Army doctor awarded Dr AM Gokhale award for ophthalmology in Pune

• Renowned ophthalmologist Brig Sanjay Kumar Mishra of Indian Army’s Research and Referral Hospital was conferred with the prestigious ”Dr AM Gokhale Award” in Pune. The award was conferred to him at the Retina Conclave at Pune. Dr AM Gokhale was a renowned teacher of Ophthalmology and his students progressed to become the doyens of Ophthalmology in the country.
• Apart from this, the military surgeon is also claimed to be the only ophthalmologist to have implemented surgeries of two presidents of India, including Ram Nath Kovind, while in service. Medical Dialogues team had earlier reported that President DroupadiMurmu underwent cataract surgery in her right eye at the Army Hospital (Referral and Research) the Rashtrapati Bhavan said in a communique.

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