Dr. Gaurav Garg

Gaurav Garg (born 1989) is a vibrant and experienced Indian ophthalmologist and is currently the director and chief surgeon of the new age clinic View Care. An AIIMS alumnus who later went on to complete his fellowship in Centre for Sight under the proficient guidance of Dr. Santosh G Honavar, post which he continued his journey of fellowship in the prestigious The New York Eye Cancer Center and The New York Eye and Ear Infirmary, Mount Sinai. After his stint in USA, he served for 6 months under the charitable Shri Sadguru Seva Sangh Trust, Chitrakoot, India. A former secretary of Ophthalmic Research Association(ORA) and the batch representative for two years in a row, he is widely acclaimed for Doctoral Thesis selected as E- poster for World Ophthalmology Congress, 2018. He is counted among one of the youngest achievers in the field of Ophthalmology to receive awards on international platforms like Asia-Pacific Vitreo-retina Society (APVRS) Congress and Asia-Pacific Academy of Ophthalmology (APAO).

Dr. Gaurav Garg

Biography

Dr. Gaurav Garg, born in Delhi to Mr. Brham Prakash Garg and Mrs. Kamlesh Garg, graduated in medicine from Government Kilpauk Medical College and Hospital, Chennai, Tamil Nadu and did his post graduation and junior residency in Comprehensive Ophthalmology from All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi. He went on to pursue his clinical fellowship in Centre for Sight, Hyderabad where he had the opportunity to learn and practice Ocular Oncology, Oculoplastic and Facial Surgery under the able guidance of Dr. Santosh G Honavar. After almost a stint of two years and gaining an expertise on Retinoblastoma, Dacryology and Ocular trauma, orbital surgeries and lid surgeries, ocular surface surgeries along with facial aesthetics, he expanded his horizon and moved on the United States to New York Eye Cancer Center and The New York Eye and Ear Infirmary, Mount Sinai to specialize further in Ocular Tumors, Ophthalmic Radiation therapy and Orbital Inflammatory disease under [Paul Finger]. Upon successful completion of his tenure and on his return to India, he joined the charitable Shri Sadguru Seva Sangh Trust, Chitrakoot, India, where he further perfected and honed his skills on Orbit & Oculoplasty. Apart from being associated currently with major eye centres across Delhi NCR as visiting consultant and surgeon, he is also the founder, director and chief surgeon of View Care, an independent super specialized eye clinic in New Delhi.

Legacy

Although a word used for someone who has a backing or has quite a lot of years of experience , Dr.Garg , a self-made medical practitioner with an experience of just more than half a decade has started building one for himself. In his stint with Shri Sadguru Seva Sangh trust, he not only acted as one of the senior faculty for Ocular Oncology services, but also was the pioneer in Bone Marrow Aspiration for Lymphoma and Pediatric Tumors. The spree continued as he went on with First CSF Aspiration for Lymphoma and Pediatric Tumor and later introduced the practice of Injection and Topical Interferon in Ocular Surface Squamous Neoplasia in the institute. He also inculcated the practice of Chemotherapy for Retinoblastoma there and standardized the radiological and pathological protocols for ocular oncology. Within a short period, he has also trained and guided several fellow and residents of the institute and instilled in them the medical practices that still lives on.

Surgical Competencies

Enucleation, Exenteration, Evisceration.
Lacrimal drainage surgeries- Dacryocystorhinostomy, Dacryocystectomy, syringing and probing.
Orbitotomy.
Lid Surgeries- Entropion Surgery, Ectropion Surgery, Lid laceration repair.
Lid reconstruction.
Ocular surface surgeries- MMG, AMG.
Ptosis Surgeries.
Socket Reconstruction.
Aesthetic surgeries.
Plaque brachytherapy.
Pterygium/Chalazion excision.
Pediatric examination under Anesthesia especially for Retinoblastoma.
Cataract surgery: Extracapsular cataract extraction,Phacoemulsification, Pediatric cataract extraction
Other surgeries:
- Corneal perforation repair.
- Keratoplasty.
- Silicone oil Removal.
- Intravitreal injections.
- Glaucoma filtering surgeries.
- Squint surgeries.
- Endophthalmitis Vitrectomy.
Other Procedures: Transpupillary thermotherapy, cryotherapy, Nd: YAG capsulotomy, Nd: YAG Peripheral iridotomy.

Awards and Accolades

Personally, Dr . Garg is a devout academician at heart, with an array of national and international publication and awards in his bag.

Awarded Best Free Paper in APVRS 2021 (International)
Awarded Best E-poster in APAO 2021 (International)
Awarded Best Free Paper Award for Young Oculoplastic Surgeon <40 years in OPAI 2021 (National)
Awarded Best of Clinical Challenge – Images in OPAI 2021 (National)
Awarded Best Lacrimal Session Free Paper in AIOC 2021 (National)
Finalist in Col. Rangachari Award in AIOC 2021 (National)
Awarded first prize in Quiz session in OPAI 2019 (National)
Awarded first prize in E-poster session in OPAI 2019 (National)
Awarded a gold medal in Swarup video award session in TOS 2019 (State-level)
Awarded 2nd prize in Photo competition in OPAI 2019 (National)
Awarded 3rd prize in Photo competition by AIOS 2019 (National)
Awarded certificate of merit in Ramachander competitive free paper session in TOS 2019 (State-level)
Awarded certificate and prize in Quiz session in TOS 2019 (State-level)
Awarded 2nd Certificate in the subject of Ophthalmology during the academic year, 2011-12
Represented Student Council (ASN Sr. Sec. School), 2006-07
Awarded scholarship by ASN Sr. Sec. School for the academic year 2005-07.
Selected for National Merit Scholarship- Centrally Sponsored Scheme, 2006. (National)

Memberships

In the span of his medical career, Dr. Garg already holds the following prestigious memberships:

Member in training – American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO)*
Life Member – All India Ophthalmological Society (AIOS)
Life Member – Oculoplasty Association of India (OPAI)
Life Member – Delhi Ophthalmological Society (DOS)
Life Member – Telangana Ophthalmological Society (TOS)
Life Member – Ophthalmic Research Association (ORA)

Publications

Dr. Garg has also been the author and co-author in several publications which has been applauded and published across many medical journals.

Patients Presenting with Metastases: Stage IV uveal melanoma, an International Study. Garg G., Finger P.T., Kivelä T.T., AJCC-OOTF. The British Journal of Ophthalmology.
Visual prognosis-based staging for retinal capillary hemangioma. Garg G., Finger P.T. Russian Ophthalmological Journal.https://doi.org/10.21516/2072-0076- 2020-13-2-12-17.
Anterior Segment Optical Coherence Tomography Features of Peripunctal Nevus. Garg G., Patidar N., Gupta R. Indian Journal of Ophthalmology Case Reports.
A Rare Presentation of Intraorbital Abducens Nerve Schwannoma. Garg G., Warkade RPS, Patidar N., Gupta R., Gabba HS. Acta Scientific Medical Sciences
COVID-19 Prophylaxis Prior to Ophthalmic Examination. FingerP.T., Fam A., Tomar A. S., Garg G., Chin K.J. Indian Journal of Ophthalmology.
Hypochlorous Acid Assisted Prophylaxis for Intravitreal Injection: A Patient Reported Outcome Study. Fam A., Finger P. T., Tomar A.S., Garg G., Chin K. J. Indian Journal of Ophthalmology.
Ruthenium-106 Plaque Brachytherapy for Ocular Tumors: A Review of 327 Cases. Palkonda V.A.R., Honavar S.G., Palkonda V.K.R., Sen M., Lahane S.T., Rao R., Chaugule S.S., Sharma V., Tadepalli S.H., Garg G. International Journal of Radiation Oncology. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijrobp.2019.06.1606.
Doctor Reported Outcomes: Real World Data from a Tertiary Eye Cancer Center. Maheshwari A., Finger P. T., Malpani A., Jain P., Tomar A.S., Garg G. Indian Journal of Ophthalmology.
Vitrectomy for full-thickness macular hole in adult- onset Coat’s disease. Kumar V., Kumar P., Garg G., Damodaran S. Indian Journal of Ophthalmology. 2017;65(11):1246-1248.
Endoillumination (chandelier) and wide angle viewing assisted fine needle aspiration biopsy (FNAB) of intraocular mass lesions. Venkatesh P., Kashyap S., Temkar S., Gogia V., Garg G., Bafna R. Indian Journal of Ophthalmology.2018;66:845-7.
Foveolar simple retinal pigment epithelial hamartoma. Pujari A., Temkar S., Agarwal S., Garg G., Chawla R., Kumar A. Indian Journal of Ophthalmology.2018;66:999-1000.
Occurrence of Hemi-Central Retinal Artery Occlusion (Hemi-CRAO) following embolization in a case of recurrent Juvenile Nasopharyngeal Angiofibroma. Anjum S., Temkar S., Chawla R., Garg G. (corresponding author). Ophthalmic Surgery, Lasers, and Imaging Retina. https://doi.org/10.3928/23258160-20190605- 07.
Ultrawidefield fundus fluorescein angiography in pediatric retinal vascular diseases. Temkar S., Chawla R., Vohra R., Regani H., Garg G., Azad S. Indian Journal of Ophthalmology.
Swept-Source optical coherence tomography features of regressed macular Retinoblastoma. Damodaran S. Bajaj M.S., Sharma P., Kumar A.; Chawla R., Pujari A., Garg G., Temkar S. Indian Journal of Ophthalmology.