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Dr. Sneha Shah joined Lilavati Hospital in 2019 and brings with her over 10 years of experience as an Ophthalmic Plastic Surgeon. Prior to returning to India, she served as the Consultant & Head of Oculoplastics at Yeovil District Hospital NHS Trust, UK. She completed her fellowship at the world-renowned Moorfields Eye Hospital in London, where she trained under eminent surgeons like Prof. Richard Collins, Prof. Geoffrey Rose, and Mr. Daniel Ezra.

Dr. Shah further honed her skills in Facial Aesthetics & Periocular Rejuvenation through training with Drs. Tanuj Nakra and Jeffery Nerad in the USA. Her journey in Oculoplastics began after her post-graduation in Ophthalmology, when she trained at the LV Prasad Eye Institute, Hyderabad, and worked closely with the National Retinoblastoma Registry under the ICMR. She also gained valuable experience at Centre for Sight, Hyderabad, where she worked alongside Dr. Santosh Honavar.

Dr. Sneha Shah specializes in treating conditions like droopy eyelids, lower lid bags, watering eyes, lumps and bumps around the eyes, orbital fractures, tumors, thyroid eye disease, and the loss of an eye with artificial eye implantation. With a focus on the latest management protocols and evidence-based practices, Dr. Shah combines her extensive international training and expertise to provide compassionate, world-class care to her patients.

Area of Interest

• Eyelid Surgery
• Periocular Rejuvenation & Aesthetic Surgery
• Watery Eyes
• Orbit
• Ocular Oncology, Eye Tumors & Cancers
• Trauma & Reconstructive Surgery
• Thyroid Eye Disease

• Silver Medalist in MS Ophthalmology from Chhatrapati Shahu Ji Maharaj University.
• 2nd Prize in the Postgraduate Thesis Competition conducted by the Academic and Research Committee at AIOC, Cochin, 2012, and awarded the Toshbro Oertli Scholarship for the same.
• Excellence in Academic Research Award by the AIOS at AIOC, Cochin, 2012.

• Ali, Mohammad, Shah, Sneha J., Honavar, Santosh G. “Diagnostic Modalities in Intraocular Malignancies.” Diagnostic Procedures in Ophthalmology, 3rd Ed. HV Nema, 2014, pp. 404-412. Print.
• Khan P, Khan L, Gupta J, Singh PK, Agrawal S. "Squamous Cell Carcinoma of Cornea: Diagnosed on Cytology." Journal of Case Reports, 2013; 3(1):44-47.
• Shah SJ, Ali MJ, Mulay K, Honavar SG, Reddy VA. "Primary Intraocular Malignant Extrarenal Rhabdoid Tumor: A Clinicopathological Correlation." J Pediatr Ophthalmol Strabismus, 2013 Apr 30;50 Online:e18-20.
• Mulay K, White VA, Shah SJ, Honavar SG. "Sebaceous Carcinoma: Clinicopathologic Features and Diagnostic Role of Immunohistochemistry (Including Androgen Receptor)." Can J Ophthalmol, Aug 2014;49(4):326-32.
• Mulay K, Shah SJ, Aggarwal E, White VA, Honavar SG. "Periocular Sebaceous Gland Carcinoma: Do Androgen Receptor (NR3C4) and Nuclear Survivin (BIRC5) Have a Prognostic Significance?" Acta Ophthalmol, Dec 2014;92(8).