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Prashanthi (Jagannathan) Giridhar, MD
Instructor
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center
Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences
3601 4th Street Stop 7217
Lubbock, Texas 79430
Office: 806-743-9500 ext 270 E-mail: Prashanthi.Giridhar@ttuhsc.edu
Education
Texas Tech University Health Science Center (TTUHSC), Lubbock, TX
Dept of Ophthalmology, Residency training in Ophthalmology
June 2013
Texas Tech University Health Science Center (TTUHSC), Lubbock, TX
Dept. of Internal Medicine, Internship in Internal Medicine
June 2010
Texas Tech University Health Science Center (TTUHSC), Lubbock, TX
Doctor of Medicine (MD) and Master of Business Administration (MBA-HOM)
May 2009
Southern Methodist University (SMU), Dallas, Texas
Bachelor of Science, Electrical Engineering
Major: Bio-Medical Engineering.
GPA: 3.7, Graduated: Cum Laude and Honors in Liberal Arts
May 2002
Professional Experience
07/01/13- present
Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Texas Tech School of Medicine, Lubbock, TX
Faculty Instructor
06/12-06/13
Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Texas Tech School of Medicine, Lubbock, TX
Chief resident
 Coordinating resident, medical student schedules, liaison between faculty and residents
06/05-07/05
Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Texas Tech School of Medicine, Lubbock, TX
Summer MBA Internship
 Primary role in evaluating the relocation process of the department to a new facility
 Understand the operations of front-desk management and Electronic Medical Records
07/02-12/04
Ophthalmology dept., UT Southwestern Medical School, Dallas, TX
Research Assistant for research on Age-Related Macular Degeneration (AMD)
 Primary role in recruiting patients/families in the study on Genetics of Macular Degeneration.
 Investigate new methods for early detection of AMD using Infrared imaging
Honors & Awards
 OKAP score award, 2012, Texas Tech Department of Ophthalmology
 Title 7 Traineeship Scholarship in Health Care Administration for commitment to Rural Health, Summer 06,
Texas Tech MD/MBA program
 National Eye Institute Travel Grant for the Association for Vision and Research in Ophthalmology,
Ft.Lauderdale, FL 2004 (selected from over 1800 applicants)
 Outstanding Senior Woman Award in School of Engineering, SMU, 2002
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Conferences/
Posters
Giridhar, P; Bradley, J. The Effect Of Second-eye Occlusion On Monocular Pupillometry. Association for Vision
and Research in Ophthalmology, Ft. Lauderdale (2011) Abstract No. 2849/poster D698
Giridhar, P. Case report on “Blastomycosis” as student representative from Texas Tech School of Medicine
Texas Academy of Internal Medicine conference, Nov 15-16th 2008, Dallas, TX
Jagannathan P, BSEE, Kibel LB, MD, Edwards AO, MD, PhD. Longitudinal monitoring of
drusen features using infrared reflectance imaging: analysis of drusen in the fellow eye with
unilateral exudative age-related macular degeneration. Association for Vision and Research in
Ophthalmology, Ft. Lauderdale (2004) Abstract No. 2986/B621.
Komaromy K, MD, Jagannathan P, BSEE, Ritter RIII, MS, Edwards AO, MD, PhD. Macular
Dystrophy in a family of Native American Descent. Association for Vision and Research in
Ophthalmology, Ft. Lauderdale (2004) Abstract No. 2473/B108.
Korotkin A, MD, Jagannathan P, BSEE, Edwards AO, MD, PhD, Srebro R, MD. Longitudinal
monitoring of drusen in AMD: infrared reflectance imaging of drusen resorption induced by laser
photocoagulation. Association for Vision and Research in Ophthalmology, Ft. Lauderdale (2004)
Abstract No. 3111/B746.
Publication
Giridhar, P MD; Freedman, K MD, Phd. Non-Arteritic Anterior Ischemic Optic Neuropathy in a 35 year old post
partum woman with recent preeclampsia. JAMA ophthalmology (formerly Archives of ophthalmology), April 2013,
131(4)
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