M.B.B.S., M.S. (Ophthalmology)
International Council of Ophthalmology
10 years of experience in ophthalmology; performed phacoemulsification cataract surgery, glaucoma treatment, oculoplasty, and LASIK at various national eye hospitals
Dr Pooja Deshmukh is a consultant in the ophthalmology department at Sir H. N. Reliance Foundation Hospital and Research Centre.
Dr Deshmukkh achieved the distinction of being a gold medallist in MS (Ophthalmology) from DY Patil Medical College and Research Centre. She received specialised training in phacoemulsification from Mahatme Eye Institute, Nagpur and LASIK from DEI, Mumbai and completed a fellowship in oculoplasty, ocular oncology, and oculofacial aesthetics from LVPEI, Hyderabad.
Dr Deshmukkh is an active member of the Bombay Ophthalmic Association, the All India Ophthalmological Society, and the Delhi Ophthalmic Society. She has also worked as Assistant Professor and as an anterior segment surgeon at IGGMCH & Mayo Hospital, Nagpur.
She has received an award for the best paper in ‘PMMA Implant in Non-Penetrating Glaucoma Surgery’ at IGGMCH & Mayo Hospital and in ‘Orbital Mass’ at MOSCON, Aurangabad in 2008.