Chief Surgeon, Aradhana Eye Hospital Cataract, Squint and Oculoplasty
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Phaco And MSICS Surgeon Cataract, Medical Retina and Glaucoma
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Consultant, Comprehensive Ophthalmology
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Dr. Philip Kuruvilla completed his MBBS from Christian Medical College, Vellore and his post graduation in Ophthalmology from Christian Medical College, Ludhiana. His deep Christian faith and convictions moved him to serve in the North Indian villages of Punjab, Himachal Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh where he performed several thousands of Eye Surgeries in the span of 10 years and gained tremendous expertise in Cataract Surgery, Squint Surgery, Trabeculectomy (Surgery for Glaucoma), Ptosis, and Oculoplastic Surgeries like corrections of conditions like Ptosis (droopy eye), Entropion (inversion of eye lid), Ectropion (eversion of eye lid), Dermatochalasis (excess skin in the upper lid), etc.
• Mac Robert Hospital, Dhariwal, Punjab
• Memorial Hospital, Fathegarh, U.P.
• Delek Hospital, Dharamsala, HP
• Christian Hospital, Ummedpur , U.P.
• TDL Hospital, Bylakuppe, Karnataka
He did his first IOL implantation surgery in 1984: after watching Dr. Daljit Singh in Amritsar. From 1985 to 2000 he worked as Chief of G.M Eye Hospital, Mettupalayam, a 120 bedded Eye Hospital, by the end of which he performed over 40,000 eye surgeries. He in fact perfected SICS to such an extent that with the cataract-IOL Implantation surgery he corrects pre-existing astigmatism (curvature of cornea being different in different meridians).
He moved to Trivandrum in the year 2000, where he and his wife Dr. Sara Kuruvilla launched Aradhana Eye Care.
• Medical college Eye Hospital, Nagoya, Japan
• Dr Gimbels Eye Centre, Calgary, Canada
• Johns Hopkins Hospital, USA
• Eye Hospital, Berlin, Germany
• Outstanding Teacher Award, from International Society of Manual Small Incision Cataract Surgeons.
• Gullisson Award from Canada for excellence in Ophthalmic work.
• Best Citizen of India award from Delhi for outstanding contribution to Indian Society.
• “Service above Self” award from Rotary Club.
• Award for excellence in Eye work from Sarada Educational Society, Trivandrum.
• He is a past President of Trivandrum Ophthalmic Club.
Dr. Philip is renowned for his skills, and is frequently invited to scientific conferences to present his techniques.
1. PREMIUM CATARACT SURGERY, trifocal intraocular lenses, phakic IOL, lens replacement surgery, complex cataract surgeries including secondary IOL.
2. Squint surgery
3. Oculoplasty surgery
4. Glaucoma filtering surgeries
5. Ocular surface surgeries
| Day | Morning | Evening |
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| Monday | 9:00 AM - 11:00 AM | |
| Tuesday | 9:00 AM - 1:00 PM | 3:00 PM - 6:00 PM |
| Wednesday | 9:00 AM - 11:00 AM | |
| Thursday | 9:00 AM - 1:00 PM | 3:00 PM - 6:00 PM |
| Friday | 9:00 AM - 1:00 PM | 3:00 PM - 6:00 PM |
| Saturday | 9:00 AM - 1:00 PM | 3:00 PM - 6:00 PM |
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Dr. Ashish Kuruvilla did his MBBS from the prestigious Christian Medical College , Vellore. He worked in Bihar for two years as a junior doctor where he got exposed to Ophthalmology. Going back to his Alma-Mater, he completed his MS post-graduation in Ophthalmology from CMC, Vellore in 2013, predominantly in a unit where glaucoma was emphasised. He then worked in North India for three years where he had the opportunity to do thousands of anterior segment surgeries including Phacoemulsification, MSICS cataract surgery, pterygium and ocular surface surgeries. He then completed DNB in Ophthalmology (Post MS) in 2017 . He was awarded Fellowship from the Royal college of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow (FRCS) in 2018. He gained experience in Medical Retina from Giridhar Eye Institute, Kochi in 2018. He is regularly invited to talk on his area of interest – cataract surgery. He has been practicing as a Cataract, Glaucoma and medical retina specialist at the Aradhana Eye Institute since 2016.
| Day | Morning | Evening |
|---|---|---|
| Monday | 9:00 AM - 11:00 AM | |
| Tuesday | 9:00 AM - 1:30 PM | 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM |
| Wednesday | 9:00 AM - 11:00 AM | |
| Thursday | 9:00 AM - 1:30 PM | |
| Friday | 9:00 AM - 1:30 PM | 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM |
| Saturday | 9:00 AM - 2:00 PM |
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Having completed her undergraduation in JJM Medical College, Davangere , she did her PG – MS in Ophthalmology in SSMC, Tumkur. She joined as a consultant in Aradhana Eye Institute in 2019 as a comprehensive Ophthalmologist.
| Day | Morning | Evening |
|---|---|---|
| Monday | 9:00 AM - 12:30 PM | |
| Tuesday | 9:00 AM - 12:30 PM | |
| Wednesday | 9:00 AM - 12:30 PM | |
| Thursday | 9:00 AM - 12:30 PM | |
| Friday | 9:00 AM - 12:30 PM | |
| Saturday | On Leave |
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Dr. Anjali Raju did her MBBS from KAPV Govt. Medical College, Trichy and completed her DNB in Ophthalmology in Aravind Eye Hospital, Coimbatore in 2024. She joined as a consultant in Aradhana Eye Institute on 15th April 2024.
| Day | Morning | Evening |
|---|---|---|
| Monday | 9:00 AM - 4.30 PM | |
| Tuesday | 9:00 AM - 4.30 PM | |
| Wednesday | 9:00 AM - 4.30 PM | |
| Thursday | 9:00 AM - 4.30 PM | |
| Friday | 9:00 AM - 4.30 PM | |
| Saturday | 9:00 AM - 4.30 PM |
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Dr. Awungshi Philamazan completed her MBBS from Darbhanga Medical College, Bihar, after which she went on to do her specialization in Ophthalmology from Regional Institute of Ophthalmology, Trivandrum. Her passion for Pediatric cases led her to pursue and complete Fellowship in Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus from Comtrust Charitable Eye Hospital, Kozhikode under the mentorship of Dr. Leila Mohan. She now works as a Pediatric Ophthalmologist in Aradhana eye Institute and performs Squint surgery for both children and adults.
| Day | Morning | Evening |
|---|---|---|
| Monday | 8:45 AM - 1: 30 PM | 2:45 PM - 5: 30 PM |
| Tuesday | ON LEAVE | ON LEAVE |
| Wednesday | 8:45 AM - 1:30 PM | 2:45 PM - 5:30 PM |
| Thursday | 8:45 AM - 1:30 PM | 2:45 PM - 5:30 PM |
| Friday | 8:45 AM - 1:30 PM | 2:45 PM - 5:30 PM |
| Saturday | 8:45 AM - 1:30 PM | 2:45 PM - 5:30 PM |
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After completing her MBBS from Government Medical College, Thrissur, Dr. Sheera did her DNB in Ophthalmology from Chaithanya Eye Hospital and research Institute, Trivandrum. She also completed her Fellowship in vitreo-retinal surgery from the same institute. She has cleared advanced exam in International Council of Ophthalmology ( FICO). She has also learned Ocular Oncology from Sankara Eye Hospital, Bangalore. She has published multiple papers in international , national and state levels and has won numerous awards such as the dr. K.C .Sankara Menon award KSOS in 2017, RetNet Posterior segment award 2019, D. Siva Reddy Award, KSOS,2019, Dr KGR Nair Memorial award , KSOS 2021. She had received gold medal in ophthalmology post graduate competitive exam in 2016. Her areas of interest are macular and retinal pathologies, retinopathy of prematurity , retinoblastoma and other intraocular tumors.
| Day | Morning | Evening |
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| Monday | 8:30 AM - 3:00 PM | |
| Tuesday | 8:30 AM - 3:00 PM | |
| Wednesday | 8:30 AM - 3:00 PM | |
| Thursday | 8:30 AM - 3:00 PM | |
| Friday | 8:30 AM - 3:00 PM | |
| Saturday | 8:30 AM - 3:00 PM |
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After completing her MBBS from Government Medical College, Thrissur, Dr. Sheera did her DNB in Ophthalmology from Chaithanya Eye Hospital and research Institute, Trivandrum. She also completed her Fellowship in vitreo-retinal surgery from the same institute. She has cleared advanced exam in International Council of Ophthalmology ( FICO). She has also learned Ocular Oncology from Sankara Eye Hospital, Bangalore. She has published multiple papers in international , national and state levels and has won numerous awards such as the dr. K.C .Sankara Menon award KSOS in 2017, RetNet Posterior segment award 2019, D. Siva Reddy Award, KSOS,2019, Dr KGR Nair Memorial award , KSOS 2021. She had received gold medal in ophthalmology post graduate competitive exam in 2016. Her areas of interest are macular and retinal pathologies, retinopathy of prematurity , retinoblastoma and other intraocular tumors.
| Day | Morning | Evening |
|---|---|---|
| Monday | 8:30 AM - 1:00 PM | 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM |
| Tuesday | 8:30 AM - 1:00 PM | 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM |
| Wednesday | 8:30 AM - 1:00 PM | 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM |
| Thursday | 8:30 AM - 1:00 PM | 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM |
| Friday | 8:30 AM - 1:00 PM | 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM |
| Saturday | 8:30 AM - 1:00 PM | 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM |
Dr Chinnu Mary Abraham did her MBBS from CMC Ludhiana and was the Best Outgoing Student of the 1996 Batch.
She completed her MS and DO from the Regional Institute of Ophthalmology (of Trivandrum Medical College) after which she worked as a Senior Resident there from 2009 to 2010.
She joined as a Consultant at Aradhana Eye Hospital, Fort, from 2010 onwards
| Day | Morning | Evening |
|---|---|---|
| Monday | 9:00 AM - 2:00 PM | |
| Tuesday | 9:00 AM - 2:00 PM | |
| Wednesday | 9:00 AM - 2:00 PM | |
| Thursday | 9:00 AM - 2:00 PM | |
| Friday | 9:00 AM - 2:00 PM | |
| Saturday | 9:00 AM - 2:00 PM |
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In response to the call of the Lord Jesus Christ “ not to be served unto, but to serve”, Dr. Sara Kuruvilla, along with her husband , Dr. Philip Kuruvilla, founded the Aradhana Eye Hospital , Trivandrum in 2000. She did her MBBS from the prestigious Christian Medical College Vellore and her diploma in Ophthalmology from the Kasturba Medical College, Mangalore. She worked as a comprehensive Ophthalmologist in Garnett Memorial Eye Hospital, Mettupalayam from 1992 to 2000. From 2000 to 2010, she worked as a consultant Ophthalmologist in Aradhana Eye Hospital, Fort, and from 2010 to 2012 in Aradhana Eye Institute, Manacaud. From 2012, she is the Chief doctor at Aradhana Eye Clinic in Vattapara. She is also the director of the Aradhana eye care and Vice principal of the Ophthalmic Assistant course.
| Day | Morning | Evening |
|---|---|---|
| Monday | 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM | |
| Tuesday | 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM | |
| Wednesday | 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM | |
| Thursday | 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM | |
| Friday | 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM | |
| Saturday | 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM | 3:00 PM - 6:00 PM |
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Dr. Mary Abraham took her MBBS from Govt. Medical College Thiruvananthapuram in 1983. After completing house surgeoncy in 1984, she joined Govt. Medical College Kottayam for Post Graduate Diploma in Ophthalmology in 1985 and passed out in 1987.
After that she worked in Malappuram district for 14 years—running her own clinic, Bethsaida Eye Clinic and working in private hospitals, namely, Karunalaya Mission Hospital, Wandoor and Chaliyar Mission Hospital, Nilambur. She also worked as Asst. Surgeon, on contract, in Government Primary Health Centre, Karuvarakundu, for a period of 2 years.
She worked in Chaithanya Eye Hospital, Thiruvananthapuram, from 2001 to 2003. From 2003 onwards she was working at City Eye Clinic, Attingal till 2020, whereafter she joined Aradhana Eye Clinic Vattappara.
| Day | Morning | Evening |
|---|---|---|
| Monday | 3:00 PM - 6:00 PM | |
| Tuesday | 3:00 PM - 6:00 PM | |
| Wednesday | 3:00 PM - 6:00 PM | |
| Thursday | 3:00 PM - 6:00 PM | |
| Friday | 3:00 PM - 6:00 PM | |
| Saturday | ON LEAVE |
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Dr. Mary Abraham took her MBBS from Govt. Medical College Thiruvananthapuram in 1983. After completing house surgeoncy in 1984, she joined Govt. Medical College Kottayam for Post Graduate Diploma in Ophthalmology in 1985 and passed out in 1987.
After that she worked in Malappuram district for 14 years—running her own clinic, Bethsaida Eye Clinic and working in private hospitals, namely, Karunalaya Mission Hospital, Wandoor and Chaliyar Mission Hospital, Nilambur. She also worked as Asst. Surgeon, on contract, in Government Primary Health Centre, Karuvarakundu, for a period of 2 years.
She worked in Chaithanya Eye Hospital, Thiruvananthapuram, from 2001 to 2003. From 2003 onwards she was working at City Eye Clinic, Attingal till 2020, whereafter she joined Aradhana Eye Clinic Vattappara.
| Day | Morning | Evening |
|---|---|---|
| Monday | 3:00 PM - 6:00 PM | |
| Tuesday | 3:00 PM - 6:00 PM | |
| Wednesday | 3:00 PM - 6:00 PM | |
| Thursday | 3:00 PM - 6:00 PM | |
| Friday | 3:00 PM - 6:00 PM | |
| Saturday | ON LEAVE |
Dr Thomas K Chacko completed his MBBS from Kasturba Medical College, Mangalore and MS & DO ( Ophthalmology) from Institute of Ophthalmology, Joseph Eye Hospital Tiruchirapalli. He was honored with the Dr Joseph Gnandickam Gold Medal during his MS (Ophthalmology) in 2005 for ‘ Best Outgoing Student’. He did his Fellowship in Vitreo-retinal Surgery at Aravind Eye Hospital, Coimbatore. He actively takes part in various scientific presentations at ophthalmic conferences and is a good speaker in his specialty.
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Dr. Aneena Anna Thomas did her MBBS from CMC Luudhiana and PGDFM from CMC Vellore. She did her specialization in Ophthalmology from CMC Vellore in 2020. She joined as a consultant in Aradhana Eye Hospital on 1st February 2024.
| Day | Morning | Evening |
|---|---|---|
| Monday | 3:00 PM - 6:00 PM | |
| Tuesday | 3:00 PM - 6:00 PM | |
| Wednesday | 3:00 PM - 6:00 PM | |
| Thursday | 3:00 PM - 6:00 PM | |
| Friday | 3:00 PM - 6:00 PM | |
| Saturday | 3:00 PM - 6:00 PM |
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Dr. Sandton J S Raj did her MBBS from Govt. Medical College, Kottayam, and MD Ophthalmology from All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) New Delhi She then completed her DNB in Ophthalmology (Post MS) in 2023. She joined as a consultant in Aradhana Eye Institute on 1st February 2024.
| Day | Morning | Evening |
|---|---|---|
| Monday | 2:00 PM - 6:00 PM | |
| Tuesday | 2:00 PM - 6:00 PM | |
| Wednesday | 2:00 PM - 6:00 PM | |
| Thursday | 2:00 PM - 6:00 PM | |
| Friday | 2:00 PM - 6:00 PM | |
| Saturday | 2:00 PM - 6:00 PM |
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