Dr. Ruchi Goel

MS, DNB, FAICO(Oculoplasty), FRCOphth(London)

Visiting Consultant-Ocular Oncology

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Rajiv Gandhi Cancer Institute, Sector - 5, Rohini, Delhi - 110 085

About

Dr Ruchi Goel is a leading Oculoplastic surgeon of India with special interest in Ocular Oncology. She has more than 25 years’ surgical experience and is regularly involved in management of orbital, lid and lacrimal tumors.

She served as Director-Professor & Head of Oculoplasty services, Guru Nanak Eye Centre, Maulana Azad Medical College, New Delhi.

Specialized Areas

Orbitotomy, Orbital decompression, Orbital fracture repair
Lid reconstruction, ptosis correction and blepharoplasty
Canalicular repair, endoscopic and external dacryocystorhinostomy
Trabeculectomy and Glaucoma drainage devices
Phacoemulsification, Small Incision Cataract Surgery, Scleral fixated IOLs

Educational Background

MBBS: University College of Medical Sciences, Delhi University
MS: Safdarjung Hospital, Delhi University
DNB(Ophthalmology): National Board of Examinations, New Delhi
FAICO(Oculoplasty): All India Ophthalmological Society
FRCOphth: Royal College of Ophthalmologists(London)

Experience

Senior Resident(1999-2002):Safdarjung Hospital, New Delhi
Assistant Professor(2006-2008): Maulana Azad Medical College, New Delhi
Associate Professor(2008-2012): Maulana Azad Medical College, New Delhi
Professor(2012-2019): Maulana Azad Medical College, New Delhi
Director-Professor(2019-2024): Maulana Azad Medical College, New Delhi

Professional Journey

Awards

Rukmani Gopala Krishnan Memorial Gold Medal- for obtaining first position in General Surgery in final MBBS examination in the college (1992).
V.P Chadha Memorial university Gold Medal for obtaining highest marks in General Surgery amongst candidates of Maulana Azad Medical College, Lady Hardinge Medical College & University College of Medical Sciences, New Delhi.
Best case presentation of the year 1996 by Delhi Ophthalmic Society.
Gold medal for excellent work in Ophthalmology by Intraocular Implant & Refractive Society, 2009 at Chennai.
Best paper presentation (session II) at Annual conference of DOS, April 2009.
Outstanding paper award for `Agriculture related corneal injuries` presented at 57th Annual conference of International college of surgeons at Srinagar, 2009
Best paper in lacrimal session for `Results of mirror tuck technique for tube fixation in laser conjunctivo-DCR` at Annual conference of AIOS at Kolkatta, 24-18 th Feb 2016 and was awarded APAO-Honavar award.
Special gold medal for excellent work in Ophthalmology by Intraocular Implant & Refractive Soociety, 2016 at Chennai.
All India Ophthalmological society-Indian Journal of Ophthalmology (AIOS-IJO) silver award for paper entitled `Comparison of surgically induced astigmatism between horizontal and X pattern sutures in scleral tunnel incisions for manual small incision cataract surgery.

Publications

Books: Manual of Oculoplasty’, Jaypee Publishers, 2019, New Delhi & 2024(First edition)
Manual of small incision cataract surgery with focus on difficult situations and complications’, 2011, CBS publishers, New Delhi.
>30 book chapters
110 indexed 40(non- indexed) articles in journals

Some interesting publications…

Goel R, Shah S, Sundar G, Arora R, Gupta S, Khullar T. Orbital and ocular perfusion in thyroid eye disease. Surv Ophthalmol. 2023 May-Jun;68(3):481-506.
Goel R, Shah S, Gupta S, Khullar T, Singh S, Chhabra M, Khanam S, Kumar S, Sharma P. Alterations in retrobulbar haemodynamics in thyroid eye disease. Eye (Lond). 2023 Dec;37(17):3682-3690.
Goel R, Arora R, Shah S, Chhabra M, Kumar J, Khurana N, Gupta S, Khanam S, Kumar S, Singh S, Meher R, Thakar M, Garg A. Clinico-Radiological-Pathological Correlation of Visual Loss in COVID-Associated Rhino-Orbito-Cerebral Mucormycosis. Ophthalmic Plast Reconstr Surg. 2022 May-Jun 01;38(3):242-249.
Arora R, Goel R, Kumar S, Chhabra M, Saxena S, Manchanda V, Pumma P. Evaluation of SARS-CoV-2 in Tears of Patients with Moderate to Severe COVID-19. Ophthalmology. 2021 Apr;128(4):494-503.
Goel R, Agarwal A, Raghav S, Saran RK. Intraosseous solitary myofibroma of the orbit in an adolescent woman. BMJ Case Rep. 2021 Oct 7;14(10):e244800.
Goel R, Kishore D, Kumar S, Nagpal S. Comparison of external versus diode laser conjunctivodacryocystorhinostomy with lacrimal bypass tube placement in proximal canalicular blocks. Oman J Ophthalmol. 2021 Jun 28;14(2):100-107.
Goel R, Khanam S, Shah S, Saran RK. Challenges in the Management of Upper Lid Keloid. Case Rep Ophthalmol Med. 2022 Mar 25;2022:3032246.
Jain R, Ghosh M, Goel R, Gupta R, Golhait P, Ghosh B. A challenging journey of maxillofacial implants placement and rehabilitation in an irradiated exenterated socket. J Oral Biol Craniofac Res. 2022 May-Jun;12(3):319-323.