Dr Sam Suby Simon completed his MBBS from Amala Institute of Medical Sciences, Thrissur Kerala, India in 2008. He subsequently worked as Chief Medical Officer, in various hospitals of Thrissur till 2010. He did his Master of Surgery in Ophthalmology from the renowned Government Medical College Hospital, Kozhikode Kerala, India in 2014.
He completed his fellowship in Small Incision Cataract Surgery and Phacoemulsification from M.M. Joshi Eye Institute and Advanced Phacoemulsification fellowship from Aravind Eye Hospital, Coimbatore, India.
Dr Sam started his career in February 2016, as Junior Consultant Ophthalmologist at City Eye Foundation Hospital, Kozhikode till November 2016. Then he associated with I Vision Eye Hospital, Thrissur as Consultant Cataract Surgeon from December 2016 to March 2018. Again, he re-joined City Eye Foundation Hospital from April 2018 to December 2018 as Senior Consultant Cataract Surgeon. Later in January 2019, he joined Simons Eye Hospital, Thrissur and Kozhikode as the Medical Director and Senior consultant Phaco Surgeon till March 2023 before joining NMC, Speciality Hospital, Al Ain.
To his credit, he is a lifelong member of All India Ophthalmological Society (AIOS), Kerala state Ophthalmological Society (KSOS), Kozhikode Ophthalmological Society (KOS), and member of Trichur Academic Club of Ophthalmology (TACO). He is also a lifelong member of Indian Medical Association (IMA).
Dr Sam Suby Simon has a vast experience in diagnosing and treating various eye disorders. His prime area of interest is Anterior Segment Diseases, such as Cataract, Glaucoma, Pterygium, Refractive Errors, Dry Eye Disorders as well as in Medical Retina. He is having an experience in performing various types of Cataract Surgery such as Phacoemulsification, SICS with foldable IOL implantation under topical anaesthesia, Multifocal, Toric IOL and Phakic IOL(ICL)Implantation, SICS Emulsification with Trabeculectomy (Phaco Triple), Trabeculectomy. He performs Pterygium Excision with Conjunctival Autografting.
He is also skilled to perform various types of laser procedures for treating Diabetic Retinopathy, Glaucoma Eye Diseases, Central Serous Retinopathy, and other Retinal ailments.
In addition to his extensive clinical and surgical experience in cataract and refractive surgery including Phacoemulsification, Lasik, Vitreoretinal diseases, he has also been actively involved in community ophthalmology.
During his tenure in Simons Eye Hospital, he has conducted more than hundred outreach and peripheral eye screening camps.
He is Fluent in English, Malayalam, Hindi, Tamil, and some Arabic.
