Prof Dr K C Padhy Award

Personal Information:

  • Date of Birth: 1943
  • Nationality: Indian

Educational Qualifications:

  • MBBS: SCB Medical College, Cuttack
  • MS (Ophthalmology): SCB Medical College, Cuttack, 1971

Professional Experience:

  • Medical College Teacher (Ophthalmology): 1971 – 2001
    • Served as a faculty member at SCB Medical College, contributing to the teaching and training of many postgraduate students and ophthalmologists.

Key Achievements & Contributions:

  • First Cataract Surgery: Conducted his first cataract surgery 7 days before his postgraduate final examination under the mentorship of Prof. Dr. Biswambar Rajguru.
  • IOL Implantation: The first ophthalmologist from Odisha to perform intraocular lens (IOL) implantation under the guidance of Dr. Binkhorst.
  • Retina Specialist:
    • Received the prestigious Commonwealth Medical Fellowship, with advanced training in the UK in retinal detachment surgery.
    • Pioneered the establishment of retina services in Odisha.
  • Trabeculectomy & Retinal Detachment Surgery: Gained expertise in these surgeries, ensuring the availability of these critical procedures in Odisha.

Leadership Roles:

  • Founding Member & Secretary, Orissa State Ophthalmological Society (OSOS):
    • A founding pillar of the OSOS, contributing to its growth and the organization of multiple state-level conferences.
  • Adviser to Government of Odisha: Appointed as Adviser to the NPCB Program (National Program for Control of Blindness) until 2002.

Mentorship & Learning:

  • Prof. Dr. Padhy was an avid learner throughout his career, learning advanced techniques even from his own postgraduate students and fellow surgeons like Dr. Kiran Bala Bhandari.
  • Actively mentored many of today’s leading ophthalmologists, contributing to the development of a robust ophthalmological community in Odisha.

Academic & Clinical Associations:

  • LV Prasad Eye Institute (LVPEI), Bhubaneswar: Long-term association in academic activities, contributing to research and education.

Eye Donation & Community Service:

  • Founder President, Drushtidaan Eye Bank, Bhubaneswar:
    • Played a critical role in promoting eye donation and keratoplasty (corneal transplantation) through the Drushtidaan organization.

Retirement:

  • Retired from SCB Medical College on April 30, 2001.

Personal Attributes:

  • Known for his straightforward nature and unwavering commitment to the field of ophthalmology.
  • A respected and steady pillar for the Orissa State Ophthalmological Society (OSOS) and a trusted mentor for the ophthalmology fraternity.
  • Dr. K C Padhy was a founding member and Secretary of OSOS.
  • He completed MS from SCB MCH in 1971.
  • He conducted his first Cataract surgery 7 days before his PG final exam following in the footsteps of his role model Prof. Dr. B. Rajguru.
  • He was the first Ophthalmologist from Odisha to do IOL implantationunder Dr. Binkhorst, Commonwealth medical fellowship in U.K.
  • He was trained in Trabeculectomy and retinal detachment surgery.
  • Appointed as Adviser to Govt. of Odisha NPCB Programtill 2002.An enthusiastic learner, he learnt a few surgeries from his own PG students and good surgeons like Dr. Kiran Bala Bhandari. He is also associated with LVPEI, Bhubaneswar, and Academic Wing.
  • He retired from SCB MCH on 30.04.2001. Currently he is associated with Drushtidaan Eye Bank, Bhubaneswar as a Founder President.
 

About Prof Dr K C Padhy Award

Best Postgraduate Thesis Award started from 2022

Odisha State Ophthalmological Society will have an award for the best PG thesis given annually at the annual scientific meeting. To facilitate this process OSOCON will be provided with an endowment money of INR 5 lakhs. OSOCON will be responsible for the conducting this competition on an annual basis. The competition and award will need to adhere to the following recommendations:

1. The Post Graduate thesis must be an original prospective study conducted in Odisha. Studies that have direct or indirect impact on ophthalmology practice will be preferred. PG/DNB students must have institutional ethics committee approval for the study.

2. The award will be open all PG and DNB students who are registered for the PG/DNB training course in Odisha. The award will be open to the final year PG/DNB students only. Students who have passed in the preceding year of the competition can also apply. This is to ensure students applying for the award have completed their thesis work.

3. To apply the PG/DNB students must submit their thesis as a full text manuscript of not more than 3000 words and to submit atleast three months prior to the conference, the deadline as decided by the Scientific committee OSOS

4. A screening committee comprising of 5 members will be entrusted with the job of screening the applications for the award. The committee consists of

  • President of Odisha Ophthalmological Society (Chair)
  • Scientific Committee chairperson of Odisha Ophthalmological Society
  • Campus head of L V Prasad Eye Institute, Bhubaneswar
  • Two nominated members who have been former students of Professor Dr K C Padhy. Nominated members will be selected from the following list of former post-graduates who enrolled as PG when Prof Dr Padhy was Head Of Department of Ophthalmology, SCB Medical College, Cuttack. They include – 1. Arundhati Anshu, 2. Shailaja Nair, 3. Jayangshu Sengupta, 4. Anita Hota, 5. Sujit N. Mohapatra, 6. Suryasnata Rath, 7. Krishna K. Pattnaik, 8. Raja Agarwal, 9. Pranati Chaudhury, 10. Jayashree Mohanty.

5. Committee will score the manuscript based on originality, novelty, quality of manuscript and its impact in ophthalmology.

6. Five shortlisted PG/DNB students will be given registration waiver by OSOCON to present their study as oral podium presentation at annual OSOCON every year. The winner of the award will be decided at the OSOCON by the panel of judges as decided by the scientific committee.

7. PG/DNB winner will be given a framed certificate OR plaque and cash award of INR 15,000 (fifteen thousand) at OSOCON.

Year Wise Recipients

  • 2022 : Dr Somy Purohit; Guide – Dr Sharmistha Behera, VSSIMSAR, Burla
  • 2023 : Dr Asmita Pradhan; Guide – Dr Gopeswari Hota
  • 2024 : Dr R Sai Sunanda; Guide – Dr K C Tudu
  • 2025 : Dr Sonali Pradhan
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