Radhika Sm

Fellowship-trained vitreoretina surgeon with 4 years of dedicated retina experience, including 2 years of vitreoretina fellowship and 2.5 years as a full-time vitreoretina consultant. Extensive hands-on experience interpreting large volumes of retinal imaging: ~5,000 OCT scans (Heidelberg and Topcon platforms) and 5,000+ fundus images screened through tele-retina programs for diabetic retinopathy and retinopathy of prematurity. Surgical background of 500+ vitrectomies.

Seeking to apply deep clinical expertise in retinal imaging to a remote role in ophthalmology AI, supporting fundus and OCT image analysis, algorithm validation, and clinical ground-truth grading for diagnostic AI tools.

Vitreoretina Consultant - Vittala International Institute of Ophthalmology - Bangalore

(2024-03 - 2026-08)

• Independently led a medical and surgical vitreoretina practice, managing diagnosis and treatment for diabetic retinopathy, AMD, retinal detachment, ocular trauma and various other retinal disorders
• Performed and supervised high volume vitreoretinal surgeries, interpreting OCT (Heidelberg, Topcon) and fundus imaging to guide medical and surgical decisions
• Screened 5,000+ fundus images via tele-retina programs for diabetic retinopathy, ROP and presented imaging based cases at Bangalore Retina Club and other conferences

Fellowship in Vitreoretina - Prabha Eye Institute & Vittala International Institute of Ophthalmology - Bangalore

(2021-12 - 2023-12)

• Completed 2-year fellowship training in medical and surgical Retina
• Gained hands-on surgical training across a large volume of vitrectomy cases as part of fellowship (contributing to 500+ career vitrectomies)
• Built expertise in OCT, FFA and fundus image-based diagnosis across the retinal disease spectrum

Senior Resident, Ophthalmology - Minto Ophthalmic Hospital - Bangalore

(2020 - 2021)

Managed general ophthalmology and retina cases as senior resident, including care coordination during COVID-19-related hospital activities

Fellowship in Vitreoretina (FVR) - Vitreoretina - Prabha Eye Clinic & Vittala International Institute of Ophthalmology (2021 - 2023)

MS - Ophthalmology - Bangalore Medical College and Research Institute, Minto Ophthalmic Hospital (2017 - 2020)

MBBS - Medicine - Mysore Medical College and Research Institute (2010 - 2016)