Dr. Shivkumar Chandrashekharan

Qualification
MS
Designation
Chief, Intraocular Lens & Cataract Services
Active Reg.No
120019/TN
Location
Aravind Eye Hospital, Tirunelveli

Introduction

Dr. Shivkumar Chandrashekharan graduated in medicine and MS from Medical College, Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda.

Research & Publications

  1. Haripriya A, Ramulu PY, Shivkumar C, Venkatesh R, Kalpana N, Madhu Shekhar, Ramakrishnan R, Ravindran RD, Robin AL. Aravind Pseudoexfoliation Study (APEX) – Surgical and First Year Postoperative Results in Eyes without Phacodonesis and Non-Miotic Pupils. Ophthalmology. 2019;126:362-371.
  2. Aung T, Ozaki, M, Lee, M C, Scholtzer-Schrehardt, U, Thorleifsson, G, Mizoguchi, T, Igo Jr., R P, Haripriya, Aravind. Genetic Association Study of Exfoliation Syndrome Identifies a Protective Rare Variatn at LOXL1 and Five New Susceptibility Loci. Nat Genet. 2017;49:993-1004.
  3. Ashok Vardhan S, Haripriya, Aravind, Banushree, R, Ramulu, P, Shivkumar, C, Manas Nath, Prabhu, V, Robin, A L.Association of Pseudoexfoliation with Systemic Vascular Diseases in South Indian Population. JAMA Ophthalmol. 2017;135:348-354.
  4. Rameshkumar G, Ramakrishnan, R, Shivkumar, C, Meenakshi, R, Anitha, V, Venugopal Reddy, Y C, Maneksha, V.Prevalence and Antibacterial Resistance Patterns of Extended-Spectrum Beta-Lactamase Producing Gram-Negative Bateria Isolated from Ocular Infections. Indian J Ophthalmol. 2016;64:303-311.
  5. Jayahar MB, Rameshkumar, G, Ramakrishnan, R, Venugopal Reddy, Y C, Shivkumar, C, Ramesh, Srinivasan. Comparative Evaluation of Uniplex, Nested, Semi-Nested, Multiplex and Nested Multiplex PCR Methods in the Identification of Microbial Etiology of Clinically Suspected Infectious Endophthalmitis. Curr Eye Res. 2013;38:550-562.
  6. Ramakrishnan R, Jayahar MB, Devendra Maheshwari, Mohideen Abdul Kader, Mona Khurana, Shivkumar, C.Etiology and Epidemiological Analysis of Glaucoma-Filtering Bleb Infections in a Tertiary Eye Care Hospital in South India. Indian J Ophthalmol. 2011;59:445-454.
  7. Jayahar MB, Ramakrishnan, R, Shivkumar, C, Meenakshi, R, Lional Raj, D. Etiology and Antibacterial Susceptibility Pattern of Community-Acquired Bacterial Ocular Infections in a Tertiary Eye Care Hospital in South India. Indian J Ophthalmol. 2010;58:497-507.
  8. Jayahar MB, Ramakrishnan, R, Meenakshi, R, Shivkumar, C, Lional Raj, D. Analysis of the Risk Factors Predisposing to Fungal, Bacterial and Acanthamoeba Keratitis in South India. Indian J Med Res. 2009;130:749-757.
  9. Ramakrishan R, Jayahar MB, Shivkumar, C, Saurabh Mittal, Meenakshi, R, Mohideen Abdul Kader, Ankit Avasthi. Microbiological Profile of Culture-Proven cases of Exogenous and Endogenous Endophthalmitis: a 10-year retrospective study. Eye. 2009;23:945-956.
  10. Jayahar MB, Ramakrishnan R, Maneksha, V, Shivkumar, C, Nithya, V, Saurabh Mittal.Comparative Bacteriology of Acute and Chronic Dacryocystitis. Eye. 2008;22:953-960.
  11. Jayahar MB, Ramakrishnan R, Meenakshi, R, Padmavathy, S, Shivkumar, C, Srinivasan, M. Microbial Keratitis in South India: influence of Risk Factors, Climate, and Geographial Variation. Ophthalmic epidemiol.2007;14:61-69.
  12. Jayahar MB, Ramakrishnan R, Meenakshi, R, Shivkumar, C, Padmavathy, S, Saurabh Mittal. Ulcerative Keratitis Associated with Contact Lens Wear. Indian J Ophthalmol. 2007;55:64-67.
  13. Jayahar MB, Ramakrishnan R, Meenakshi, R, Saurabh Mittal, Shivkumar, C, Srinivasan, M.Microbiological Diagnosis of Infective Keratitis: comparative evaluation of direct microscopy and culture results. Br J Ophthalmol. 2006;90:1271-1276.
  14. Jayahar MB, Ramakrishnan R, Samala Vasu, Meenakshi, R, Shivkumar, C, Palaniappan, R. Epidemiology of Bacterial Keratitis in a Referral Centre in South India. Indian J Med Microbiol. 2003;21:239-245.