New faculty spotlight: Pukhraj Rishi, MBBS

Pukhraj Rishi, MBBS

Pukhraj Rishi, MBBS, is a new faculty member at UNMC.

  • Name: Pukhraj Rishi, MBBS
  • Hometown: Karnal, India
  • Title and department at UNMC: Associate professor, UNMC Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences

Research/professional interests:

  • Retinal surgery
  • Eye tumors
  • Pediatric retinal disease
  • Ocular imaging

How I fell in love with ophthalmology: In medical school, I was fascinated to see how ophthalmology combines fine microsurgical skills with the ability to think like a physician. I saw my mentor perform a complex retinal surgery that made me choose my career as a retina specialist.

Education:

  • MBBS, B.J. Medical College, Ahmedabad, India, 1996
  • Residency, ophthalmology, B.J. Medical College, 1998
  • Fellowship, retina, Retina Foundation, Ahmedabad, India, 2002
  • Fellowship, retina, Sankara Nethralya, Chennai, India, 2003
  • Fellowship, ocular oncology, Wills Eye Hospital, Philadephia, 2012
  • Fellowship, retina, UNMC, 2021

Memberships:

  • American Academy of Ophthalmology
  • International Society of Ocular Oncology
  • American Society of Retina Specialists
  • Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology

Three things people may not know about me:

  • I won a slow-cycling event in college.
  • I know six languages and have travelled five continents.
  • My birthday falls on the same day as French National Day.

Clinic locations:

  • Truhlsen Eye Institute, UNMC
  • VA Medical Center, Omaha

For appointments and referrals:

  • 402-559-2020

1 comment

  1. Rao Chundury says:

    So excited to work with you!

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