Biography
Dr Sujata Das received her basic medical education and postgraduate training in Ophthalmology from MKCG Medical College and Hospital, Odisha (affiliated to Berhampur University, Odisha, India). She has an FRCS (Glasg.) in Ophthalmology from the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow, and FAICO (Cornea) from the All India Collegium of Ophthalmology. She completed her subspecialty training in Cornea and Anterior Segment from LVPEI, Hyderabad, India. Further, she completed her ICO Fellowship in Cornea at the University of Erlangen-Nürnberg, Germany, and Clinical Fellowship in Cornea at the Royal Victorian Eye & Ear Hospital and CERA, Melbourne University, Australia, and joined LVPEI as a medical faculty in 2007. She has pursued an Advanced Management Program in Healthcare from the Indian School of Business, Hyderabad, India, and received a D.Sc. (honoris causa) from the Ravenshaw University, Odisha, India.
Her national recognition includes: (i) IJO-AIOS Gold Award, (ii) BK Narayan Rao Award, and (iii) KR Dutta Award from All India Ophthalmological Society, and (iv) Prof B Rajguru Oration Award from Odisha State Ophthalmological Society.
She has served as an ORBIS International (USA) faculty member for evaluating subspecialty education programs in Cornea in Bangladesh. Globally, her scientific contributions are recognized with (i) the ‘Developing Country Eye Researcher Award’ from the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO) Foundation, USA; (ii) the American Academy of Ophthalmology ‘Achievement Award’, and (iii) ‘Member with Thesis’ from the Cornea Society, USA.
She was the Chairperson (East Zone) [2019-22], Secretary [2022-25], and currently the Vice President [2025-28] of Eye Bank Association of India. In these roles, she has contributed significantly to drafting of “Eye Banking Standards of India 2020” for NPCB&VI, MoH&FW, Govt of India, and “COVID-19 Practice Guidelines for Cornea and Eye Banking” for the All India Ophthalmological Society.
Dr Sujata Das has authored three books on cornea: (i) Infections of the Cornea and Conjunctiva, (ii) Keratoconus: Diagnosis and Treatment, and (iii) Advances in Keratoplasty and Eye Banking – Paradigm Shift in Corneal Transplantation. She has published more than 175 medical journal articles and contributed 15 book chapters. She serves on the editorial boards of several medical journals, including Scientific Reports, Eye, Ophthalmic Research, Indian Journal of Ophthalmology, Eye Banking and Corneal Transplantation. She is a Member of the Specialists Board (Ophthalmology) of the National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences (India). She is presently involved in research encompassing corneal infections, eye banking, keratoconus, and genetic analysis of Fuchs’ endothelial corneal dystrophy.