Dr Vishal Jhanji is a Professor of Ophthalmology at the University of Pittsburgh. Dr Jhanji completed his ophthalmology training from the All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India. His doctorate dissertation was on the contrast and comparison of modern harvesting techniques of donor cornea for transplantation. He then undertook his specialist training in cornea, cataract and refractive surgery in India and Melbourne, Australia. Dr Jhanji has made significant contributions to the filed of cornea and external eye diseases. He has co-pioneered new techniques of endothelial corneal transplantation and has major publications to his credit in reputed international peer-reviewed journals. Dr Jhanji is presently involved in research encompassing keratoconus, dry eyes, infectious keratitis and corneal imaging. He is a Visiting Professor at the Joint International Eye Center of Shantou University, China and Wenzhou Medical School, China. He has been actively involved in the training and teaching of medical students, research students, ophthalmology residents, and fellows.
Dr Vishal has published more than 150 papers in SCI international indexed peer reviewed journals,2 books, and more than 15 book chapters.