About

Dr Natasha Radhakrishnan

MS, DO, DNB, MRCOphth (Lon)

MBBS from Trivandrum medical college with 3 gold medals
MS(2000) and DNB(2001), from Medical College , Trivandrum
All India Gold medallist,Dr G Venkataswamy gold medal for DNB in 2001
Membership from.the Royal College of Ophthalmology London in 2007
Fellowship in Vitreo-Retinal Diseases from Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham in 2008
Senior Consultant and Professor in Retina for 16 years at Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences.
Well versed in diagnosing and treating all retinal diseases like Diabetic Retinopathy and macular diseases.
Subspecialised in Paediatric retinal diseases especially Retinopathy of Prematurity(ROP) and Uvea.

An excellent teacher and passionate about teaching, she has been actively involved in undergraduate,postgraduate,optometry and retina fellowship teachings in the last two decades.

She is also a prominent and eloquent speaker in conferences, state, national and international and a dynamic presence in the field of Ophthalmology in Kerala.

Achievements & Awards

MBBS from Tvm Medical College with 3 distinctions, 2 gold medals( Dr Lakshmi Bai memorial award and Dr Ambadi Krishnan Memorial award) and Kerala university 3rd rank in 1996.
The Dr G Venkataswamy All India Gold medal for DNB Ophthalmology in 2001.
Winner of 3 KSOS (Kerala Society of Ophthalmic Surgeons) Best paper Awards ..
COC Retnet posterior segment freepaper
Noel Moniz anterior segment free paper award.
Dr KGR Nair memorial award.
Winner of KSOS (Kerala Society of Ophthalmic Surgeons) State Conference Drishti Quiz competition for 2 years in 2018 and 2019.
Conducted the first ever Leadership Development Programme in the state NETRTVA" for KSOS (Kerala Society of Ophthalmic Surgeons) in 2022 and then in 2023.
Distinguished Teacher of India award by FOTI(Federation of Teachers of India) in January 2024.
Women in Leadership award by Women Ophthalmic Society in December 2023.
AIRA award by Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham for excellence in research in 2024.

Publications

2011

Lipoprotein lipase deficiency in an infant-a case report Dr S Nampoothiri, Dr Natasha Radhakrishnan, Andre Schwentek, Marcus Hoffman.

Indian Paediatrics,Oct 2011 , VOLUME 48-OCTOBER 17, 2011

2012

Intraocular gnathostomiasis-report of a case and review of literature Gopal pillai, Anilkumar, Natasha Radhakrishnan, jaysree Maniyelil, Tufela shafi, kavitha Dinesh.American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene,86(4) 2012