Dr. Chaitra Jayadev
Designation: HOD & Consultant
Specialization: Vitreoretina
Work Experience: 15 Years
Practice location: NN Rajajinagar
Days & timing of availability for each centre: All weekdays in OPD (8am to 5pm) except Thursday in OT
Dr. Chaitra Jayadev is the Head of Vitreoretina Services at Narayana Nethralaya Eye Institute, Bangalore. She trained at Bangalore Medical College and Research Institute. In addition to her clinical role, she is actively involved in editorial management, scientific publications and translational research at her Institute and beyond. She has served the Indian Journal of Ophthalmology from 2006-17 in various capacities and is currently the Treasurer of the Vitreo Retinal Surgeons of India Society and the Secretary of the Karnataka Ophthalmic Society.
With a flair for research and scientific writing, Dr. Jayadev has close to 180 PubMed indexed articles in subjects even beyond her core interest. She completed her PhD from the Maastricht University, Netherlands on Pediatric Retinal Imaging. Dr. Chaitra did a program on Healthcare Leadership from the Harvard Medical School and is a Fellow of the International Council of Ophthalmology from UCLA. She recently completed here Postgraduate Diploma in Medical Law and Ethics from National Law School. Dr Chaitra is an invited speaker at various national and international platforms and is the recipient of the prestigious JM Pahwa Award for the best paper at the annual conference of VRSI.
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