Tushar M Ranchod, MD

I am a partner at Bay Area Retina Associates (BARA) in the San Francisco Bay Area. I am fortunate to work with a group of partners who foster an unusually close, engaged, and caring work environment while also maintaining the highest quality of care. In 2013, I founded BroadSpot Imaging Corporation to dramatically decrease the size and cost of ultra-widefield retinal imaging technology. The company developed a novel multi-channel handheld imaging platform to reach patients in any setting but also to serve as a backbone for machine learning applications in systemic disease. Over the years, my role shifted from CEO to Chief Technology Officer and Chairman until the technology was acquired in 2021. The journey from early-stage funding and technology development through IP portfolio development, industrial design, user interface refinement, and clinical trials was a dense and enriching experience. I have subsequently enjoyed applying the many lessons I learned to my clinical practice as well as other settings.

I have been involved in the annual ASRS Business of Retina meeting for over a decade now, and I have enjoyed shaping that meeting as it has continued to grow. The business side of our specialty (management, logistics, finance, operations, strategy) is increasingly complex and I find great satisfaction in merging my clinical and business interests and experience. Leadership in our field looks different now than it did 5 years ago, and our future leaders will have an even more diverse and multifaceted professional environment to which they must adapt; all of us in the Michels community and beyond share a responsibility to ensure their success.

My hobbies include poetry, rap, sewing and cooking, and of course spending time with my wife and daughter.