Dr. Devin Prabhakar did his MBBS from Trivandrum Medical College and MS in Ophthalmology from Regional Institute of Ophthalmology.
He was awarded “Advanced Cataract Surgery Fellowship” at Sankara Netralaya through the Sir Ratan Tata Foundation.
The following year he received the travelling fellowship award from Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons. The fellowship was in Glaucoma surgery. He trained under Dr. Mike Birch at Royal Victoria Infirmary, New Castle, UK and Dr. Nitin Anand at Huddersfield, UK.
He was awarded Travel Grant by World Glaucoma Congress to present his work at The International Glaucoma Congress in Paris in 2011.
He is a member of American Academy of Ophthalmology and Fellow of Royal College of physicians and surgeons of Glasgow. He is an International Scholar of International Council of ophthalmology.
He has conducted programmes for the general public on Television channels (Asianet, Surya, Jai Hind and Kairali), on All India Radio and published articles in newspapers.
Education
FRCS Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow
MNAMS National academy of Medical Sciences 2002
DNB National Board of examinations, Delhi
ICO International Council of Ophthalmology
MS (Oph) Regional Institute of Ophthalmology, University of Kerala
DO Regional Institute of Ophthalmology, University of Kerala
MBBS Medical College Trivandrum, University of Kerala
Professional experience
Consultant Ophthalmologist, Divya Prabha® Eye Hospital since 2000.
Managing Trustee, The Divya Prabha® Medical Trust
Faculty of Muthusamy Virtual University
Sir Ratan Tata Fellow in Advanced Cataract Surgery, Sankara Netralaya, Chennai.
Travelling Fellowship of Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons and Glasgow.
Fellow, Royal Victoria Infirmary, New Castle, UK
Fellow, Huddersfield Royal Infirmary, UK
Visiting Consultant, Victoria Hospital, Seychelles.
Positions Held in Professional & Social Bodies
Joint Secretary, QPMPA Kerala State.
Secretary, QPMPA Trivandrum District.
Executive Member, IMA Trivandrum Branch.
President, Loyolite 87
Joint Secretary, RIO Alumni Association
Indian Medical Association.
National Academy of Medical Sciences
Indian Ophthalmological Society
Kerala State Ophthalmological Society
Trivandrum Ophthalmic Club
Sri Mulam Club
IMA club, IMA Head Quarters, Trivandrum.
Club Lagoon, Kochi
Kerala Kyokushin Karate Association