Dr. Sri Prakash KS

Dr. K S Sriprakash graduated from Bangalore Medical College and belongs to the1970 batch. After internship, he completed his Post Graduation in M S Ophthalmologyin the year 1981 at the Minto Ophthalmic Hospital (MOH), the teaching hospital attachedto BMC.Starting his career as a Lecturer in Ophthalmology at BMC in the year 1982, hewent on to specialize in Vitreo – Retina at Wills Eye Hospital – Philadephia, USA andScheie Eye Institute, University of Pennsylvania in 1990. He underwent advancedVitreo Retinal training (Pneumo Retinopexy) with Dr. George F Hilton, University ofCalifornia in 1994.He held various positions at BMC from being a Lecturer, an Assistant Professor,Professor of Ophthalmology, Chief of Department of Vitreo Retina and became the Coordinatorfor Vitreo – Retinal Fellowship programmes at BMC from 2003 to 2006. Hewas the Head of Department of Ophthalmology and the Medical Superintendent between2006 to 2010 and in 2010 became the Director of Regional Institute of Ophthalmology(RIO).Naturally, this rich experience in Academics was recognized in the field ofMedical Education by he being appointed the Vice-Chancellor of prestigious RajivGandhi University of Health Sciences (RGUHS) from 14th July 2011. This was astrongly deserved appointment. He has since relinquished on completion of his tenure of3 years.Dr. Sriprakash not only ran the University with élan but also added to its reachand capabilities. He added new departments of Quality Assurance and Accreditation,Advance Research, Public Health Institute and Centre for Disease Control as well asinitiated a programme of Automation designed to make the University processtransparent. He has left a vastly improved, diversified and forward looking University.RGUHS during his tenure progressed from a CIVIC University to an OUT REACHUNIVERSITY.His public contribution has been more than thousands cataract surgeries includingincluding most advanced surgeries like Micro incision, Cataract Surgeries (MICS), Vitriol Retinal Surgeries, Glaucoma and Squint Surgeries. He has more than 65 presentations at regional, national andinternational forums. His publications are in indexed journals and has also contributed achapter in the text book of Vitreo – Retinal diseases.He is the recipient of a number of awards and recognitions both in hisProfessional as well as in the Public field such as1) Award for “Outstanding service in Prevention of Blindness” in the AsiaPacific region at a conference held at Tokyo, Japan – 2014.2) The Prestigious “Indira Gandhi NSS award” from the Hon’ble President ofIndia for the year 2011-12 at New Delhi.Dr. K S Sriprakash is an Ophthalmologist by training, Yogi by passion and a Leaderby instinct.