Dr Raja Rami Reddy P, an accomplished vitreoretina surgeon, the Chief Retina surgeon, and Medical Director at Neoretina Eyecare Institute Hyderabad, was conferred the Rhett Buckler Award for his surgical skill video on diabetic retinal detachments with macular holes at the recently concluded annual meeting of the American Society of Retina specialists, Seattle, USA. 

Dr. Raja Rami's surgical video titled, “Macular holes with proliferative diabetic retinopathy: Fixing two problems with one shot” was among the 79 selected entries from all over the world at the Fim Festival at the American Society of Retina Specialists annual meeting July 28-August 1, Seattle, USA. The film shows a series of challenging surgeries where Dr. Reddy, has successfully operated macular holes in patients with proliferative diabetic retinopathy. The video was very well received and was adjudged the Rhett Buckler award winner. 

Dr Raja Rami Reddy studied both his MBBS and MD (Ophthalmology) at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi, completing his MD in December 2000. In 2004, he was awarded the coveted Diploma of Fellowship of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons (FRCS - Ophthalmology) of Glasgow, the United Kingdom.

After completing his MD, Dr Reddy was appointed Specialist Registrar for the Retina and Vitreous Department of the Dr. R. P. Centre for Ophthalmic Sciences at AIIMS, a post he held until 2003. Since then, he had been a consultant retina and vitreous surgeon at various corporate hospitals in Hyderabad. He is a contributing surgeon to the vitreoretinal surgical video atlas published in 2010. Dr Reddy is a regular presenter of scientific papers and surgical videos at national and international meetings, and has publications in various indexed journals to his credit.