Prof. (Dr.) Yog Raj Sharma

Former Professor and Chief, Dr. Rajendra Prasad Centre for Ophthalmic Sciences, All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS)

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Prof. (Dr.) Yog Raj Sharma has served as Chief of Dr. Rajendra Prasad Centre for Ophthalmic Sciences, All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi from March, 2014 to Dec 2015. He was Professor and Consultant - Vitreo-Retinal Surgeon at AIIMS. (Faculty position from 1978-2015) He was Advisor (Ophthalmology) Ministry of Health & Family Welfare (MH&FW), New Delhi and Director, World Health Organisation (WHO) SEA Centre for Ophthalmology. He was the Chairman of the Task Force on Prevention and Control of Diabetic Retinopathy Group and Co-Chairman of the National Task Force on Prevention of Blindness from Retinopathy of Prematurity (ROP) setup by MH&FW, Government of India. He has SCIENTIFIC CITATION INDEX: ~1000, Publications: National and International Journals - 193 Publication in Journals besides IJO include, The LANCET, American Journal of Medicine, Archives of Ophthalmology, Archives of environmental health, JCRS, Current Eye Research, American Journal of Ophthalmology, Experimental Eye Research, IOVS, Annals of ophthalmology, Ophthalmic Surgery & Lasers, Digestive diseases and Sciences (USA), Yale journal of Biology and Medicine, Developments in Ophthalmology, Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology, Eye, Retina. He has published 11 Books and 2 Books under publication and 46 Chapters published (including 2 in Year Book of Ophthalmology Chicago and London); Four papers abstracted in Year Book of Ophthalmology. Publications in Proceedings: 24, Abstracts: 96. Scientific Papers and Posters Presented in the National and International Conferences: >229- including AIOS and in international ophthalmology meetings including AAO, ARVO, ICER, Scheimpflug club meeting ,first international meeting on light and oxygen toxicity to the eye. This includes one SCIENTIFIC EXHIBIT at American Academy of Ophthalmology. Editor and Reviewer of the National & International Journals of Ophthalmology and Editorials on our published work have appeared in THE LANCET, BJO, Archives of Ophthalmology (3), JAMA (2), and Ophthalmology, USA and IJO. Scientific Peer Reviewer: Ophthalmology, American Journal of Ophthalmology, Indian Journal of Ophthalmology British Journal of medical groups IJO, British Medical Journal group, Ophthalmology (AAO Journal), American Journal of Ophthalmology: consulting editor - JK Science, Chief Guest editor for inaugural issues of IJCPs ophthalmic issues, American Journal of Ophthalmology, British Journal of Ophthalmology, Paediatric Ophthalmology and strabismus, 2010. Awarded Academic Achievement Award by American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO), San Francisco, USA 2009. Awarded the Front Row Surgical Video Award by American Academy of Ophthalmology, 2008.

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