Awards
Dr. Jyotirmay Biswas honoured with the Dr RV.Rajam Oration Gold Medal
Dr. Jyotirmay Biswas, Director, uveitis and ocular pathology, Sankara Nethralaya, attended the 51st Annual meeting of the National Academy of Medical Sciences held on 13th October, 2011 at Bhubaneshwar. He delivered two talks at the L.V Prasad Eye Institute, Bhubaneswar which were live telecast to the other branches of LVPEI. His oration on ‘Ocular lesions in 1000 […]
NASSCOM and KPMG Announce the Winners of the Healthcare IT Awards 2011
Acknowledging the Transformative Role of IT in Healthcare in India Hyderabad, April 22, 2011: National Association of Software and Services Companies (NASSCOM) in collaboration with KPMG today announced the winners of the first Healthcare IT Awards 2011 which were presented at Hyderabad today. The awards are aimed at giving centre stage to various initiatives and […]
Dr. Rajeswari Mahadevan awarded PhD
Dr. Rajeswari Mahadevan, in charge of the Department of Contact Lenses at Sankara Nethralaya, has been awarded a PhD in optometry. Dr. Rajeswari completed her PhD on the topic “study of Rigid Gas Permeable Contact Lenswearers for Keratoconus & Contact Lens Fitting Methods in Irregular Cornea’s” under the supervision and guidance of Dr.Prema Padmanabhan Director […]
Seva Rathna for Dr. Badrinath
The Srirangam Srimad Andavan Asramam honoured Sankara Nethralaya’s founder and Chairman Emeritus, Dr.SS Badrinath, with the Seva Rathna on April 10, 2011 at a function held in Chennai. Dr. Badrinath was presented the award in recognition of his relentless battle to eradicate blindness, his leadership and pioneering role in providing quality and affordable eye care […]
Dr. Alim Memorial Oration Award for Dr. Biswas
Dr. Jyotirmay Biswas, Director, uveitis and ocular pathology, Sankara Nethralaya, was awarded the “Dr. Alim Memorial Oration Award 2011” at the 10th biennial conference of the SAARC Academy of Ophthalmology and the 38th Annual National Conference of the Ophthalmological Society of Bangladesh (OSB) held at Dhaka from March 5-8, 2011. Dr. Biswas delivered a talk […]
Public Service Excellence award for Dr. Badrinath
Chairman Emeritus Dr. SS Badrinath was awarded the AIMA-Public Service Excellence Award on February 21, 2011 on the occasion of the 55th Foundation Day of the All-India Management Association (AIMA). Every year AIMA commemorates its Foundation Day by recognizing the contribution of professionals from various fields and presents awards to renowned personalities for their unprecedented […]
AIOS award for Dr. Biswas
Dr. Jyotirmay Biswas has been awarded the AIOS award (comprehensive ophthalmology) for the overall best paper read at the Comprehensive Ophthalmology sessions at the 69th Annual Conference of the All-India Ophthalmological Society held from February 3-6, 2011 at Ahmedabad. His paper was titled “Ophthalmic Telepathology: Concept and Practice – FP9”
University of Missouri honors Dr. Badrinath
Dr. SS Badrinath, Chairman Emeritus, Sankara Nethralaya, was awarded an honorary degree — the Doctor of Science (D. Sc.) — from the University of Missouri, US, on December 18, 2010 at the University’s Honors Ceremony. The award is one of the highest academic tributes that the University of Missouri awards to recognize the achievements of […]