Dr Mathew Kurian

Dr. Mathew Kurian is currently a consultant in the Department of Cataract and Refractive Lens Services and the Medical Superintendent, Narayana Nethralaya, Bangalore. He completed his basic medical education at Christian Medical College, Vellore, Ophthalmology Residency from St. John’s National Academy of Health Sciences, Bangalore, the Diplomate of the National Board of Examinations and the Ratan Tata fellowship in phacoemulsification at Sankara Nethralaya, Chennai. He is a high volume cataract surgeon with special expertise in refractive lens surgeries including phakic, toric and multifocal implant surgeries. He is a keen researcher and has completed Basic and Advanced Epidemiology and Statistics training conducted by the WHO collaborating centre for Community Based Health Professions Education at CMC, Vellore. He has completed an Execitive MBA (Advanced Management Program) from the Indian Institute of Management (IIM-B), Bangalore and courses on Health Economics from St. John’s National Academy of Health Sciences, Bangalore. He combines his interest in Evidence Based Medicine with Scientific Management principles to have data driven decision making in Healthcare.