Dr. Sonal P Yadav (Chaugule), MS FACS
(Best consultant ophthalmic plastic surgeon, orbit and ocular oncologist)
Clinical Fellowships and Observerships
- D~r. Sonal Yadav has completed her fellowship in Ocular Tumors
- orbital diseases and ophthalmicradiation therapy at The New York Eye Cancer Center
- New York, USA (2016-17) and her fellowship in Ophthalmic Plastic Surgery and Ocular Oncology from Centre For Sight Super-Specialty Eye Hospital, Hyderabad (2015-16).
Academic Achievements
- Completed a short-term observer ship at the department of Ophthalmic Plastic and Orbital Surgery at M D Anderson Cancer, Houston, USA (2017).
- Graduated with M.B.B.S. from Seth G. S. Medical College and K.E.M. Hospital, Mumbai in 2010
- Post-graduate training in Ophthalmology (M.S.) at the Govt. Medical College and Hospital, Aurangabad.
- Ranked 3 rd in Maharashtra University of Health Sciences (M.U.H.S.) in 2013.
- Prestigious fellowship of American College of Surgeons (FACS) in 2021.
Current Position/Affiliation
- Editor and co-author of the landmark book, titled ‘Surgical Ophthalmic Oncology- A Collaborative Open Access Reference’, published by Springer.
- Published her second book titled, ‘Retinoblastoma: Diagnosis to Management’ by Nova science Publication, USA.
- Awarded the prestigious ‘Ophthalmic Hero of India’ award for her international accolades at the 75 th All India Ophthalmology Conference (AIOC) in 2017.
- She has won awards for ‘Best Paper’ (Maharashtra Ophthalmological Society-MOSCON and Oculoplasty Association of India -OPAI) and ‘Best Poster’ (International Society of Ocular Oncology-ISOO, American Association of Ophthalmology- AAO and Oculoplasty Association of India (OPAI) for her research work at conferences.
- A recipient of Tano Yusuf travel grant for young ophthalmologists by Annual Asia-Pacific Association of Ophthalmology (APAO) Conference in 2016
- Eye Cancer Foundation (ECF) travel grant for presentations at InternationalSociety of Ocular Oncology (ISOO) meetings in Paris (2015) and Sydney (2017).
Specialized Services
- Ocular surface surgeries
- Pterygium surgery
- Symblepharon correction
- Conjunctival nevus excision and reconstruction
- Dermolipoma excision
- Socket surgeries
- Enucleation with implant
- Evisceration with implant
- Socket reconstruction surgery
- Mucous membrane graft
- Dacryocystorhinostomy (DCR)
- Lacrimal apparatus surgeries-