| Prof Dr S Natarajan |
Prof Dr S Natarajan, Executive Chairman & MD, Aditya Jyot Eye Hospital has been recently conferred with the prestigious Padmashri from the Governor of Maharashtra at Darbar Hall, Raj Bhavan, Mumbai. He received the award for his skills in Vitreoretinal (VR) surgery in India. Team Aditya Jyot under the guidance of Dr Natarajan has completed around 27,000 surgeries till date.
This third generation ophthalmologist did his MBBS from Chennai. In 1982 he completed his post graduation in ophthalmology from Chennai and was trained as a Vitreo Retinal Surgeon, under Dr SS Badrinath, at Sankara Nethralaya, Chennai. In 1988 he joined the Taparia Institute of Ophthalmology, Bombay Hospital. He set up the vitreo retinal department at Bombay Hospital and continued working there till 1990. In the year 1990, he took the decisive step of laying the foundation stone for Aditya Jyot Eye Hospital and has continued serving the institution. He is one of the founding members of the Vitreo Retinal Society of India (VRSI), the umbrella organisation for all the vitreo retinal specialists of the country.
Dr Natarajan is considered as one of the most proficient and high profile young surgeons involved in academics and innovations in his clinical practice and he has been honoured with accolades from around the world. He is a recipient of the American Academy achievement Award, Late Shri Sandeep Wagh Award, Gusi Peace Award, Indira Gandhi Sadbhavna Award, Lion’s Eye Specialist Award, IIRSI gold medal which was awarded by Sheila Dikshit, Chief Minister of Delhi.