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Anuja Bhandari, MD Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology Deputy Chief, Harborview Medical Center Office phone: (206) 543-3884
FAX: (206) 543-4414 To schedule patient appointments: University of Washington Eye Center (206) 598-4011 Harborview Medical Center (206) 731-3225 Visit My Practice Online |
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EDUCATION | |||
| 1986 | MBBS (MD equivalent), Christian Medical College, Vellore, India | ||
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POSTGRADUATE TRAINING |
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| 1987-1988 | Observer, Moorfields Eye Hospital, London, U.K. | ||
| 1991-1993 | Senior House Officer, Department of Ophthalmology, Hillingdon Hospital, Uxbridge, Middlesex, U.K. | ||
| 1993-1995 | Research Registrar, Glaucoma Unit, Moorfields Eye Hospital, and the Department of Visual Sciences, Institute of Ophthalmology, London, U.K. | ||
| 1995-1996 | Research Fellow, Devers Eye Institute, Portland, Ore. | ||
| 1996-1997 | Internship in Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle. | ||
| 1997-2000 | Residency in Ophthalmology, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle. | ||
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FACULTY POSITIONS HELD | |||
| 2000-date | Assistant Professor, Department of Ophthalmology, University of Washington, Seattle. | ||
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HOSPITAL POSITIONS HELD | |||
| 2000-date | Active Medical Staff, University of Washington Medical Center, Seattle | ||
| 2000-date | Associate Medical Staff, Harborview Medical Center, Seattle, Wash. | ||
| 2000-date | Active Medical Staff, Children's Hospital & Regional Medical Center, Seattle, Wash. | ||
| 2000-date | Consultant, Veterans' Affairs Puget Sound Health Care System, Seattle, Wash. | ||
| 2001-date | Deputy Chief of Ophthalmology, Harborview Medical Center, Seattle, Wash. | ||
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HONORS AND AWARDS | |||
| Distinction in Physics and Chemistry in A Levels (1982) | |||
Certificates of Honour, Christian Medical College, Vellore, India: - Biochemistry (1983) - Pathology (1985) - Otorhinolaryngology (1986) - Forensic Medicine (1986) - Community Health (1986) | |||
| Somervell Gold Medal in Clinical Surgery (Christian Medical College, Vellore, India) (1986) | |||
Best Paper at the 37th Madras State Ophthalmological Association Conference (Postgraduate Student) (1989)
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| Invited Speaker, Royal Society of Medicine, London, U.K. (Ophthalmology Chapter) | |||
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CURRENT LICENSURE | |||
| Washington (1996-date) | |||
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PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS | |||
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Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO) | |||
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RESEARCH INTERESTS | |||
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Dr. Bhandari practices General Ophthalmology and has a special background in the diagnosis, treatment, and outcomes of open-angle and angle-closure Glaucoma.
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RECENT PUBLICATIONS | |||
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1. BHANDARI A, Crabb DP, Poinoosawmy D, Fitzke FW, Hitchings RA, Noureddin BN: Effect of surgery on visual field progression in normal-tension glaucoma. Ophthalmology 1997; 104: 1131-7. 2. Fontana L, BHANDARI A, Fitzke FW, Hitchings RA: In vivo morphometry of the lamina cribrosa and its relation to visual field loss in glaucoma. Curr Eye Res 1998; 17: 363-9. 3. Chen PP, Takahashi Y, Leen MM, Li Y, BHANDARI A, Mills RP: The effects of compression sutures on filtering blebs in rabbit eyes. Ophthalmic Surg Lasers 1999; 30: 216-20. 4. BHANDARI A, Chen PP, Mills RP: Effects of contact lenses on scanning laser polarimetry of the peripapillary nerve fiber layer. Am J Ophthalmol 1999; 127: 722-4. 5. Chen PP, BHANDARI A: Fellow eye prognosis in patients with severe visual loss in one eye from chronic open-angle glaucoma. Arch Ophthalmol 2000; 118: 473-8. |
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