Dr. Jeewan Singh Titiyal | |
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| Born | Tidang,Pithoragarh,Uttarakhand, India |
| Occupation | Ophthalmologist |
| Awards | Padma Shri |
Jeewan Singh Titiyal is an Indianophthalmologist, credited with the first livecornea transplant surgery by an Indian doctor.[1] He was honoured by theGovernment of India, in 2014, by bestowing on him thePadma Shri, the fourth highest civilian award, for his services to the field of medicine.[2] He currently serves as the President ofAIIMS Rajkot.
Titiyal is the first Indian eye surgeon who conducted live cornea transplantation at American Academy two years ago and got international fame,, said Dr. Govind, in 2014.[1]
Jeewan Singh Titiyal was born at Tidang, a small village inDharchula,Pithoragarh district, along the Indo-Nepalese border inUttarakhand state in India and did his early schooling at a local school in Dharchula.[1] Choosing a career in medicine, Titiyal graduated fromAll India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi and did his higher studies in ophthalmology from Dr. Rajendra Prasad Centre for Ophthalmic Sciences atAIIMS. He completed his senior residency in cornea and refractive unit from the same institute.[3][4] Dr. Titiyal, on completion of his senior residency, joined the faculty of Dr. RP Centre for Ophthalmic Sciences itself, January 1991, to kick start his career and has been working there ever since. Rising up the ranks, he is now a Professor there, head of unit in the cornea and refractive surgery division.[1][3]
Titiyal's sibling, Dr. Govind Singh Titiyal, is also an ophthalmologist and Professor, working in Susheela Tiwari Medical College,Haldwani, Uttrakhand.[1]
J. S. Titiyal, as a specialist inKeratoplasty, Refractive surgery,Stem Cell transplantation,Contact lens, Low Vision Aid and Cataract includingPhacoemulsification and Pediatric cataract,[3][4] has several notable achievements during his career. He is reported to have performed the firstlive cornea transplantation surgery among Indian surgeons.[1] He is credited with the firstIntacs procedure for complex corneal problems.[5] He has done successful surgeries on many eminent personalities such asDalai Lama,Manmohan Singh (formerPrime Minister of India),Sheila Dikshit (formerChief Minister of Delhi),Dr. Murali Manohar Joshi (former Union Minister) andPrakash Singh Badal (formerChief Minister of Punjab), among others.[1]
Titiyal delivered the firstDr. B. D. Joshi Oration on Therapeutic Contact Lenses in June 1999, organized by Vidarbha Ophthalmic Society.[3][6] He has organized three international conferences on ophthalmology, the most notable one being theOrbis International, at New Delhi, in 1999.[3] He regularly takes part in national and international conferences to give lectures and live surgical demonstrations.[3] He has conducted various free eye camps across the country such as:[3][4]
In 2001, Titiyal conducted a training program, in Thiruvananthapuram, in September 2001, on invitation from theGovernment of Kerala.[4] He sits on the examination boards of various universities for their medical examinations and serves as the official advisor to theUnion Public Service Commission.[1][3]
Dr. J. S. Titiyal has been associated with many organizations, working with them holding positions of responsibility.
Titiyal was honoured by theGovernment of India by awarding him thePadma Shri, in 2014, in recognition of his efforts to the cause of medicine.[2]
Titiyal has written many articles which have been published in per-reviewed journals of international repute.[8] He has also written chapters in many ophthalmological text books.[3] He is the Chief Editor ofDOS Times,[9] the monthly bulletin of Delhi Ophthalmological Society.[3][4]
Selected articles
