Profile

Dr. Veena Baskaran specialized in Cataract and Medical Retina is currently the Head of Jaslok Community ophthalmology services, Sankara Nethralaya, Chennai.

She received her medical graduate degree from The Tamilnadu Dr. MGR Medical university Medical College in Chennai 1998 and Diploma in Ophthalmology from Government Ophthalmic Hospital, Egmore, Chennai. Post that her she got her DNB Degree (DNB) from Medical Research Foundation, Sankara Nethralaya, Chennai in 2010.

In 2006-2008, Dr Veena Baskaran completed clinical fellowship in General Ophthalmology at the Medical Research Foundation, Sankara Nethralaya. And an integrated fellowship in Medical Retina while working as associate consultant in Sankara Nethralaya in the year 2011-2012.

She is in the department of Jaslok community ophthalmic centre, Sankara Nethralaya as an associate consultant from 2008 to 2015, a senior consultant from 2015 to 2020, and serving as Head of the Department of community services since then till date. She is working as senior consultant catering to Medical Retina and Cataract services in C.U.Shah Nethralaya, Chennai.

She has given numerous delegate talks at national and international conferences. She has presented many posters and papers in National and International conferences.

Area of Expertise/Interest

• Medical Retina
• Cataract
• Community Services

Affilliations

• Association of community ophthalmolgy of india [ACOIN]
• All india ophthalmological society [AIOS]
• Tamilnadu opthalmological societey [TNOA]
• MCCI [Madras chamber of commerce and industries]

Recognitions

• Received the prestigious Lions club Award in memory of Helen Keller “THE KNIGHT OF THE BLIND” for community services.
• Received the “MAYAN AWARD” for excellent patient and community services from Senator Dato Sri S K Devmany, the former Deputy Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
• Received the award for outstanding community services beyond the border by ACOIN in indo Nepal conference held in Kathmandu 2024.