr Usha Kim. He further did his ICO (Oculoplasty) fellowship from New York Eye & Ear Infirmary & Observership from Columbia University, New York under Dr Micheal Kazim. He was a Phaco instructor for ICO fellows and as consultant at Mahatme Eye hospital in Nagpur and also as an Assistant professor for one year at MGIMS, Wardha for teaching under graduate and post graduate in Ophthalmology. He has 14 publications in various National and International Journals and is actively involved in presentations and CMEs. He won Dr A C Agarwal trophy in DOS for his presentation on DCR surgery. He worked for 2 years in Sewa Rural Hospital in Bharuch Gujarat post his residency where he served rural population and was involved in various Sight savers projects. He worked in Eye Q group of hospital for 7 years before opening his own hospital. He is presenting running his NABH (Entry level) accredited Vedanta Jyoti Eye Hospital in Roorkee, Haridwar, Uttarakhand.
EDUCATION AND QUALIFICATIONS
- Fellowship from Amercian College of Surgeon 2019 San Francisco Convocation
- ICO Fellowship in Orbit & Oculoplasty March 2010 - June 2010 - New York Eye & Ear Infirmary, New York
- Observer in Orbit & Oculoplasty April 1,2010 - May 20, 2010 - Columbia University New York
- Fellowship in Orbit, Oculoplasty & Oncology February 2009 - Aravind Eye Hospital Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India
- Master of Surgery (M. S.), Ophthalmology June 2005 - Medical College & S.S.G Hospital, Vadodara, Gujarat, India. (Recognised by Medical council of India & Listed in directory of WHO)
- Bachelor of Medicine & Bachelor of Surgery April 2002(M.B.B.S) - Medical College & S.S.G Hospital, Vadodara, Gujarat, India.
EXPERIENCE
- Vedanta Jyoti Eye Hospital - Director Feb2018 — Till date
PAST EXPERIENCE
- Consultant - EYE Q group of hospitals (Covering surgeries in Roorkee, Sharanpur & Yamunanagar centers of EyeQ group of Hospitals ) Sep 2011-Jan 2018
- Assistant Professor - Mahatama Gandhi Instititue of Medical Sciences (MGIMS) Sevagram, Wardha Maharashtra, India August 2010-August 2011
- Senior Consultant & Phaco Instructor - Cataract , Orbit and Oculoplasty Services Mahatme Eye Hospital, Nagpur, India March 2009- Feb 2010
- Consultant - Sewa Rural Hospital, Jhagadia, Bharuch, Gujarat August 2005 - August 2007
PROCEDURAL & SURGICALSKILLS
(Phaco, Refractive & Oculoplastic Surgery)
LASIK
Done more than 300 eyes on B& L Technolas plateform
Cataract Surgeries
- Experience in Phacoemulsification (Topical/ Clear corneal/ Foldable Lenses) Doing all premium IOLs including Torics and Multifocals
- Experience in Small incision cataract surgeries/ ECCE
- Experience in Phaco- Trabulectomy/ SICS-Trab surgeries.
Orbit & Oculoplastic Surgeries
- Ptosis - Sling surgeries, Levator Surgeries
- Lid Surgeries- Entropion, Ectropion , Skin grafting
- Lacrimal Surgeries -DCR -External , Endolaser transcanalicular, Conjunctival DCR
- Botox chemodenervation - Blepharospasm & Hemifacial spasms.
- Dermis fat grafting for contracted socket.
- Enucleation and Evisceration ( with Implant)
- Tumor incisional and excisional biopsy.
- Experience in management protocol for Ocular malignancies especially Retinoblastoma and lymphoma
PRESENTATIONS
- Presented poster on “Retrospective clinical evaluation of patients implanted with multifocal intraocular lens ” XXXV Congress of ESCRS ,Lisbon 2017
- Presented Talk on Difficult cases of Cataract as guest faculty in IIRSI, Chennai 2016
- Organized OPHTHAQUEST conference (Annual Conference of EYE Q hospitals) in Delhi,India July 2016
- Won Dr A.K Mehotra for best poster presentation on “Lipodermoid of Conjunctiva ” in Uttarakhand Ophthalmology Conference 2015.
- Presented Video film and Photograph presentation in Confluence 2013 conference in Hyderdabad,India in December 2013
- Speaker in Mid term conference of UPSOS Conference held in Bijnor,UP, India in May 2013
- Participated as speaker in XXII Annual Conference of Oculoplastics Association of India,Kanpur 2011.
- Presented Video in All India Ophthalmological Society Conference,Kolkata 2010.
- Presented poster on Retinoblastoma in All India Ophthalmological conference , Jaipur, India, 2009.
- Presented Video on “Pseudo-Pseudo tumor” in OPAI 2008 in Gurgaon, New Delhi.
- Paper presentation on “Ophthalmic management of facial palsy” in OPAI 2008 in Gurgaon, New Delhi.
- Poster presentation (as co-author) on “Invasive Aspergillosis” (Best Poster) and “Management of acute proptosis” in OPAI 2008 in Gurgaon, New Delhi.
- Won Dr A.C. Agarwal Trophy for best paper presentation on 'Comparative Study on Conventional & Endolaser Transcanalicular DCR' in Delhi Ophthalmological Society Conference March 2008.
- Won Best poster (as an co-author) presentation on 'Ocular Adenexal Lymphoma
- Clinico Histopathological Analysis in a Tertiary Eye Care Center' at joint meeting of the Oculoplasty Association of India & Asia Pacific Society of Ophthalmic Plastics and Reconstructive Surgery (Cutting Edge) in Hyderabad on December-14- 16,2007
- Won Best Image award in for RE DOUBLE GLOBE ( Superior Colobomatous cyst with clinical megalocornea) in Cutting Edge in Hyderabad on December-14-16,2007.
- Presented poster on 'Prevention is better than cure- Recurrence in OSSN' at Delhi Ophthalmological Society Conference March 2008.
- Presented poster (as an co-author) on Retinoblastoma in IREG meeting in Madurai , June 2008.
- Presented TRO management protocol and interesting cases in CME on Orbit,Oculoplasty & Oncology at Aravind Eye Hospital , Trinulvelli.
- Presented PAPER on 11th R.K. Sheth, Memorial Symposium at Venu Eye Institute, Delhi on screening for Diabetes & Diabetic Retinopathy in 2006.
Reviewer
- JAMA Ophthalmology (The Journal of the American Medical Association )
- Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery (OPRS ) (Official Journal of the American Society of Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery )
- Abstracts for All India Ophthalmological Society Meeting , for 2019 conference to be held at Indore,India.
Survey and Research
- Survey to assess the burden of trachoma in districts of Kutch & Banaskantha,Gujarat, India assigned by Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Govt. of India in Aug 2006.
- Survey on Rapid Assessment of Avoidable Blindness in Surendranagar district of Gujarat under the aegis of the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare Govt. of India in Sept.- Oct.2006.
- Comprehensive Survey to assess Avoidable Blindness in Navasri region ,Gujarat, India assigned by World Health Organisation (WHO) between Sept - Oct 2007.
Member of Societies
- All India Ophthalmological Society (AIOS)
- Indian Medical Association (IMA)
- North Zone Ophthalmological Society (NZOS)
- European Society of Cataract & Refractive Surgeons (ESCRS)
- Delhi Ophthalmological Society (DOS)
- Uttarakhand Ophthalmological Society (UKSOS)
- Intaocular Implant & Refractive Society of India (IIRSI)
- Indian Society of Cornea and Keratorefractive Surgeons (ISCKRS)
Publications
- Author’s Reply. Prateek Agarwal , Mahesh Kumar, Vipul Arora. Indian J Ophthalmol. 2011 Mar-Apr; 59(2):169-170.
- Arora V, Prat MC, Kazim M. Acute presentation of cavernous hemangioma of the orbit. Orbit. 2011;30(4):195-197
- Kim UR, Arora V, Shah AD, Solanki U. Clinical features and management of posttraumatic subperiosteal hematoma of the orbit. Indian J Ophthalmol. 2011 Jan- Feb; 59(1):55-8. PubMed PMID: 21157076.
- Kim UR, Shah AD, Shanti R, Arora V. Primary T Cell/Histiocyte-Rich Large B- Cell Lymphoma of the Orbit. Ophthal Plast Reconstr Surg. 2010 Jun 17. PubMed PMID: 20562665.
- Arora V, Kim UR, Shetty S, Shah AD. Atypical presentation of an unusual foreign body. Indian J Ophthalmol. 2010 Jul-Aug;58(4):338-9. PubMed PMID: 20534931; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC2907042
- Kim UR, Shah AD, Arora V, Solanki U. Isolated optic nerve infiltration in systemic lymphoma--a case report and review of literature. Ophthal Plast Reconstr Surg. 2010Jul-Aug;26(4):291-3. Review. PubMed PMID: 20523257.
- Kim UR, Shah AD, Shanti R, Arora V. Primary adenoid cystic carcinoma of the eyelid. Ophthal Plast Reconstr Surg. 2010 Mar- Apr;26(2):134-6. PubMed PMID: 20305522.
- Agarwal P, Kumar M, Arora V. Clinical profile of cerebral venous sinus thrombosis and the role of imaging in its diagnosis in patients with presumed idiopathic intracranial hypertension. Indian J Ophthalmol. 2010 Mar- Apr;58(2):153-5. PubMed PMID: 20195042; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC2854450.
- Kim UR, Arora V, Ramchandran S, Shah AD, Phelps PO. Orbital hyalinizing spindle cell tumor with giant rosettes. Ophthal Plast Reconstr Surg. 2010 Jan-Feb;26(1):30-2. PubMed PMID:20090481.
- Kim UR, Arora V, Shanti R, Shah AD. Neglected giant atypical fibroxanthoma of the eyelid. Ophthal Plast Reconstr Surg. 2009 Sep-Oct;25(5):408-9. PubMed PMID: 19966663.
- Kim UR, Arora V, Shah AD, Srinivasan KG. Case report: Ocular malformation with a'double globe' appearance. Indian J Radiol Imaging. 2009 Oct-Dec;19(4):298-300. PubMed PMID: 19881108; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC2797744.
- Kim UR, Arora V, Devanand J, Khazei HM. Multimodality treatment approach in management of primary peripheral primitive neuroectodermal tumor of the orbit. Indian J Ophthalmol. 2009 Sep-Oct;57(5):395-8. PubMed PMID: 19700883; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC2804133
- Arora V, Kim UR, Khazei HM. Delleman Oorthuys syndrome: 'Oculocerebrocutaneous syndrome'. Indian J Ophthalmol. 2009 Sep- Oct;57(5):387-9. PubMed PMID: 19700879; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC2804129.
- Arora V, Kim UR, Khazei HM, Kusagur S. Ophthalmic complications including retinal detachment in hyperimmunoglobulinemia E (Job's) syndrome: Case report and review of literature. Indian J Ophthalmol. 2009 Sep-Oct;57(5):385-6. PubMed PMID: 19700878; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC2804128.
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
- Worked in capacity as Assistant Professor in Department of Ophthalmology for one year duration at Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences ,Wardha, Maharashtra,India; Took lectures for both undergraduates and Postgraduate as per curriculum of Nashik University.
- Worked as Phaco Instructor at Mahatme Eye Hospital where I was training International and National fellows in Phacoemulsification surgeries.
- As a resident and Senior resident, I have informally taught junior colleagues, under graduates. I firmly believe that learning medicine is a continuous process which is best done by teaching professional colleagues.
- I have taken training sessions of paramedical workers from across the country at Sewa Rural Hospital assigned by Sight Savers International.
- As a fellow at Aravind eye hospital, conducted lectures for post graduate residents on Orbital Tumors , Ocular Implants and Contracted socket
PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES
- Trained in both Basic Life Support (BLS) & Advanced Life Support (ALS)
- Enthusiastic, motivated, optimistic.
- Confident of knowledge and skills
- Aware of my limitations
- A safe and competent doctor
