Raman Malhotra
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Raman Malhotra is a British ophthalmologist and oculoplastic surgeon. He is a consultant ophthalmic surgeon and head of the Oculoplastic division at the Corneoplastic Unit, Queen Victoria Hospital
, East Grinstead
.
and surgery
from the University of Bristol
in 1993 and was a demonstrator in anatomy at the University from 1994 to 1995. Having finished his basic surgical ophthalmic training at The Western Eye Hospital
, London, he went on to complete his higher surgical training in Oxford.
He was a Fellow in oculoplastic, orbital
and lacrimal
surgery at the Royal Adelaide Hospital
and Women and Children’s Hospital, Adelaide, Australia from 2002 to 2003. In 2003 he was appointed as consultant ophthalmic and oculoplastic surgeon at the Queen Victoria Hospital, East Grinstead.
(DCR):
The nibbler reduces the need for powered instruments such as drills and burrs during endonasal DCR and is estimated therefore to save £100 in costs for each procedure.
In 2005, Malhotra was heavily involved in a case that was given considerable international coverage. Sundeep Hunjan, then 23, was attacked with acid on her way home in Nairobi. She suffered extensive burns, including loss of her eyelids. She was operated on at the specialist McIndoe Surgical Centre in East Grinstead, where Malhotra rebuilt her upper and lower eyelids. There is a happy ending. After some two years of treatment, she made a full recovery and in 2007 married Amritpal Singh Rupra. In May 2010, she gave birth to a boy.
In 2007, Malhotra received the American Academy of Ophthalmology Achievement Award.
In 2008, Malhotra created a method of treating Blepharospasm
using filters.
In 2010, Malhotra helped evolve the technique of ptosis (droopy eyelid) surgery and reported a technique (a less disruptive modification of previously described techniques) in the British Journal of Ophthalmology and The Open Ophthalmology Journal.
Malhotra sits on the editorial board of Orbit, the international journal of the European Society of Ophthalmic, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. In August 2011, he was appointed a section editor of the British Journal of Ophthalmology.
In September 2011 Malhotra received a Bronze National Clinical Excellence Award.
He has authored numerous book chapters and 105 refereed articles in international medical and scientific journals.
Queen Victoria Hospital
The Queen Victoria Hospital, located in East Grinstead, West Sussex, England is the specialist reconstructive surgery centre for the south east of England, and also provides services at clinics across the region. It has become world famous for its pioneering burns and plastic surgery. The hospital...
, East Grinstead
East Grinstead
East Grinstead is a town and civil parish in the northeastern corner of Mid Sussex, West Sussex in England near the East Sussex, Surrey, and Kent borders. It lies south of London, north northeast of Brighton, and east northeast of the county town of Chichester...
.
Education and early career
Born on 13 September 1968 at Isleworth, Middlesex, UK, Malhotra attended Hazelwick School, Crawley. He graduated in medicineMedicine
Medicine is the science and art of healing. It encompasses a variety of health care practices evolved to maintain and restore health by the prevention and treatment of illness....
and surgery
Surgery
Surgery is an ancient medical specialty that uses operative manual and instrumental techniques on a patient to investigate and/or treat a pathological condition such as disease or injury, or to help improve bodily function or appearance.An act of performing surgery may be called a surgical...
from the University of Bristol
University of Bristol
The University of Bristol is a public research university located in Bristol, United Kingdom. One of the so-called "red brick" universities, it received its Royal Charter in 1909, although its predecessor institution, University College, Bristol, had been in existence since 1876.The University is...
in 1993 and was a demonstrator in anatomy at the University from 1994 to 1995. Having finished his basic surgical ophthalmic training at The Western Eye Hospital
Western Eye Hospital
Western Eye Hospital includes the only 24-hour emergency ophthalmology department in west London and treats a wide range of eye conditions from glaucoma to wet age-related macular degeneration , a major cause of blindness....
, London, he went on to complete his higher surgical training in Oxford.
He was a Fellow in oculoplastic, orbital
Orbit (anatomy)
In anatomy, the orbit is the cavity or socket of the skull in which the eye and its appendages are situated. "Orbit" can refer to the bony socket, or it can also be used to imply the contents...
and lacrimal
Lacrimal gland
The lacrimal glands are paired almond-shaped glands, one for each eye, that secrete the aqueous layer of the tear film. They are situated in the upper, outer portion of each orbit, in the lacrimal fossa of the orbit formed by the frontal bone. Inflammation of the lacrimal glands is called...
surgery at the Royal Adelaide Hospital
Royal Adelaide Hospital
The Royal Adelaide Hospital is Adelaide's largest hospital, with 680 beds. Founded in 1840, the Royal Adelaide provides tertiary health care services for South Australia and provides secondary care clinical services to residents of Adelaide's city centre and inner suburbs.The hospital is situated...
and Women and Children’s Hospital, Adelaide, Australia from 2002 to 2003. In 2003 he was appointed as consultant ophthalmic and oculoplastic surgeon at the Queen Victoria Hospital, East Grinstead.
Developments
Malhotra has developed two instruments used in endoscopic dacryocystorhinostomyDacryocystorhinostomy
Dacryocystorhinostomy is a surgical procedure to restore the flow of tears into the nose from the lacrimal sac when the nasolacrimal duct does not function.-Traditional:...
(DCR):
- The Malhotra endonasal nibbler
- The Malhotra endonasal punch
The nibbler reduces the need for powered instruments such as drills and burrs during endonasal DCR and is estimated therefore to save £100 in costs for each procedure.
In 2005, Malhotra was heavily involved in a case that was given considerable international coverage. Sundeep Hunjan, then 23, was attacked with acid on her way home in Nairobi. She suffered extensive burns, including loss of her eyelids. She was operated on at the specialist McIndoe Surgical Centre in East Grinstead, where Malhotra rebuilt her upper and lower eyelids. There is a happy ending. After some two years of treatment, she made a full recovery and in 2007 married Amritpal Singh Rupra. In May 2010, she gave birth to a boy.
In 2007, Malhotra received the American Academy of Ophthalmology Achievement Award.
In 2008, Malhotra created a method of treating Blepharospasm
Blepharospasm
A blepharospasm , is any abnormal contraction or twitch of the eyelid....
using filters.
In 2010, Malhotra helped evolve the technique of ptosis (droopy eyelid) surgery and reported a technique (a less disruptive modification of previously described techniques) in the British Journal of Ophthalmology and The Open Ophthalmology Journal.
Malhotra sits on the editorial board of Orbit, the international journal of the European Society of Ophthalmic, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. In August 2011, he was appointed a section editor of the British Journal of Ophthalmology.
In September 2011 Malhotra received a Bronze National Clinical Excellence Award.
Journals and authorship
Malhotra has written two textbooks:- Eye Essentials: Cataract Assessment, Classification and Management, ISBN 0080449778 Butterworth Heinemann. Sales by October 2009: >1,500
- Revision in Sciences Basic to Ophthalmology, ISBN 0340676787 Hodder Arnold October 1997. Sales: unknown. Recommended by the Canadian Journal of Ophthalmology ("This book should be considered a must for any resident approaching his or her qualifying examinations."), Vol 33, No 6, 1998.
He has authored numerous book chapters and 105 refereed articles in international medical and scientific journals.