Dr.R.Venkat Rahavan   specialises   in  Anterior segment and  medical retina.He pursued training  in phacoemulsification at prestigious  RIOGOH,Chennai  and medical Retina  training  at  prestigious Sankara  Nethralaya  eye  hospital,Chennai.He  also  undergone  ZEISS Academy Basic  Course at prestigious  LVPEI,Hyderabad.All  these institutes are tertiary eye centers  and ranked  as top most institutes of India.

Prior to  joining Al Ahalia Hospital Abu Dhabi,he was  working  at  Ahalia eye  hospital ,Kozhikode,Kerala  for  four  years. He has performed thousands of surgeries including   Cataract surgeries  with Phacoemulsification ,Trabeculectomies,External DCR, Pterygium Surgeries,Lid Repair,Tarsorraphy,as well as  Retinal  Lasers. Dr. Venkat Rahavan graduated with a medical degree from  GMKMC,TAMILNADU Dr.MGR Medical University, India, and completed ophthalmology  residency   from prestigious  Madurai medical  College,India. He completed an international Council of Ophthalmology (ICO) Fellowship   in  Basic  science  and optics .