Dr. BNR Subudhi
- 42 years of experience
- MBBS, DOMS, MS (Ophthalmology)
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About Dr. BNR Subudhi
Prof. B. Nageswar Rao Subudhi is the Chairman of Ruby Eye Hospital and former Professor and Head of the Department of Ophthalmology at MKCG Medical College, Berhampur, where he taught for 36 years. He trained in vitreo-retina at the Retina Foundation, Ahmedabad, in clinical ophthalmology in Kiryu, Japan, and in phacoemulsification in Karlsruhe, Germany, and has performed more than 400 corneal transplants at MKCG Medical College.
In 2026 he was appointed Professor Emeritus by the Odisha University of Health Sciences. For four decades he has taken part in eye camps across Odisha and in awareness programmes on diabetic retinopathy, glaucoma and eye donation, and he continues to teach ophthalmology postgraduates.
Education
MBBS (honours in Physiology & Biochemistry)
MKCG Medical College, Berhampur University · 1975
DOMS
B.J. Medical College, Pune University · 1982
MS (Ophthalmology)
MKCG Medical College, Berhampur University · 1984
Vitreo-retinal fellowship (under Dr. P.N. Nagpal)
Retina Foundation, Ahmedabad · 1987
Fellowship in clinical ophthalmology (under Prof. Akira Momose)
Institute of Clinical Ophthalmology, Kiryu, Japan · 1990
Fellowship training in phacoemulsification
Karlsruhe, Germany · 1996
Experience
Chairman
Ruby Eye Hospital, Berhampur · Present
Professor Emeritus
Odisha University of Health Sciences · 2026
Professor & Head of the Department of Ophthalmology
MKCG Medical College, Berhampur · 2012 – 2018
Associate Professor
MKCG Medical College, Berhampur · 2007 – 2012
Assistant Professor
MKCG Medical College, Berhampur · 1998 – 2007
Lecturer
MKCG Medical College, Berhampur · 1986 – 1998
Assistant Surgeon
MKCG Medical College, Berhampur · 1984 – 1986
Fellowships & memberships
- President, Forum of Ophthalmic Teachers of India (FOTI)
- Secretary, Teleophthalmology Society of India (TOSI)
- Chairman, Steering Committee, ACOIN (Past President, 2012)
- Vice President, Eastern India Zonal Ophthalmological Congress (EIZOC)
- Hon. General Secretary, ISMSICS
- Member, Managing Committee, All India Ophthalmological Society (two terms)
- Member, National Committee for Prevention of Diabetic Blindness (IMA–AIOS)
- President (2011), Secretary (2006–2008) and Journal Editor (2000–2005), Odisha State Ophthalmological Society
Awards & recognition
- Five gold medals, Berhampur University (1975)
- Outstanding Teacher in Ophthalmology Award
- IIRSI Gold Medal, IIRSI Annual Conference, New Delhi (2019)
- Prof. B. Rajguru Oration Award, Odisha State Ophthalmological Society (2023)
- Prof. Chittaranjan Kar Memorial Award for Improving Medical Technology (2023)
Research & academic work
- More than 400 corneal transplants performed at MKCG Medical College, Berhampur
- Published research in national and international journals, including the Asia-Pacific and Afro-Asian journals of ophthalmology
- Presented papers at international conferences in Singapore, Sydney and Malaysia
- Eye camps across Odisha for 40 years, including prevention of blindness in rural and hilly areas
- Part of the RAAB blindness survey in Odisha
- Teaches ophthalmology postgraduates at MKCG Medical College and Diploma in Ophthalmic Technique students at Ruby Eye Hospital
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