Dr Vivek Dave
Designation: Head, Anant Bajaj Retina Institute
Consultant Ophthalmologist Specialisation: Vitreo Retinal Diseases Email: vivekdave@lvpei.org Location: Kallam Anji Reddy Campus, Hyderabad
Dr Vivek Dave is the head of the Anant Bajaj Retina Institute at L V Prasad Eye Institute (LVPEI). He completed his primary medical education at Seth G.S. Medical College, Mumbai, followed by an MD in Ophthalmology from the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi. He is a Diplomate of the National Board of Examinations (Ophthalmology), a Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of Glasgow (UK), a Fellow of the International Council of Ophthalmology, and a Member of the National Academy of Medical Sciences. He further pursued a fellowship in Vitreoretinal Services at LVPEI and served as a Senior Registrar for Glaucoma Services at AIIMS.
Dr Dave is a mentor faculty for ORBIS CyberSight and a leadership development program mentor for the Asia Pacific Academy of Ophthalmology. He also serves as an Adjunct Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology in Rochester, USA. He is on the editorial board of Seminars in Ophthalmology, the Indian Journal of Ophthalmology, and British Medical Journal’s BMC Ophthalmology. Additionally, he is an Associate Board Member of the Asia Pacific Academy of Ophthalmology’s Congress Committee, a Board Member of the Asia Pacific Ophthalmic Trauma Society, and the International Society of Ocular Trauma and the Club Jules Gonin.
Recognized for his contributions, Dr Dave has received numerous national and international awards from the Uveitis Society of India, the All India Ophthalmological Society, the Vitreoretinal Society of India, the Asia Pacific Academy of Ophthalmology, and the Asia Pacific Vitreoretinal Society. One of his most notable honors is the Namperumalsamy Young Researcher Award from the Vitreoretinal Society of India.
Dr Vivek Dave is actively involved in research, serving as a clinical investigator in six clinical trials and has received two competitive research grants. He has delivered over 200 podium presentations and lectures and has 142 peer-reviewed scientific international research publications.
Dr Dave’s surgical expertise lies in vitreoretinal diseases (complex vitreoretinal surgery, retinal trauma, diabetic eye surgeries, endoscopic vitreoretinal surgery and endophthalmitis management)
Beyond his professional commitments, he enjoys spending time with his family, nature, music and learning concepts of Hinduism as a way of life.