Dr.

Syed Wajahat Ali Rizvi

Email: [email protected]
Phone: +91-9634911152

ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS
MS Ophthalmology ALIGARH, INDIA
JAWAHARLAL NEHRU MEDICAL COLLEGE & HOSPITAL 2009 – 2012

Bachelor of Surgery and Medicine (MBBS) ALIGARH, INDIA

JAWAHARLAL NEHRU MEDICAL COLLEGE & HOSPITAL 2002 – 2008

CLINICAL & TEACHING EXPERIENCE

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
JAWAHARLAL NEHRU MEDICAL COLLEGE Feb 2014- till date

Responsibilities & skills:

• Academic and surgical training of postgraduates.
• In-charge undergraduate training program.
• Clinical evaluation and management of indoor & outdoor patients.
• Carrying out various independent microsurgical & extraocular procedures i.e. SICS,
conventional cataract surgery, Topical phacoemulsification, trabeculectomy &
combined surgery, lid surgeries (ectropion & entropion), Ptosis, Lid tumour exicision
with reconstruction, external DCR & DCT.

SENIOR RESIDENT, DEPT. OF OPHTHALMOLOGY

JAWAHARLAL NEHRU MEDICAL COLLEGE Oct 2012 – Feb2014

Responsibilities & skills:

• Clinical evaluation and management of indoor & outdoor patients.
• Carried out various independent microsurgical & extraocular procedures i.e. SICS,
conventional cataract surgery, Phacoemulsification, trabeculectomy & combined
surgery, lid surgeries (ectropion & entropion).
• Ward teaching and tutorials of undergraduate students.

RESIDENT, DEPT. OF OPHTHALMOLOGY

JAWAHARLAL NEHRU MEDICAL COLLEGE June 2009 –June 2012

COMPULSORY ROTATORY INTERNSHIP

JAWAHARLAL NEHRU MEDICAL COLLEGE December 2006-February 2008
RESEARCH AND PUBLICATIONS
• Successfully completed a dissertation titled, “Estimation of serum electrolytes (Na+
and K+) and serum lipids in patients of senile cataract and normal individuals of the
same age: A comparative study”.

• Epidemiology, clinical profile, management, and outcome of COVID‑19‑associated

rhino‑orbital‑cerebral mucormycosis in 2826 patients in India – Collaborative
OPAI‑IJO Study on Mucormycosis in COVID‑19 (COSMIC), Report 1. Indian Journal of
Ophthalmology 2021; 69:1670-92.

• Topical Prostaglandin Analogues with and without Preservatives on Tear Film

Stability in the Long-Term Treatment of Glaucoma. J. Evid. Based Med. Healthc. 2020;
7(16), 823-826.

• Effects of Long Term Use of Prostaglandin Analogues with and Without Preservative
on Normal Conjunctival Flora of Glaucoma Patients. Tr Ophtha Open Acc J 2020; 2(5)

• Tear film and ocular surface dysfunction in diabetes mellitus in an Indian population.
Indian Journal of Ophthalmology2017; 65(4).

• Extreme Ophthalmomyiasis externa with simultaneous facial and scalp

involvement. Nepal J Ophthalmol 2016; 8(15).

• Delleman Oorthuys Syndrome: A case report. Middle East African Journal of

Ophthalmology 2015; 22(1).

• Bilateral subhyaloid haemorrhage in a conscious patient: a new spectrum of ocular

involvement by plasmodium falciparum. BMJ Case Rep 2014. doi:10.1136/bcr-2013-
202811.

• Serum Na+ and K+ as risk factors in age related cataract: An Indian perspective.
Sudanese J Ophthalmol 2014; 6:10-3.

• Central corneal thickness and visual field progression in primary open angle
glaucoma. Sudanese J Ophthalmol 2016; 8:26-9.

• Bilateral Persistent Hyperplastic Primary Vitreous: A Close Mimic of Retinoblastoma.

Seminars in Ophthalmology 2013; 28(1): 25-27.

• Management of Superficial Infantile Capillary Hemangiomas with Topical Timolol

Maleate Solution: Long Term Results. Seminars in Ophthalmology 2013 Sep 27.

• Atypical multifocal hydatid disease of cranial vault: simultaneous orbital and

extradural meningeal involvement. Emergency Radiology 2010; 17(5): 427-30.
AWARDS
• Awarded Best paper for presentation titled “Awareness and Outlook towards Eye
donation” at 6th Annual Conference of ACOIN & International Assembly of
Community Ophthalmology in 2015.

• Awarded First Prize in Ophthalmology Quiz at 6th Annual Conference of ACOIN &
International Assembly of Community Ophthalmology in 2015.

• Awarded Best paper for presentation titled “Deterrence and Perceptions towards Eye
Donation among Hospital visiting population” at Annual meeting of Eye Bank
Association of India in 2015.

LICENSURE AND CERTIFICATIONS

• Licensed Medical Practitioner, Medical Council of India (08-32650) - 2005

• Licensed Ophthalmologist, Medical Council of India (12-12730) - 2012

MEMBERSHIPS
• Lifetime member of All India Ophthalmological Society, New Delhi, India (R-22452)

• Lifetime member of Delhi Ophthalmological Society, New Delhi, India (R-6639)

INTERNATIONAL EXAMINATIONS
• Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates
Certification (ECFMG) USA - 2014

• Visual Sciences & Optics, Refraction and instruments

(Part A & B)- International Council of Ophthalmology - 2019

OTHER TRAINING AND CONFERENCES

• Attended Diabetic Retinopathy CME at Institute of Ophthalmology, J N Medical
College, AMU in March 2018.

• Three days Basic Course Workshop in Medical Education Technologies by Medical

Council of India, 2015 at HIMS, Dehradun.

• One week Induction Course for Newly Appointed Assistant Professor, 2016 at AMU,
Aligarh.

• Three weeks UGC Sponsored Refresher Course on Research Methodology, 2015 at

AMU, Aligarh (Awarded Grade-A).
 • Participated in a workshop entitled “Project Funding in Higher Education” organized
by Academic Programmes committee, AMU, March 2018.

• Attended a workshop on corneal infections “Kerashop-2017” at Shroff’s Charity Eye

Hospital.

• Attended a workshop on Glaucoma at All India Institute of Medical sciences, 2017.

• Annual conference of ACOIN and International Assembly of Community

Ophthalmology.

• Annual Conference of All India Ophthalmological Society.

• Participated in CME on heart Disease in India- Role of Health care and Advances in
Cardiology.

• Participated in CME on Paediatric Ophthalmology, organised by Orbis International.

• Attended a Symposium on Research and Publication, organised by Orthopaedic

research foundation of Indian Orthopaedic Association.

• Participated in Annual conferences of Delhi Ophthalmological Society.

• Participated in Mid Term CME-2010 0f Indian Radiological and Imaging Association.

• Participated in 47th Annual Conference of UP State Ophthalmological Society.

PAPERS PRESENTED
• Rizvi SWA, Khan AA, Usmani A, Siddiqui Z, Amitava AK. Awareness and Outlook
towards Eye Donation. Annual Conference of ACOIN & International Assembly of
Community Ophthalmology in 2015.

• Khan AA, Rizvi SWA, Usmani A, Siddiqui Z, Amitava AK. Deterrence and Perceptions
towards Eye Donation among Hospital visiting population. Annual meeting of Eye
Bank Association of India in 2015.

• Siddiqui Z, Khan AA, Rizvi SWA, Gujral GS, Abedi AJ. A study of patient attitudes
towards Ophthalmic residents surgical training in a teaching hospital. 48th Annual
conference of U.P. State Ophthalmological Society.

• Ahmad A, Rizvi SWA. Case Scenario: Neovascular Glaucoma (Poster Presentation). 3rd
European Meeting of Yound Ophthalmologists, Cracow, Poland.
VOLUNTEER WORK
• Presently volunteering as specialist for Eye camps organized by Kids with Vision, a
USA based NGO, to identify and treat avoidable and curable blindness in
underprivileged children.

• Patient counsellor in Pulse Polio Program: Worked in the rural area in Aligarh with
the UNICEF team for the eradication of polio and creating awareness about
immunization programmes.

• Health check-up camps: Worked as clinician and organised free health camps in rural
and underserved areas of Aligarh with various NGO’s.

• Participated in various volunteer works undertaken by Jawaharlal Nehru Medical

College and the Resident Doctors Association, Aligarh.

EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES
• Play various sports like cricket, football, table tennis, also enjoy swimming and
reading.

REFERENCES
• Available upon request