CURRICULUM VITAE

Personal Details:
Name

: Dr.P.Muralidharan.

Fathers name

: Mr.T.Ponnurangam.

Marital status

: Unmarried.

Date and place of Birth

: 01/04/1977.
(Tamil Nadu).

Postal address

: Quarter No- 2C-167

Vidyut Vihar Colony
NTPC Shakti Nagar
Dist Sonebhadra
Uttar Pradesh -231222
Ph-8005488386

Nationality
Academic qualification
Qualification
Year of
passing
MBBS
2002
MS(Ophthalmology)
Post Graduate Certificate
Course in Hospital
Management (PGCHM)

2007
2009-10

: Indian.
College

University

Maulana Azad Medical

College
Lady Hardinge
Medical college
National Institute of
Health and Family
Welfare (NIHFW)

University of Delhi

Medical council registration number

University of Delhi
Pursuing

: DMC/R/00896.

Declaration:
I solemnly declare that the above statements made by me are correct to the
best of my knowledge and belief.
Signature
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Educational details:
Exam passed

Year

Marks

Board/university

No of attempts

Secondary school
examination

1993

CBSE

First

Senior secondary
school examination

1995

CBSE

First

MBBS(1st Prof)

1997

58.12%

First

MBBS(2 Prof)

1999

Maulana Azad
54.60% Medical College

First

MBBS(3rd Prof)

2001

52.47% Delhi University

Second

MS (Ophthalmology)

2007

Lady Hardinge
Medical College

nd

First

Delhi University
Experience:
Name and
Post held
address of
Employer/Instt
Maulana Azad
Medical College

Internship

Lok Nayak Jai

Prakash
Narayan
Hospital

House surgeon

Lady Hardinge
Medical College

Junior resident
(Ophtha)

Period To Total
Nature of duties
period of
From
Employment
11 June
2001 to
02 July
2002

One year House officer posting

21 days in medical, surgical
and emergency duties.
Two
months

27 May
2004

Three
years

House officer posting

in Deptt of general
surgery, attending
inward patients and
assisting surgeons.
Attending inpatients,
assisting and

to
30 April
2007

Sucheta
Kriplani
Hospital
Kalawati Saran
Children
Speciality
Hospital
Dr.R.P.Centre
for ophthalmic
sciences.
(AIIMS)

CoInvestigator/
CRC

Lady Hardinge Senior

Medical College Resident
(Vitreo-Retina
unit)

01 Dec
2007
to
30 Sep
2008
21/03/09
to
29/03/12

performing basic
surgeries under
supervision.
Research work in
thesis and various
departmental studies.
Teaching
undergraduate
students.
Clinical Research
related work (VitreoRetina)

Details of research work/experience:

1. Thesis work titled
: To study the conjunctival and tear film changes in
patients of dry eye using PVA+Povidone, with and without preservatives a clinicocytological study, carried at Lady Hardinge Medical College, New Delhi.
Duration

: 27 May 2004 to 30 April 2006.

Guide

: Dr.P.Dsouza, HOD
Deptt of Ophthalmology.
LHMC,New delhi.

Co-guides

: Dr.Rajesh Jain,Proffesor,
Deptt of Ophthalmology.
LHMC,New delhi.
: Dr.Manjula Jain, HOD
Deptt of Pathology
LHMC,New delhi.

2. Project work for the award of Post Graduate Certificate Course in

Hospital Management (PGCHM) NIHFW titled

TO STUDY THE CHANGE IN TREND AND PRESENTATION OF ROP AFTER

A DECADE IN AN ONGOING SCREENING PROGRAMME OF A TERTIARY CARE
HOSPITAL, carried at Lady Hardinge Medical College, New Delhi.

Duration

: August 2009 to April 2010.

3. Pilot Project in the Department of Ophthalmology, Lady Hardinge

Medical College, SSKH & KSCH, New Delhi titled:
TO

STUDY THE REFRACTIVE STATUS AND OCULAR GROWTH IN

PRETERM BABIES - A 12 MONTH STUDY.

Duraton

:October 2010 to Dec 2011

Experiences in Clinical Research:

Worked as Co-Investigator/CRC in the following clinical research projects at
Dr.R.P.Centre for Ophthalmic Sciences, AIIMS, New Delhi with Global CRO and
Sponsor.
1. A Phase 3 Safety and Efficacy study of Vitreosolve for ophthalmic
Intravitreal injection for inducing Posterior Vitreous Detachment in Retinopathy
subjects VRT : PVD-301.
2. A Randomized, Double Masked, Multicenter, Parallel Group Phase-3
Study of Efficacy, Safety and Tolerability of repeated doses of Intravitreal VEGF
Trap in subjects of Nonvascular Age Related Macular Degeneration -View 2
Study.
3. A Randomized Double Masked, Parallel group, Multicenter Dopse
finding comparison of the Safety and Efficacy of ASI-001A 0.5g/day and ASI4

001B 0.2g/day Fluocinolone Acetonide Intravitreal inserts to sham injection in

subjects with Diabetic Macular Edema -FAME study.
Job Profile
Responsible for managing protocols, recruitment, patient screening, patient
consent forms and follow up management with investigator.
Maintain source documentation and drug accountabity, SAEs reporting,
maintaing site master file.
Responsible for communication and shipping to central laboratory.
Assisting during site monitoring inspection, audit or close-out, etc.
Assist with investigational study selection and project negotiation, including
initial site/sponsor correspondence and regulatory document preparations
for protocol, informed consent, case report forms and appropriate HIPPA,
Schd Y and ICH-GCP guidelines.
Ongoing management of study review process according to
site/sponsor/IEC guidelines.
Conduct staff in-services prior to implementation of new research trials.
Performed noninvasive exercise ECG, Foot scan, Doppler exercise testing
and education to trial subjects.
Conceptual knowledge
Knowledge of ICH-GCP,ICMR, US-FDA, Schd Y guidelines etc.
Knowledge about responsibilities of IRBs, IEC, Investigator, CRA and CRC
etc.
Knowledge about CRF, Informed consent and protocol etc.

 Knowledge about investigational brochure and subject information sheet etc

Achievements in clinical research
Certified from Pharma school (UK) open access good clinical
practice(GCP)
Certified form National Eye Institute and Bayer health care for visual
function evaluation.
Certified form National Eye Institute and Bayer health care for quality of
life questionnaires.
Participated in workshop on Good Clinical Practice (GCP) conducted by
Department of medicine, AIIMS and Pfizer at AIIMS, New Delhi.
Participated as delegate in the CME on legal and ethical issues in medical
practice organized by the department of hospital administration, AIIMS ,
New Delhi.
Certified For Clinical Project Study
Certificate of Training in Quality Data Services. Inc. qdR (Electronic Data
Capture Training)
Certification for USG B Scan Operator in Clinical Studies, Ultrasound
Reading Center, Asheville, NC.
Applied For
Certification for Colour Fundus Photographer in Clinical studies, Reading
Center Coordinator,UH Case Medical Center,Cleveland, OH
Certification for Flourescein Angiography in Clinical studies, Digital
Angiography Reading Center, NEW YORK.
Certification for Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT) Operator in
Clinical Studies, From Vienna Reading Center, Medical University Of
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Vienna, AUSTRIA.
Clinical Skills:
I am able to:
Elicit and comprehend from a patient in English, Hindi and Tamil
language: the complaints, the course of illness and other relevant
information.
Carry out the detailed ophthalmologic evaluation as well as General
Physical & Systemic examination of all eye outpatients, inpatients and
those presenting in emergency department.
Decide the routine and the most relevant investigations for each
particular case
Interpret the findings of my clinical examination and to correlate them
with the outcome of various tests & investigations carried out; thus
helping me to decide the most probable diagnosis.
Decide the best management strategy for the case and discuss it with the
patient.
Provide the medical management to all eye patients requiring the same
e.g. deciding the drug of choice, its dosage, route & frequency of
administration, after the drug interactions and side-effects have been
given due consideration.
Carry out the minor procedures e.g. syringing, superficial foreign body
removal, and chalazion I&C etc.
Independently carry out EYE surgeries e.g. conventional extra capsular
cataract extraction with IOL implantation, small incision cataract
extraction with IOL, trabeculectomy, strabismus surgery, entropion
correction, ptosis correction etc.

 Perform few surgical procedures under supervision only e.g. scleral

buckling, dacrocystorhinostomy.
Manage all these patients in their post-operative period; anticipate the
common and unusual complications of these surgeries and their
management.
Decide when the case is beyond my skills to manage and to take help of
or refer to my professional colleagues and senior consultants in the best
interest of the patient.
Worked as Junior resident in Kalawati Saran Children Speciality
Hospital, with exposure to Paediatric ophthalmology cases like
strabismus, retinopathy of prematurity screening and laser treatment of
same and their follow up.
Experience:
Out Patient Department (OPD) patients- Diagnosis and management.
Emergency Procedures- Traumatic cases like Open globe injuries, lid
Lacerations, Foreign Body removal, Angle closure Glaucoma.
Minor OT Procedures- Tarsoraphy, Cyst excision, PST, Ptergium
Excision, Entropion, Ectropion Correction,Intravitreal Triamcilone.
Major surgeriesOrbit- Evisceration, Enucleation, Orbital Wall fracture correction,
Orbitotimy, Orbital implants, debulking surgeries.
Oculoplasty- Ptosis Correction (frontalis sling, Levator resection),
DCR, DCT.
Medical Retina- PDT, PRP, YAG Laser (PI,Capsulotomy),Diode
laser,Delimitation of ROP Cases.
Surgical Retina- Assisted in PPV (20, 23

Gauge), RDSurgeries, Buckling, VR Surgeries, Macular Hole

ILM Peeling, Phaco fragmatome, IOL Drop.
Anterior segment ECCE, SICS, Phaco.
Pediatric ophthalmology- Ambylopia, ROP Screening, Strabismus.
Glaucoma- Trabeculectomy Combined Extraction.
Proficiency in Usage of
Computer usage Office XP, Adobe, Etc.
Automated Refractometer
Humpery Automated perimeter
Goldmans Perimeter
Manual Keratometer
Pachymetry
Applanation Tonometry
Orthoptic workup- Synaptophore
Laser Interferometry
90,78 D
IDO
Retionoscopy
Goldmans 1,2,3 Mirror
Slit Lamp Biomicroscopy
Operating Microscope
A and B Scan
NCT

 Fundus photography
FFA
OCT

Community Ophthalmology:
Attended about 30 Eye Camps organized by Nirankari Satsang Organisation.
Performed around 1000 Cataract surgeries for the camp patients working towards
the target of Vision 2020 in the prevention of preventable blindness.
Conferences / workshops attended:
Annual meeting of Federation of ophthalmic research and education centres
(FOREC), New Delhi,2004.
Symposium on Diabetic Retinopathy, New Delhi,2004.
Annual conference of Delhi Ophthalmological society, New Delhi,2005.
Mid term conference of DOS 2005 , New Delhi.
Annual conference of Delhi Ophthalmological society, New Delhi,2007.
Annual conference of Delhi Ophthalmological society, New Delhi,2008..
Attended workshop/CME on RNTCP (DOTS) organized by LHMC DOTS
cum referral center and NDMC chest clinic, New Delhi, 2006.

Membership of various Societies:

Delhi Ophthalmology Society (DOS)- Life Member (M-1181)
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 All India Ophthalmology Society (AIOS)-Life Member (M12316)

Intraocular Implant & Refractive Society (IIRSI), India-Life member
(LM/859).
The Ophthalmic Forum of Indian Society of Anesthesiologists (OFISA).
Vitreo Retina Society of India (VRSI)- Life Member(Applied)
Paper and Poster Presentations
1. Changing trends of Presentation of Retinopathy of Prematurity (ROP)
over the Last Decade.
Beri S MD, Muralidharan P MS, Saili A MD*, Nangia S MD*, Dsouza P MD,Garg R
MD.
Department of Ophthalmology & Pediatrics*
Lady Hardinge Medical College, New Delhi
Presented as paper in World ROP Congress 2009 (International), New
Delhi.
2. Role of Free Radicals in Retinopathy of Prematurity
Muralidharan P MS, S Beri MD, R Garg MD, U Garg MS, P D Souza MD, A Saili
MD*
Department of Ophthalmology & Pediatrics*
Lady Hardinge Medical College, New Delhi.
Accepted as paper in Vitreo-Retina Society of India 2009 for Dr. J.M.
Pahwa Award Session, Palampur, HP.
3. Role of Oxidative Stress in Development of Retinopathy of Prematurity
Beri S,Garg U,R Garg MD,Jain A**,A Saili*, Muralidharan P,P D Souza.
Department of Ophthalmology & Biochemistry**, Pediatrics*
Lady Hardinge Medical College, New Delhi.
Presented as paper in Vitreo-Retina Society of India 2010, Mysore.
4. To Study the change in Refractive Status in Term and Preterm babies,
with and without ROP
P D Souza MD, S Beri MD ,Muralidharan P MS, R Garg MD, A Saili MD*, P
Aggarwal MS,U Garg MS, G Monika MBBS.

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Department of Ophthalmology & Pediatrics*

Lady Hardinge Medical College, New Delhi.
Presented as paper in Vitreo-Retina Society of India 2010, Mysore.
5. NCT versus GAT in primary open angle glaucoma patients.
R Garg MD, Sachdeva P MS, Muralidharan P MS, S Beri MD, P D Souza MS.
Department of Ophthalmology , Lady Hardinge Medical College, New Delhi.
Presented as poster in 5th International Congress on Glaucoma Surgery
International (ICGS 2010) and Glaucoma Society of India 20th Annual
Meeting 2010 , New Delhi.

Won the Best Poster in GSICON 2010.

6. Familial Partial Aniridia with Keratopathy - Genetic Analysis.

Department of Ophthalmology
Lady Hardinge Medical College, New Delhi.
Muralidharan P MS, Beri S MD, D Souza P MD.
Accepted as Poster in The International Society of Genetic Eye Diseases
and Retinoblastoma Meeting 2010,Bangalore.

7. Changing spectrum of ROP over a decade - An Indian Scenario

S Beri MD ,P D Souza MD,Garg R MD,Muralidharan P MS, A Saili MD*.
Department of Ophthalmology & Pediatrics*
Lady Hardinge Medical College, New Delhi.
Presented as POSTER in APAO Sydney, 2011.

8.

Conjunctival and Tear film changes in patients of Dry eye using PVA
+Povidone with and without Preservatives-A Clinico Cytological Study.
Muralidharan P MS*, Dsouza P MS*, Jain R MD*, Jain M MD**.
Department of Ophthalmology* and Pathology**.
Presented as Paper in APAO Sydney, 2011.

9. To Study the change in Head circumference in Term and Preterm babies,

with and without ROP

Beri S, Muralidharan P, D Souza P, R Garg, Saili A*, Aggarwal P, Garg U, Monika.

Department of Ophthalmology & Pediatrics*

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Lady Hardinge Medical College, New Delhi.

Presented as poster in Asia Pacific Vitreo Retina Conference (APVRS) 2011,
Hyderabad
10.

LEVELS OF VEGF A AND R2 IN PRETERM BABIES WITH EARLY ROP.

Beri S ,Goyal M ,Garg R ,Saili A* ,Jain A**,Dsouza P, Muralidharan P.

Department of Ophthalmology & Pediatrics*
Lady Hardinge Medical College, New Delhi.
Presented as poster in Asia Pacific Vitreo Retina Conference (APVRS) 2011,
Hyderabad.
11. Ophthalmic manifestations as the only indicator of CNS relapse in an
Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL) patient in remission.
Beri S MD, Muralidharan P MS, D Souza P MD, Chandra J MD*.
Department of Ophthalmology and Pediatrics*
Lady Hardinge Medical College, New Delhi.
Accepted as poster in AIOS 2012 Cochin.
12. Oral Propronolol as an alternative treatment modality of Intraorbital
Capillary Hemangioma
Muralidharan P MS, Om Prakash MS, P DSouza MS.
Department of Ophthalmology
Lady Hardinge Medical College, New Delhi.
Presented as oral paper in 22nd Annual Conference of Oculoplasty
Association of India, November 2011.
13. Limbal Dermoid Excision with Conjunctival Autologous Limbal Stem Cell
Transplantation (ALSCT)
Muralidharan P MS, Om Prakash MS, P DSouza MS.
Department of Ophthalmology
Lady Hardinge Medical College, New Delhi.
Presented as video presentation in Mid Term Conference of Delhi
Ophthalmological Society (DOS), November 2011.
14. Conjunctival Impression Cytology - Technique & Interpretation
Ponnurangam Muralidharan (MS), Dsouza P (MS), Jain R (MD), Jain M* (MD).
Department of Ophthalmology & Pathology*
Lady Hardinge Medical College, New Delhi.

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Presented as Oral Paper in The International Society of Dacryology & Dry

Eye (ISD & DE) in Manila, Philippines, November 2011.

Papers Published (Under review)

1.Ankyloblepharon Filiforme Adnatum in a newborn
Muralidharan P (MS), S Beri (MD), DSouza P (MS).
2.Henoch Schoenlein Vasculitis - An Unusual cause of Paediatric Uveitis
Muralidharan P (MS), S Beri (MD).
3.Cerebral palsy with cortical blindness - an unusual complication of snake
bite, a case report
Muralidharan P (MS), S Beri (MD).
4.Oral Propronolol as an alternative treatment modality of intraorbital
capillary Hemangioma
Muralidharan P (MS), Om Prakash (MS), P DSouza (MS).
5. Bilateral Exposure Keratopathy with Preseptal Cellulitis in a boy with
Aperts Syndrome
Om Prakash MS, P Muralidharan MS, Nilesh Chakne MBBS, Deepak Nawkhare
MBBS, Rajesh Jain MD.

Achievements/Scholarships
1. NCT versus GAT in primary open angle glaucoma patients.
R Garg MD, Sachdeva P MS, Muralidharan P MS, S Beri MD, P D Souza MS.
Department of Ophthalmology, Lady Hardinge Medical College, New Delhi.
Won the Best Poster in 5th International Congress on Glaucoma Surgery
International (ICGS 2010) and Glaucoma Society of India 20th Annual
Meeting 2010 (GSICON 2010), New Delhi.
2. Conjunctival and Tear film changes in patients of Dry eye using PVA
+Povidone with and without Preservatives-A Clinico Cytological Study.

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Muralidharan P MS*, Dsouza P MS*, Jain R MD*, Jain M MD**.

Department of Ophthalmology* and Pathology**.
Presented as Oral Paper in APAO Sydney, 2011.

Awarded Foreign Travel Scholarship for young scientist by1. The International Travel Support Scheme (ITS), Department of Science &
Technology (DST),
2. Indian Council of Medical Research, International Travel (ICMR)
3. The Council of Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR)
to attend 26th Congress of Asia Pacific Academy Ophthalmology (APAO), Sydney,
Australia, 2011.
3. Awarded participation certificate in Acuvue Seminar - CME on contact
lens organized by Johnson and Johnson Vision Care 2011.
4. Conjunctival Impression Cytology - Technique & Interpretation
Ponnurangam Muralidharan (MS), Dsouza P (MS), Jain R (MD), Jain M* (MD).
Department of Ophthalmology & Pathology*
Lady Hardinge Medical College, New Delhi.
Accepted as Oral Paper in The International Society of Dacryology & Dry
Eye (ISD & DE) in Manila, Philippines, November 2011.

Awarded Foreign Travel Scholarship for young scientist by1. The Council of Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR)
2. Sir Ratan Tata Trust Travel Grant (SRTT)

Referees
: Prof. S.P.Garg, MD, MNAMS
Unit head - Vitreo Retina and Uvea,
Dr. R P centre for Ophthalmic Sciences,
AIIMS, New Delhi.
: Dr.P.Dsouza MS, HOD
Deptt of Ophthalmology.
LHMC, New Delhi.
: Dr.Rajesh Jain MD, Professor
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Deptt of Ophthalmology.
LHMC, New Delhi.
: Dr.Sarita Beri MD, Professor
Deptt of Ophthalmology.
LHMC, New Delhi.

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