Scientific Program
GP162 - Ophthall Practice Development - MOST PROFITABLE BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES IN OPHTHALMOLOGY
Date
13/03/2026
Hall
Atlantiis 4
From
08:00
To
12:40
Summary
Session Chairman - T Senthil Founder – Ophthall Practice Development Session Schedule 8:40 – 8:50 AM | Opening & Session Introduction - T Senthil High Impact Opportunity Talks- Group-1 8:50 – 9:05 AM | The LASIK Opportunity in India – Now & Next - Rahil Chaudhary 9:05 – 9:20 AM | Setting Up Training & Fellowship Programs - Sourabh Patwardhan 9:20 – 9:30 AM | Tele-Ophthalmology & AI – New Business Opportunities - T Senthil 9:30 – 10:00 AM | PANEL DISCUSSION 1 – Ophthallpreneur Stories: From Skill to Scale Coordinator : Debasis Bhattacharya Panelists : Ashwin Bafna, Smitesh Shah, Hitesh Cheda, Sourabh Patwardhan Focus: • First scale-up decisions • Mistakes that cost money & time • Systems vs individual brilliance High Impact Opportunity Talks- Group-2 10:00 – 10:15 AM | Setting Up a Dry Eye Clinic – Finances & Operations - Elankumaran 10:15 – 10:25 AM | The Third Front in Ophthalmology- Alternative to Corporates and Charitable Organizations - T Senthil 10:25 – 10:45 AM | Strategies to manage surgical Patient Expectations - Shourav Das 10:45 – 11:00 AM | Tea / Networking Break 11:00 – 11:30 AM | FIRE SIDE CHAT – What Value Does My Practice Really Get? Mahipal Sachdev, Ramamurthy, Saumil Sheth, T Senthil Focus: • Practice valuation • Brand & goodwill • Long-term wealth vs short-term income High Impact Opportunity Talks- Group-3 11:30 – 11:40 AM | Overseas Visiting Surgeon Opportunities - Sanjeev Desai 11:40 – 11:55 AM |Surviving and thriving a solo practice in today’s markets - Nikhil Nasta 11:55 – 12:20 PM | PANEL DISCUSSION 2 – Digital Technologies You Cannot Ignore Moderator : Shourav Das Pan Focus: • AI, EMR & diagnostics • What tech actually pays back • What to ignore despite hype Panelists:, Deepak Garg, Mohit Maniar, Anand Parthasarathy, Nikhil Nasta 12:20 – 12:30 PM | Ask Anything About Insurance – Ophthalmology Edition - Harikrishnan Vannadil Format: • Rapid-fire audience questions • Real-life claim issues • How to structure procedures & packages 12:30 – 12:40 PM | Closing Remarks - T Senthil
Membership No
Name
Topic
Role
Duration
Consented
D04258
Dr.Sanjiv Desai
Overseas Visiting Surgeon Opportunities
Speaker
Yes
R03267
Dr.D. Ramamurthy
FIRE SIDE CHAT – What Value Does My Practice Really Get?
Speaker
Yes
T13526
Dr.Senthil Tamilarasan
Chairman
Yes
T13526
Dr.Senthil Tamilarasan
Opening & Session Introduction
Speaker
Yes
T13526
Dr.Senthil Tamilarasan
Tele-Ophthalmology & AI – New Business Opportunities
Speaker
Yes
T13526
Dr.Senthil Tamilarasan
Closing Remarks
Speaker
Yes
T13526
Dr.Senthil Tamilarasan
FIRE SIDE CHAT – What Value Does My Practice Really Get?
Speaker
Yes
T13526
Dr.Senthil Tamilarasan
The Third Front in Ophthalmology- Alternative to Corporates and Charitable Organizations
Speaker
S02888
Dr.Mahipal S. Sachdev
FIRE SIDE CHAT – What Value Does My Practice Really Get?
Speaker
P09719
Dr.Anand Parthasarathy
PANEL DISCUSSION 2 – Digital Technologies You Cannot Ignore
Panelist
P11250
Dr.Sourabh Patwardhan
PANEL DISCUSSION 1 – Ophthallpreneur Stories: From Skill to Scale
Panelist
Yes
P11250
Dr.Sourabh Patwardhan
Setting Up Training & Fellowship Programs
Speaker
Yes
D03075
Dr.Debasish Bhattacharya
PANEL DISCUSSION 1 – Ophthallpreneur Stories: From Skill to Scale
Coordinator
E13590
Dr.Elankumaran Pasupathi
Setting Up a Dry Eye Clinic – Finances & Operations
Speaker
Yes
S19075
Dr.Saumil Sheth
FIRE SIDE CHAT – What Value Does My Practice Really Get?
Speaker
Yes
C21020
Dr.Rahil Chaudhary
The LASIK Opportunity in India – Now & Next
Speaker
Yes
V20520
Dr.Harikrishnan Vannadil
Ask Anything About Insurance – Ophthalmology Edition
Speaker
Yes
S07944
Dr.Smitesh K. Shah
PANEL DISCUSSION 1 – Ophthallpreneur Stories: From Skill to Scale
Panelist
B10134
Dr.Ashvin Bhanwarlal Bafna
PANEL DISCUSSION 1 – Ophthallpreneur Stories: From Skill to Scale
Panelist
G10694
Dr.Deepak Garg
PANEL DISCUSSION 2 – Digital Technologies You Cannot Ignore
Panelist
N13589
Dr.Nikhil Nasta
PANEL DISCUSSION 2 – Digital Technologies You Cannot Ignore
Panelist
Yes
N13589
Dr.Nikhil Nasta
Surviving and thriving a solo practice in today’s markets
Speaker
Yes
C15099
Dr.Hitesh Chheda
PANEL DISCUSSION 1 – Ophthallpreneur Stories: From Skill to Scale
Panelist
Non Member
Mr.Shourav Das
Moderator
Yes
Non Member
Mr.Shourav Das
Strategies to manage surgical Patient Expectations
Speaker
Yes
Non Member
Mr.Mohit Maniar
PANEL DISCUSSION 2 – Digital Technologies You Cannot Ignore
Panelist
Yes
