Our Leadership
Behind the success of Chaithanya Institute of Optometry & Vision Sciences (CIOVS) is a team of visionary leaders dedicated to academic excellence, clinical innovation, and the advancement of eye care education. Guided by decades of experience in ophthalmology, healthcare, and higher education, our leadership fosters an environment where knowledge, ethics, research, and compassionate service come together. Their commitment continues to inspire future optometrists to become confident professionals, lifelong learners, and leaders in vision care.
Dr. Unnikrishnan Nair R.
Managing Partner | CEO | CMO, Chaithanya Eye Hospital & Research Institute
Dr. Unnikrishnan Nair is a senior Vitreo-Retinal Surgeon and the CEO/CMO & Managing Partner of Chaithanya Eye Hospital & Research Institute, Trivandrum. With over two decades of experience in advanced retinal care, he is internationally trained in vitreo-retinal surgery and retinal research. His areas of expertise include complex retinal disorders, diabetic retinopathy, macular diseases, and advanced retina imaging.
Dr. Minu M. Mathen is a highly decorated ophthalmologist and Medical Superintendent at the Chaithanya Eye Hospital & Research Institute in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala. He specializes in Cataract-Phaco and Refractive Surgery.
Contacts:
Dr. Minu M. Mathen
Medical Superintendent , CEHRI
Dr. Anilkrishnan Nair serves as the Deputy Medical Superintendent and Consultant in Cataract & Anterior Segment at Chaithanya Eye Hospital & Research Institute. He is dedicated to delivering comprehensive eye care with a strong focus on advanced cataract surgery and the diagnosis and management of anterior segment disorders
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Dr. Anilkrishnan Nair
Deputy Medical Superintendent, CEHRI
Prof. Dr. V. Sahasranamam is a highly experienced senior ophthalmologist in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, specializing in complex eye care and ocular diseases. He serves as the Director of Academics, Principal CIOVS and Senior Consultant at the Chaithanya Eye Hospital & Research Institute.
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Prof. Dr. V. Sahasranamam
Director Academics & Principal CIOVS
Dr. Minu M. Mathen is a highly decorated ophthalmologist and Medical Superintendent at the Chaithanya Eye Hospital & Research Institute in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala. He specializes in Cataract-Phaco and Refractive Surgery.
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Harriet Erickson
Vice President, Student Affairs
Dr. Anilkrishnan Nair serves as the Deputy Medical Superintendent and Consultant in Cataract & Anterior Segment at Chaithanya Eye Hospital & Research Institute. He is dedicated to delivering comprehensive eye care with a strong focus on advanced cataract surgery and the diagnosis and management of anterior segment disorders
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Wesley Clarke
Senior Advisor to the President
Prof. Dr. V. Sahasranamam is a highly experienced senior ophthalmologist in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, specializing in complex eye care and ocular diseases. He serves as the Director of Academics, Principal CIOVS and Senior Consultant at the Chaithanya Eye Hospital & Research Institute.
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Betty Bowman
Acting Vice President for Finance
With over four decades of law teaching experience, Johnny Jones is a nationally-recognized constitutionalist who has received numerous awards for his teaching, including the first-ever Pioneer Award for his commitment and dedication to students from the FIU Student Bar Association in 2004. Since then, students have voted him “Professor of the Year” multiple times.
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Johnny Jones
Dean, Diversity and Compliance
Dennis Ruiz was a member of the faculty at Texas Tech University School of Law, where she held the Alvin R. Allison Distinguished Professorship and received every teaching award the law school and the University conferred. She was the Distinguished Fulbright Professor of American Constitutional Law at the National and Kapodistrian University of Greece in 1992.
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Dennis Ruiz
Acting Vice President of Administration
Vernon Lowe first joined the University in 2006 as Assistant Dean for Academic Support Programs. He served as Assistant Dean until 2013, when he became a full time lecturer at the College. He teaches classes relating to legal theory and reasoning, race and law, gender and law, and in the area of commercial transactions.
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Vernon Lowe
Assistant Vice President for Communications