CURRICULUM VITAE
DR. RAGHURAJ S. HEGDE
#03-03D,Crescent Building, 320, Balestier Road, Singapore 329924.
HP No: +65 8191 4911, E-mail: raghuraj.hegde@gmail.com
CAREER INFORMATION AND EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS:
DEGREE
/
EXAMINATION/
WORK EXPERIENCE
CLINICAL FELLOW
ORBIT &
OCULOFACIAL
PLASTIC
SURGERY
JUNIOR CONSULTANT
MS
OPHTHALMOLOGY
COLLEGE/
INSTITUTE
NATIONAL
UNIVERSITY
HOSPITAL,
SINGAPORE
VIJAYA
NETHRALAYA
SUPERSPECIALITY EYE
HOSPITAL,
BANGALORE
REGIONAL
INSTITUTE OF
OPHTHALMOLOGY
KOLKATA.
UNIVERSITY
NATIONAL
UNIVERSITY
OF HEALTH
SYSTEM
SINGAPORE
YEAR OF
COMPLETION
PRESENTLY
WORKING
HERE.
NA
DEC 2012
WEST BENGAL
UNIVERSITY OF
HEALTH SCIENCES,
WEST BENGAL
JUNE 2012.
-
APRIL 2008.
2009-2012
ROTATING
INTERNSHIP
MBBS
J. S. S.
HOSPITAL,
RAMANUJA
ROAD MYSORE
(2007-2008)
JAGADGURU SRI
SHIVARATHRESHWA
RA MEDICAL
COLLEGE (JSSMC),
S. S. NAGARA,
MYSORE.
2002-2007
RAJIV GANDHI
UNIVERSITY OF
HEALTH SCIENCES,
KARNATAKA
APRIL 2007.
II PUC (12TH
STD.)
10
TH
STD
ST. JOSEPH’S
PRE-UNIVERSITY
COLLEGE,
RESIDENCY
ROAD,
BANGALORE.
ST. JOSEPH’S BOYS’
HIGH SCHOOL,
MUSEUM ROAD,
BANGALORE.
PRE-UNIVERSITY
EDUCATION BOARD
INDIAN
CERTIFICATE OF
SECONDARY
EDUCATION (ICSE)
2002.
2000.
 Was posted on a rotational basis in units specializing in Anterior segment, Cornea &
Refractive surgery, Orbit & Oculoplasty, Glaucoma, Strabismus, Retina &
Vitreous during the three years of post graduation.
 Involved in engaging undergraduates in theory classes and clinical case discussion.
 Proficient in managing the out-patient department independently
 Proficient in OPD procedures like Slit lamp bio-microscopy, Direct Ophthalmoscopy,
+90D ophthalmoscopy, Pentacam, AS-OCT, Indirect Ophthalmoscopy,
Applanation Tonometry, Lacrimal syringing, YAG Capsulotomy, YAG PI,
OCT, DFA, USG, SD-OCT, Laser for posterior segment, Operating
microscope etc.
 Pre-op and post- op work-up of in-patients along with ward duties.
 Responsibilities included maintaining updated case sheets, maintaining inventory
registers, supervising nurses and auxiliary case workers
 Experience in emergency eye trauma management and cadaver eye retrieval during
emergency duties.
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WORK EXPERIENCE
DURING POSTGRADUATION
PERIOD
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Hands on experience in
o Cataract Surgery- ECCE- 10 cases, MSICS-1200+cases and Phaco-400+cases.
o Repair of corneal/sclera/corneo-scleral ruptures- 80+cases.
o Penetrating keratoplasty (optical,therapeutic & tectonic ) – 80+ cases .
o Pterygium excision with conjunctival autograft using fibrin glue or sutures
o Amniotic Membrane grafting (50+ cases)
o Laser Yag PI and capsulotomy.
o Laser PRP through slit lamp delivery and indirect ophthalmoscopic
delivery systems.
o DCT, DCR(60+ cases).
o Ectropion surgeries (40 cases),Entropion surgeries (40 cases).
o Tarsoraphy.
o Simple lid reconstruction procedures after removal of small lid tumours.
o Ptosis surgery like tarso-frontalis sling (50+cases) and fasanella-savat
procedure (10 cases).
o Evisceration/enucleation with implant insertion (100+ cases).
o Preparation/Closure of vitrectomy ports and vitreous tamponading.
 Orbital fracture repair.
 Epiblepharon correction
Assisted in
o All the above mentioned surgeries including complicated cases
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Advanced lid surgeries like tarsal fracture, levator resection, lateral
tarsal strip.
Extensive lid reconstruction using various flap techiniques and free
skin grafting.
Orbital surgeries like Anterior/lateral orbitotomy using various
techniques, orbital decompression, repair of injuries in Blow out
fractures, removal intra-orbital & extra-ocular foreign bodies.
Scleral buckling procedures
Pars-plana vitrectomy including complex vitreo-retinal surgeries and
macular hole surgeries..
Attended and actively participated in clinical meetings, case discussions, seminars
organised by our institute and other bodies in Kolkata.
 Attended eye screening camps held in rural and sub-urban areas organized by
various bodies.
POST-GRADUATE PERIOD EXPERIENCE
PUBLICATIONS,
ACHIEVEMENTS AND
PRESENTATIONS
DURING POSTGRADUATION
MS OPHTHALMOLOGY
DISSERTATION
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Ghosh S, Bansal P, Shejao H, Hegde R, Roy D, Biswas S. Correlation of morphological
pattern of optical coherence tomography in diabetic macular edema with systemic
risk factors in middle aged males. Int Ophthalmol. 2014 Mar.
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Kumar P, Mondal A, Shashidhar T, Hegde RS, Gharami RC. PhotoDermDiagnosis:
Yellowish papules over neck and upper chest; Journal of Pakistan Association
Dermatologists 2011; 21: 71-73.
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My presentation titled “Orbital Anatomy and its Clinical Importance” was selected
for the final round of Postgraduate Lecture Competition which was a part of EYE-PEP
2011, a postgraduate education program in L.V. P. E. I. Hyderabad held in
September, 2011.
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Presented a free paper titled “Incidence of Benign and Malignant neoplasms of
eyelid in elderly age group presenting in a tertiary hospital” Authors: Raghuraj S.
nd
Hegde, G. Bhaduri, S. S. Chatterjee at the 22 Annual Conference of the
Oculoplastics Association of India(OPAI) - EYEPLASTY-2011 held at Kanpur in
November, 2011.
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Co-author of a chapter on “Ocular manifestations of Systemic Lupus
Erythematosus” in a soon to be published book titled “Eye in Systemic Diseases”
Edited by Prof. H.V. Nema.
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Placed 2 in my Institute in the MS Ophthalmology examinations held in April May 2012
nd
“A clinico-pathological study of eyelid and conjunctival neoplasms in a
tertiary hospital”
 68th All India Ophthalmological Conference, Kolkata in January, 2010
CONFERENCES
ATTENDED
 22nd Annual Conference of the Oculoplastics Association of India(OPAI)
- EYEPLASTY-2011 held at Kanpur in November, 2011
 4th Annual Congress of the Kolkata Academy of Ophthalmology (KAO) in
Kolkata in December, 2011.
 70th All India Ophthalmological Conference, Kochi in February, 2012.
 CME -Training for Post Graduate Students organized by Regional Institute of
Ophthalmology, Kolkata in February, 2010
 EYE-PEP 2011 - Postgraduate education program in LVPEI, Hyderabad in
September, 2011
 CPE-O- Continuing Professional Education in Ophthalmology organized by
Alcon Labs in Bangalore in November, 2011
CME ATTENDED:
 EVIDENCE 2012 – Scientific meeting by international faculty in various
subspecialties and attended workshop in Oculoplasty and Ocular
Oncology conducted by Prof. JRR Collins, Dr. Jerry Shields, Dr. Carol
Shields
Surgical
Training
during Clinical
Fellowship in
NUH,
Singapore
o Dacryocystorhinostomy
o Balloon canaliculoplasty & Dacryoplasty
o Probing of Nasolacrimal Duct and Inferior turbinate
infracture
o Electrolysis of trichiatic eyelashes
o Punctal Plug insertions
o Ectropion surgeries
o Entropion surgeries
o Tarsoraphy.
o Blepharoplasty- Upper and lower eyelid
o Direct, Pre-trichial and endoscopic brow lift.
o Rhytidectomy
o Facial Aesthetics surgery including use of Botox
injections, Fillers and spacers.
o Extensive lid reconstruction using various flap
techiniques and free skin grafting after removal of
lid tumours.
o Socket Reconstructions
o Repair of complex orbital fractures including
blowout fractures
o Use of intraoperative navigation in orbital fracture
reconstructions- Brainlab and Medtronics platforms
o Lid tightening procedures- Lateral tarsal strip,
Modified lateral suture canthoplasty.
o Various eyelid and facial reconstruction procedures
o Orbital surgeries like Anterior/lateral/medial
orbitotomies using various techniques, orbital
decompression for thyroid eye disease and removal
intra-orbital & extra-ocular foreign bodies
o Eyelid retraction repair.
o Epiblepharon Correction
o Ptosis surgery like tarso-frontalis sling, conjunctival
mullerectomy and Levator resection procedure.
o Evisceration/enucleation with implant insertion.
o Repair of eyelid, canaliculi and facial lacerations in
emergency on call shifts and in elective OT shifts.
PROFESSIONAL
MEMBERSHIPS
EXTRA-CURRICULAR
ACTIVITIES
PRESENTLY INVOLVED
IN
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Karnataka Medical Council (KMC)
Karnataka Ophthalmological Society (KOS)
All India Ophthalmological Society (AIOS)
Delhi Ophthalmological Society (DOS)
American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO)
Asia Pacific Society of Ophthalmic Plastic & Reconstructive Surgeons (APSOPRS)
Oculoplastics Association of India (OPAI)
 Moderator in the Ophthalmology career forum of RXPG.com (www.rxpgonline.com)
the medical postgraduate entrance examination and career advice website
for doctors in India.
 Volunteer in a Bangalore based NGO Vidya Poshak involved in educating and career
guidance of underprivileged students.
 Represented St. Joseph’s Boys’ High School in Field Hockey playing as centre
back which won the Fr. Eric Vaz Memorial Hockey tournament and
the Baldwinian Shield in 1997, 1998 and 1999.
 Secured rank 493 in Karnataka Common Entrance Test (KCET) 2002 out of
80,000 students writing the test in Karnataka that year.
CO-CURRICULAR
ACTIVITIES AND
ACHIEVEMENTS
DURING SCHOOL AND
UNDERGRADUATION
 Was part of the JSS Medical College team that won 2nd place in the Quiz
program held by the RGUHS in 2004.
 Represented JSS Medical College in football participating in various Sports
competitions organized by various colleges and universities. The
JSSMC football team I was part of won the RGUHS University
Football Championship of Karnataka, India in 2004 and Spandan
2005- annual tournament held in JIPMER, Pondicherry, India.
 Won two bronze medals in the RGUHS University Athletic Meet in 5000m
and 10,000m running held in 2006.
 Represented my class in sports teams of cricket, football and athletics
winning various medals.
 Represented JSS Medical College in various cultural fests held by different
colleges winning many prizes in General Quiz, JAM, Essay writing,
Debate and Poetry Writing.
 Was one of the chief student organizers of the inter-college cultural fests
“Vogue-2004” and “Aura-2005” held in JSS Medical College.
 My poems were published in two international poetry books titled “Under
the Quicksilver Moon” and “Young emerging poets of Ind
REFERENCES
Dr. Gangadhara Sundar, DO, FRCSEd, FAMS
Diplomate, The American Board of Ophthalmology
Head & Senior Consultant, Orbit & Oculofacial Plastic Surgery
Dept of Ophthalmology
National University Health System.
HP: +65 9023 8098
Email: gangadhara_sundar@nuhs.edu.sg
Prof. Shantha Amrith
Senior Consultant,
Orbit and Oculoplastic Surgery Service,
Dept of Ophthalmology
National University Hospital.
HP: +65 9821 7402
Email: shantha_amrith@nuhs.edu.sg
Prof. Gautam Bhaduri
Director, Regional Institute of Ophthalmology, Kolkata
88, College Street, Medical College and Hospital, Kolkata
Cell phone no.: +91 98310 21798
Email: dr.gbhaduri@mailcity.com, riokolkata@yahoo.com