Gangadhara Sundar

Gangadhara Sundar

Singapore

DO, FRCSEd, FAMS, Diplomate, The American Board of Ophthalmology
Senior Consultant & Head, Orbit & Oculofacial Surgery/Ophthalmic Oncology
Department of Ophthalmology, National University Hospital
Clinical Associate Professor, National University of Singapore
National University Health System, Singapore
Chairman, Scientific Committee, Asia Pacific Ophthalmic Trauma Society (APOTS)
President, Singapore Society of Ophthalmic Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery (SSOPRS)

Dr Ganga obtained his degrees from Madras Medical College, Chennai, India and advanced subspecialty training from the Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, USA. He specialises in the diseases and surgery of the Eyelids, Lacrimal system, Orbit & Oculofacial diseases. Committed to clinical and surgical excellence, he is a regional and international expert in disorders in Dacryology, orbitofacial trauma, ophthalmic oncology, thyroid eye disease and facial palsy. Some special interests include minimally invasive surgery (eg. endoluminal duct recanalization(ELDR)), complex orbital trauma reconstructions (navigation surgery, bioresorbable implants and customized implants), medical and surgical rehabilitation of thyroid eye disease, and vascular lesions of the orbit. He was instrumental in starting various multidisciplinary services including the NUH Retinoblastoma service (with pediatric oncologists, neuro-interventional radiologists and pathologists), NUH Thyroid Eye Disease service (with Endocrinologists & immunologists) and the NUH Lacrimal service (with Rhinologists). He has trained Fellows from Singapore, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, India, Thailand, Iran, Syria, the United Kingdom, Nepal, Jordan and Palestine, each of whom he is proud of. He travels widely as a regional and international faculty at various orbital and craniomaxillofacial conferences, symposia and courses raising the level of care of orbital and orbitofacial disorder and has contributed chapters to several textbooks in his field. He serves in several leadership capacities in various national, regional and international professional societies. In addition to several scientific peer reviewed publications and serving on the editorial board of several journals he has authored a book on ‘Orbital Fractures – Principles, Concepts & Management‘ and co-authored a book on ‘Ocular Adnexal Lesions – A clinical, pathological and radiologic correlation‘.


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