Dr Swapna Shanbhag
Designation: Consultant Ophthalmologist Specialisation: Cataract, Cornea & Anterior Segment Email: swapnashanbhag@lvpei.org Location: Kallam Anji Reddy Campus, Hyderabad
Dr Swapna Shanbhag is a consultant ophthalmologist in the Cornea and Anterior Segment Services at the LV Prasad Eye Institute, Hyderabad. Dr Shanbhag has a keen interest in treating patients with ocular surface disorders such as ocular chemical burns, Stevens-Johnson syndrome, and ocular mucous membrane pemphigoid. Dr Shanbhag’s expertise lies in treating these complex cases with surgical ocular surface reconstruction such as limbal stem cell transplantation and artificial cornea transplantation (keratoprosthesis). Due to Dr Shanbhag’s national and international publications in this field and her vast clinical experience, she is also invited to speak at various national and international conferences. Dr Shanbhag’s surgical expertise also encompasses corneal transplantation and cataract surgeries.
Dr Shanbhag completed her under-graduate medical training at Grant Medical College and Sir JJ Hospital, Mumbai after which she completed her residency training in Ophthalmology at M&J Institute of Ophthalmology (Regional Institute of Ophthalmology) at BJ Medical College and Civil Hospital, Ahmedabad. Dr Shanbhag then completed a two-year long-term clinical fellowship in Cornea and Anterior Segment at LVPEI, Hyderabad. She then did a two-year clinical research fellowship in complex corneal and ocular surface disorders at Mass Eye and Ear affiliated to Harvard Medical School, Boston under the mentorship of Dr James Chodosh, after which she joined LV Prasad Eye Institute as faculty in 2018. Dr Shanbhag has a keen interest in research and has received various travel grants to present her research at conferences. She has published more than 80 scientific papers in national and international peer-reviewed indexed journals. She serves on the editorial board of the Indian Journal of Ophthalmology and is a reviewer for journals such as the American Journal of Ophthalmology, the British Journal of Ophthalmology, and Cornea. She is a member of the Cornea Society of India, the All India Ophthalmological society, and the American Academy of Ophthalmology.
In her free time, Dr Shanbhag loves to travel and explore new places and cuisines with her family. She is also an avid reader and enjoys swimming.