Dr. Samina Zamindar

MS, DO (Ophth), CPQIH (Adv)
CATARACT SURGEON & COMPREHENSIVE OPTHALMOLOGIST

Dr. Samina Zamindar is a proficient Phacoemulsification Cataract Surgeon and the Best Eye Doctor in Bangalore. She was one of the early adopters (since 2000) of the revolutionary Phacoemulsification cataract surgery procedure in Bangalore. The procedure is quick, suture-less, bloodless and painless and the patients recover within a day with 6/6 vision.

Dr. Zamindar is renowned for her surgical expertise and emphasizes meticulous preoperative work-ups to ensure patients achieve 6/6 (glasses-free) vision after surgery. Apart from her clinical diagnosis, she adopts various tools and equipment to make a correct and honest postoperative visual prognosis.

Due to her expertise, national and international ophthalmology conferences regularly invite Dr. Zamindar to present papers and share her experiences in cataract surgery.

Achievements & Awards

  • At IIM Bangalore
  • AIOS (All India Ophthalmology Society) Conference, Singapore
  • Awarded ‘Women leader of the year’ by WEFT foundation (Women Entrepreneur for Transformation)
  • At Rotary Bangalore
  • World Patient Safety Day
    At Sankara Eye Foundation
  • At IIM Bangalore
  • Awarded ‘Women leader of the year’ by WEFT foundation (Women Entrepreneur for Transformation)
  • At IIM Bangalore
  • Best Teaching Video by IIRSI Chennai
  • Patient Friendly Hospital 2022 from The Association of Healthcare Providers of India (AHPI)
  • Invited as faculty in the Asian Ophthalmology Conference, Malaysia to speak on ‘Phaco Strategy for Soft Cataract’ in September 2013.
  • Trainer for Phacoemulsification cataract surgery during Surgical Skills Transfer Course organised by All India Ophthalmology Society since 2015.
  • Dr. Zamindar is a Certified Professional for Quality Implementation in Healthcare Organisation (1st Batch Alumni of Basic and Advanced CPQIH course).
  • In August 2016, Dr. Zamindar launched the knowledge-sharing platform “Eye for Quality” to facilitate learning and implementation of accreditation standards. Since then, the platform has conducted several 2-day training programs, successfully educating approximately 170 participants. Recognizing its impact, the Karnataka Government’s Health and Family Welfare Department deputed eight government hospital doctors to attend the course free of charge, aiming to enhance healthcare quality in government hospitals.
  • Conducted off-site training programs for Disha Eye Hospitals, West Bengal.

Contributions to Training & Quality Implementation

  • Dr. Zamindar is the faculty for the Basic course of CPHIC (Certified Program for Hospital Infection Control) by CAHO (Consortium of Accredited Healthcare Organisations).
  • In 2017, over 10 state Ophthalmic Conferences across India invited Dr. Zamindar as faculty for “Implementation of Accreditation Standards.
  • Dr. Zamindar has served as the Chief Instructor for training participants on “Implementation of NABH standards” at the All India Ophthalmology Society Conference for three consecutive years.
  • She was invited to speak on “Innovations in Quality Tools in an Eye Hospital” at an Innovators meeting on February 24 at Coimbatore.
    As a faculty member, Dr. Zamindar has led numerous nationwide seminars under the Livewire series on “Hospital Infection Control & Accreditation.” Additionally, she conducted a webinar on “How to Write an SOP” for CAHO. Her expertise extends to accreditation, as she is a registered assessor with NABH (National Accreditation Board for Hospitals and Healthcare Organisations).
  • Dr. Zamindar was awarded “Young Quality Achiever” at the 4th International Conference of CAHO (Consortium of Accredited Healthcare Organisations) at Chennai on 8th April 2018.

The Citation of the Award says “For starting the concept of handholding and training professionals through her ‘Eye for Quality’ team for implementing quality standards in an eye hospital. For her passion as a CAHO-certified quality implementer to make her hospital a centre for quality promotion. Being a role model for practising clinicians demonstrating her passion for implementing quality. Her relentless work broke the myth that accreditation is costly and painful.”

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