Mahipal S. Sachdev

Mahipal S. Sachdev
Born
India
OccupationOphthalmologist
Known forPhacoemulsification
SpouseAlka Sachdev
ChildrenTwo daughters
AwardsPadma Shri
Rashtriya Gaurav Award
SAS Silver Medal
WebsiteDoctor profile on Centre for Sight

Mahipal S. Sachdev is an Indian ophthalmologist and the Chairman of Centre for Sight, a chain of Eye Hospitals in India.[1][2] He is known as one of the pioneers of the phacoemulsification procedure in India.[3] He is the co-author of A Practical Guide to Phacoemulsification, the first Indian book on the topic.[4] The Government of India awarded him the fourth highest civilian honour of the Padma Shri, in 2007, for his contributions to Indian medicine.[5] He is the Chairman Scientific Committee of the Intraocular Implant and Refractive Society of India, IIRSI.

  1. ^ "Doctor Profile". My Doc Advisor. 2015. Retrieved 23 December 2015.
  2. ^ Ashok Garg (2013). Jaypee's Video Atlas of Ophthalmic Surgery. JP Medical. pp. VI of 128. ISBN 9789350904411.
  3. ^ "Expert profile". ND TV. 2015. Retrieved 23 December 2015.
  4. ^ Mahipal S. Sachdev; Tanuj Dada (2003). A Practical Guide to Phacoemulsification. Alpha Science International. p. 206. ISBN 9781842651469.
  5. ^ "Padma Awards" (PDF). Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 October 2015. Retrieved 21 July 2015.