My medical education began at the Madras Medical College in the year 1981. The internship finished in 1988. I started my MS Ophthalmology course in 1989 and completed it in 1992.

In 1993 I moved to Houston, Texas, USA where I did a 10-month research fellowship in the Cornea department under the guidance of Dr. Richard Yee at the University of Texas at Houston. Subsequently, I completed the required one-year transitional year program at the Kettering Medical Center, Dayton, Ohio. I started an Ophthalmology residency at the University of Lousiville, Kentucky in 1997. I graduated in the year 2000.

I moved to the University of Iowa to do a one- year AAPOS certified fellowship in Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus under the mentoring of Dr. William Scott and the late Dr. Ronald Keech. I passed the American Board of Ophthalmology examination in 2002. I moved back to India with my family and I was keen on working in an educational institution. I joined Sankara Nethralaya (SN) as an associate consultant. I was popularly known as Dr. MS

I was appointed as Director of Academics in 2006 and served in this role for 14 years. During these years I not only saw patients, performed surgery, and taught postgraduates, optometry students, and fellows but also was appointed as DO and DNB, and FRCS examiner. I successfully conducted the FRCS Edinburgh 5 times in India where SN was the center.

My areas of interest include Vision development including CVI, adult strabismus, ophthalmic and allied health education, ethics, and evidence-based ophthalmology.

I have worn many different hats at Sankara Nethralaya. I was the Project Coordinator of the project that established the Sankara Nethralaya ORBIS Pediatric Ophthalmology Learning and Training center between the years 2003 to 2009. I served as Editor of Insight, the scientific publication of SN. I founded SNippets, a weekly podcast that started in 2020. I had been instrumental in establishing the special children’s clinic, myopia clinic, and adult amblyopia clinic.

I have worked closely with the International Council of Ophthalmology, now the Ophthalmology Foundation Education Consortium (OFEC) in different roles. I have given several talks at the State, National, and International meetings and webinars. I am grateful for receiving many accolades and awards including the Strabismus Keynote Lecture at the World Society of Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus.

In 2022, I left Sankara Nethralaya after nearly two decades to start my own practice. I wish to be available for patients who need care and also work in the area of education, both locally and globally.