Biography
Dr Prashant Garg is the Executive Chair of LVPEI, succeeding the Founder Chairman, Dr Gullapalli N Rao. He is an internationally renowned leader in corneal infections, antimicrobial resistance, and eye banking. A recipient of numerous prestigious awards, both national and international, he is on the boards of several international organizations, societies, and scientific journals.
He obtained his medical degree and specialization in ophthalmology from the Rabindranath Tagore Medical College, Udaipur. His association with LVPEI dates back to 1996, when he joined the Institute as a Cornea Fellow. Over the past 29 years, he has held several leadership positions within the organization, including Director, Kallam Anji Reddy Campus; Director, Kode Venkatadri Chowdary Campus, Vijayawada; Network Head of Eye Banking; and Network Head of Education.
Dr Garg is a consummate clinician-scientist. He has successfully secured funding from national and international agencies, including the Wellcome Trust, the Medical Research Council, the Newton Bhabha Fund, the Indian Council of Medical Research, and the Department of Biotechnology, Government of India. He has published over 190 scientific papers in peer-reviewed journals and has authored several book chapters. He has been invited as faculty to prestigious international meetings and has delivered several named lectures.
In his spare time, Dr Garg enjoys spending time with friends and family and travelling to new destinations. Helping patients with blinding eye diseases inspires him, and seeing smiles on their faces fulfils him the most. In them, he finds the purpose of his life. He believes that this purpose brings along the responsibility of training the next generation of eye care providers.