History of Anjani Eye Hospital
In central India, The name “Mokadam” is synonymous with Allopathy since 1905.
The first doctor in Mokadam family, Late Dr Ganpatrao Mokadam, got his LMP from Medical school at Patna in 1905.
He had topped in Anatomy and surgery. He was in Government service and worked at Hoshangabad, Balapur, Saoner, Buldhana, Murtizapur and Akola.
His son, Late Dr. Diwakar Mokadam, got his MBBS from KEM Hospital, Bombay in 1925. He joined state government service and worked at Jabalpur, Yawatmal and Gondia. Later Diwakar got his M.S. (Surgery) and started the first surgical nursing home at Vali Building at Sitabuldi, Nagpur in 1952. He was a leading surgeon of the region till his untimely death at the age of 48yrs, in 1960.
Dr. Diwakar’s younger sister, Late Dr. Anjani Mokadam, got her MBBS and later M.D. (Gynae-Obs) in 1944 from KEM, Bombay. She practiced at Mokadam Hospital, Ramdaspeth, Nagpur till her death in 1972. Dr. Anjani was also Superintendant of Daga Memorial Hospital, Nagpur and was a very renowned and popular gynaecologist.
Anjani Eye Hospital was established in 1976 at its present address in Ramdespeth Nagpur by Dr. Prafull Mokadam, son of Late Jageshwar (eldest son of Dr. Ganpatrao Mokadam), in the memory of his aunt Late Dr. Anjani Mokadam. The formal inauguration of the hospital took place on 9th Jan 1977 at the hands of Late Mrs. Prabha Rao, who was then Minister of Co-operation, education and later Governor or Rajasthan.
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Dr. Prafull Mokadam
Dr. Prafull Mokadam is the Founder & Chief Medical Director of Anjani Eye Hospital. He is also the senior most consultant ophthalmologist with us.
Dr. Prafull worked as a Teacher in Ophthalmology at GMC Nagpur for five years and worked as an Honorary Professor of Ophthalmology at Indira Gandhi Medical College Nagpur from 1979 to 2003.
Dr. Prafull has conducted thousands of free cataract & IOL operations in various eye camps and has given benefit of his surgical skill as a Rotary volunteer, to patients in Jamaica, Indonesia and Uganda. Dr Prafull is often invited as faculty at state ophthalmic conferences like Tamilnadu, Chhattisgarh and Maharashtra. All India Ophthalmic conferences etc.
He was conferred upon the Life Time Achievement award by the Maharashtra Ophthalmic Society in 2012 and by the Bombay Ophthalmic Association in 2019. The Rotary International Presented him with the prestigious “Service Above Self” Award in 2003 for his exemplary work in his field.
Dr. Shaunak Prafull Mokadam
Dr. Shaunak Prafull Mokadam completed his MBBS from Pravaranagar Institute of Medical Sciences, Loni and then went on to pursue his post graduate degree course in ophthalmology from the prestigious Aravind Eye Hospital in Tamil Nadu. He appeared for the Membership examination of the Royal College of Ophthalmologists (London), and was awarded the MRCOphth (London), in 2004. He completed his Diploma in Ophthalmology at N K P Salve Institute of Medical Sciences, Hingna, Nagpur in 2005.
He then did a fellowship in Pediatric ophthalmology and strabismus with Prof Ahud Asia, at Tel Aviv, Israel in 2005. He has presented papers in several international and national conferences and is an invited faculty in local and state ophthalmology conferences.
Presently, he manages all patients with squint, pediatric cataracts, refractive errors, cataract surgeries and manages glaucoma (both medically and surgically) at Anjani Eye Hospital, Nagpur.
Dr. Shamik Prafull Mokadam
Dr. Shamik Prafull Mokadam completed his MBBS from Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, Sawangi (M), Wardha. He then went on to pursue his post graduate degree course in ophthalmology from the prestigious Aravind Eye Hospital in Tamil Nadu and was awarded the Diplomate of National Board in Ophthalmology in 2006. He also appeared for the Membership examination of the Royal College of Ophthalmologists (London), held in Nottingham, England and was awarded the MRCOphth (London), in 2006.
He then did a fellowship in Vitreo-retinal surgery at Aravind Eye Hospital, Coimbatore and joined as a consultant vitreo retinal surgeon at Anjani Eye Hospital, Nagpur in 2007. In 2015, he completed a one year fellowship in vitreo-retinal surgery at Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital and Lions Eye Institute, Perth, Australia with Prof Ian Constable.
He has presented papers in several international and national conferences and is an invited faculty in local and state ophthtalmology forums. Presently, he manages all patients with diabetic retinopathy, age related macular degeneration, retinal vasular occlusions, retinal detachments, epiretinal membranes, macular holes and other retinal conditions, (both surgically and medically).
Dr. Shweta Shamik Mokadam
Dr. Shweta Shamik Mokadam completed her MBBS from Government Medical College, Nagpur and went on to pursue her ophthalmology degree course from the prestigious Sankara Nethralaya (Medical Research Foundation), Chennai. She was awarded the G Venkataswamy gold medal in Ophthalmology for topping the Diplomate of National Board examinations in India in the year 2006.
She also received the best outgoing postgraduate medal from Sankara Nethralaya. She then did a fellowship in Cornea, Refractive Surgery and Cataract from L V Prasad Eye Institute, Hyderabad and joined as a consultant at Anjani Eye Hospital and Karandikar Eye Hospital in 2008.
She has presented papers in several international and national conferences and is an invited faculty in local ophthalmology forums. Her special interests are refractive surgery, keratoplasty and cataract.
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