Division Chief, Pediatric Ophthalmology, Strabismus, and Adult Motility

Vice Chair, Department of Ophthalmology

Associate Director of International Business – Ophthalmology

Director, Pediatric Program Development, UPMC Eye Center Professor of Ophthalmology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine

Dr. Nischal attended King’s College Hospital Medical School, University of London and completed his Ophthalmology residency at the Oxford Eye Hospital in the United Kingdom.  He completed his fellowship at The Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto, and prior to joining Children’s in 2011, he was at Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children, London in the United Kingdom.

Dr. Nischal is a pioneer in Pediatric Anterior Segment disease and surgery.  He has described innovative surgical techniques, disease classification and management algorithms.  He is evidence based and protocol driven in terms of clinical practice, and uses clinical audit to define management outcomes.