Dr. Ranjit Dhaliwal

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Ranjit Dhaliwal MD, FRCSC, FACS

Dr. Dhaliwal is an ophthalmology specialist (Eye MD) with decades of experience in the evaluation and treatment of retinal diseases. He has been in medical practice since 1985 with the exception of time spent returning to complete his specialty certification in Ophthalmology at Queen’s University in Kingston, Ontario followed by two separate fellowships in Medical Retina (at the Wilmer Ophthalmological Institute of the Johns Hopkins University Hospital in Baltimore, Maryland) and in Vitreoretinal Surgery (at the Barnes Hospital campus of the Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, Missouri). Dr. Dhaliwal was on the clinical faculty of the University of Toronto Department of Ophthalmology before relocating to Augusta, GA in 1994.

Dr. Dhaliwal is currently on the clinical faculty of Queen’s University Department of Ophthalmology, in Kingston Ontario, and is on the adjunct faculty of the Emory University Department of Ophthalmology in Atlanta, Georgia.

His interests and dedication to the field of vitreoretinal diseases of the eye have resulted in many peer-reviewed published articles in prestigious ophthalmic medical journals. Dr. Dhaliwal has authored several book chapters and presents regularly at several symposia and conferences throughout the country.

Dr. Dhaliwal was born on the west coast (Vancouver, BC, Canada) and raised in central British Columbia. He returned to Vancouver after high school where he obtained early admission to medical school and ultimately his medical degree at The University of British Columbia (UBC, Vancouver, BC). He subsequently completed a mixed medical/surgical internship at the University of Toronto and then additional residency training in Internal Medicine at UBC. For three years he then practiced comprehensive medicine in solo practice in Northern Canada. This was followed by a return to complete his Ophthalmological surgical training at Queen’s University (at Kingston, Ontario, Canada).

Dr. Dhaliwal then completed two additional years of subspecialty training in macular, retinal, and vitreous diseases at the Wilmer Ophthalmological Institute of Johns Hopkins University Hospital (Baltimore, Maryland) and at Retina Consultants Inc in the Barnes Hospital campus of Washington University School of Medicine (St. Louis, Missouri). During this time he co-authored original articles on the then-emerging fields of Indocyanine Green Angiography and in Subfoveal Retinal Surgery.

Licensed in both Georgia and South Carolina, he maintains memberships, fellowships, and/or diplomate status with the following groups and associations:

  • National Board of Medical Examiners (NBME)
  • American Board of Ophthalmology (DiplABO)
  • American Society of Retinal Specialists (ASRS)
  • American Medical Association (AMA)
  • American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO)
  • Canadian Ophthalmological Society (COS)
  • Georgia Society of Ophthalmology (GSO)
  • Royal College of Surgeons of Canada (FRCSC)
  • American College of Surgeons (FACS)
  • American Society for Laser Medicine & Surgery
  • Johns Hopkins Medical & Surgical Association

  • Birthplace: Canada.
    Citizenship: USA
    Marital Status: Married

    Work Address/Telephone:
    The Retina Eye Center
    3520 Walton Way Extension
    Augusta, Georgia 30909-6605
    (706) 481-9191
    FAX: 481-9197

  • Premedical:
    Honors Program in Biochemistry
    University of British Columbia

    Medical School:
    University of British Columbia
    Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

    Medical Internship:
    Medical and Surgical Mixed Internship
    The University of Toronto

    St. Michael’s Hospital
    Toronto, Ontario, Canada

    Residencies:
    Internal Medicine
    The University of British Columbia
    St. Paul’s Hospital
    Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

    Ophthalmology
    Queen’s University
    Department of Ophthalmology
    Kingston, Ontario, Canada

    Fellowships:
    Medical Retina
    Retinal Vascular Center
    Wilmer Ophthalmological Institute
    The Johns Hopkins University Hospital
    Baltimore, Maryland

    Vitreoretinal Surgery
    Retina Consultants
    Barnes Hospital
    St. Louis, Missouri

  • Retina Fellowship:

    • A. Baker Foundation – (for the prevention of blindness)
      The Canadian National Institute for the Blind

    Academic Positions:

    • Assistant, Wilmer Ophthalmological Institute
      Johns Hopkins University, Faculty of Medicine
      Baltimore, Maryland
    • Lecturer, Department of Ophthalmology
      University of Toronto, Faculty of Medicine
      Toronto, Ontario, Canada
    • Adjunct Lecturer, Department of Ophthalmology
      Queen’s University, Faculty of Medicine
      Kingston, Ontario, Canada
    • Adjunct Faculty, Department of Ophthalmology
      Emory University Faculty of Medicine
      Atlanta, Georgia

  • Canadian:

    • Licentiate of the Medical Council of Canada
      Ottawa, Ontario, Canada K1G 3H7.
    • FRCSC
      (Fellow Royal College of Surgeons of Canada)
      Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

    American:

    • American Board of Medical Examiners
      Parts I 88%; II 94%; III 94%;
      National Board of Medical Examiners
      Philadelphia, PA

    • Diplomate American Board of Ophthalmology
      99th Percentile Written Exam

  • State/Provincial:

    • College of Physicians & Surgeons of Ontario
    • Toronto, Ontario, Canada
    • College of Physicians & Surgeons of British Columbia
    • Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
    • The Board of Physician Quality Assurance of the State of Maryland
    • Baltimore, Maryland
    • Missouri State Board of Registration For the Healing Arts
    • Jefferson City, Missouri
    • The Composite State Board of Medical Examiners of Georgia
    • Atlanta, Georgia
    • South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners
    • Columbia, SC

    Medical/Alumni Societies:

    • American Academy of Ophthalmology (San Francisco, CA)
    • American College of Surgeons (Chicago, Illinois)
    • Canadian Ophthalmological Society (Ottawa, Ontario, Canada)
    • Paul Cibis Club (Louis, MO)
    • American Society of Retinal Specialists (Mendocino, CA)
    • The Grant Hall Society, Queen’s University. Alumni Association (Kingston, Ontario, Canada)
    • Toronto Hospital Foundation (Patron Member) (Toronto, Ontario, Canada)
    • Daniel Coit Gilman Society (Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine Honor Roll) Baltimore, Maryland

    Medical Associations:

    • Ontario Medical Association &nCanadian Medical Association (Toronto, Ontario, Canada)
    • American Medical Association (Chicago, Illinois)
    • Wilmer Alumni Association, The Johns Hopkins University Hospital (Baltimore, Maryland)
    • The Johns Hopkins Medical & Surgical Association (Baltimore, Maryland)
    • Medical Association of Georgia (Atlanta, Georgia)
    • Richmond County Medical Society (Augusta, Georgia)
    • Georgia Society of Ophthalmology (Atlanta, Georgia)

    MEDICAL PRACTICE EXPERIENCE

    Emergency Room:

    • Casualty Officer in Barry’s Bay, Ontario Francis Memorial Hospital (Barry’s Bay, Ontario, Canada)
    • Certified in ATLS & ACLS

    Family Practice:

    • Solo Physician in northern Ontario (Ignace, Ontario & Hornepayne, Ontario)
    • Solo Physician in northern British Columbia (Hudson Hope, British Columbia)
    • Queen’s University Student Health Physician (Prior to resumption of residency)

    Ophthalmic Practice:

    • Assistant, Wilmer Ophthalmological Institute
      Johns Hopkins University, Faculty of Medicine
      Baltimore, Maryland
    • Vitreoretinal Surgery Fellow
      Retina Consultants, Ltd
      Barnes Retina Institute, Barnes Hospital
      Louis, Missouri
    • Lecturer and Attending Vitreoretinal Surgeon, Department of Ophthalmology
      University of Toronto, Faculty of Medicine
      Toronto, Ontario, Canada
    • Associate Staff and Retinal Consultant,
      Department of Ophthalmology
      Queen’s University, Faculty of Medicine
      Kingston, Ontario, Canada
      Medical Retina and Vitreoretinal Surgeon/Partner,
      Southeast Retina Center
      Augusta, Georgia (1994-1998)
      Medical Retina and Vitreoretinal Surgeon (Founder),
      The Retina Eye Center
      Augusta, Georgia (1999-present)

  • Several book chapters, several of which are included in the standard 3 volume set, "Ryan's Retina". Presented at several state and national meetings.