
Vikas Khetan, M.B.B.S.
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Vikas Khetan, M.B.B.S.
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210 Crittenden Boulevard
Rochester, NY 14642
About Me
Dr. Khetan also play vital roles on the retina team, as an adult and pediatric retina surgeon, and within the ocular genetics group of the pediatric service, where he is the primary surgeon performing gene therapy.
Dr. Khetan came to FEI after being in practice for 15 years at Sankara Nethralaya, a tertiary eye care center in Chennai, India. He completed his MBBS and internship at JSS Medical College, Mysore University, Mysore, India, and received his diploma in ophthalmology from Kasturba Medical College, Manipal, India. He completed a fellowship in Vitreoretinal diseases at the Medical Research Foundation, Sankara Nethralaya, India, and then came to North America to continue his training. First he did a fellowship in Ocular Oncology at Toronto’s Hospital for Sick Kids (pediatrics/retinoblastoma) and Princess Margaret Hospital Adult Oncology Clinic (adults). Dr. Khetan then traveled to Wills Eye Hospital in Philadelphia to complete a fellowship in Ocular Genetics. Khetan’s research interests include retinoblastoma and ocular genetics.
Khetan has an impressive record of more than 100 peer-reviewed publications appearing in international journals of ophthalmology. He is a member of the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology where is also a member of the Annual Meeting Program Committee (AMPC- Oncology) from 2021-2024 and is an Executive Member of the Asia Pacific Society of Ocular Oncology and Pathology (APSOOP).
Faculty Appointments
Professor - Department of Ophthalmology (SMD)
Credentials
Residency & Fellowship
Fellowship, Wills Eye Hospital. 2013 - 2014
Fellowship, Hospital for Sick Kids. 2005 - 2006
Fellowship, Vitreo - Retinal Disease, Sankara Nethralaya. 2001 - 2004
Internship, Internal Medicine, J.S.S. Medical College. 1998 - 1999
Residency, Ophthalmology, Kasturba Medical College. 1991 - 2001
Education
MBBS | JSS Medical College (India). 1998
Publications
Journal Articles
A Study of Unilateral
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