Middlesex Eye Physicians Honors Dr. Raji Mulukutla’s Retirement as the Practice Enters a New Era of Care

MIDDLETOWN, CT, UNITED STATES, November 10, 2026 /EINPresswire.com/ — Middlesex Eye Physicians, central Connecticut’s long-established comprehensive eye care practice, today announced that Raji Mulukutla, MD, will retire at the end of 2026. Known to patients as “Dr. Raji,” she has been one of the practice’s defining leaders, helping shape Middlesex Eye into the multi-location, multi-specialty practice it is today.

Dr. Raji earned her B.A. and a Master of Public Health from Johns Hopkins University, graduated from The Ohio State University College of Medicine in 1989, and completed her ophthalmology training at Temple University Hospital, where she served as Chief Resident. In the more than three decades since, she has built a career spanning laser-assisted cataract surgery, glaucoma care, diabetic retinopathy, macular degeneration, and cosmetic services. She is a Senior Attending Surgeon at Middlesex Hospital, serves on staff at Hartford Hospital Eye Surgery Center, and was named a CT Top Doc six years running, from 2012 through 2017.

Over her many years with the practice, Middlesex Eye grew into a larger, more diverse organization with a deeper range of services and an expanded medical staff of surgeons and optometrists. Today the practice, whose roots in central Connecticut date back to 1966, serves patients from four offices in Middletown, Old Saybrook, Guilford, and East Haven, and holds a 4.9-out-of-5 average across roughly 2,200 verified patient ratings.

“Middlesex Eye is physician-owned and operated, and we remain independent,” said Dr. Raji. “Cataract surgery has moved into an era where it’s a refractive procedure that enhances vision, not just a medical procedure. But despite every advance in technology, the basis for what we do is a strong doctor-to-patient relationship and commitment. That’s what I hope the next generation of doctors here carries forward.”

That next generation is already in place. Dr. Raji’s patients will continue to be cared for by an experienced team that includes cornea and refractive specialist Peter Shriver, DO; fellowship-trained glaucoma specialist Kristy Mascarenhas, MD; Jessica A. Olayanju, MD; Nhu-Y T. Dao, MD; and the practice’s team of optometrists. This November, the practice will also welcome Shaunak Bakshi, MD, a Harvard Medical School graduate and board-certified ophthalmologist who completed fellowship training in cornea and refractive surgery at Mass Eye and Ear/Harvard. Dr. Bakshi will be formally introduced in an upcoming announcement.

“Dr. Bakshi has superb training, and he would not be joining this practice if we didn’t have a great deal of confidence in his abilities,” said Dr. Raji.
In retirement, Dr. Raji plans to travel extensively and spend time in India. She also intends to keep giving back to patient care by taking part in surgical missions in the developing world.

Patients of Dr. Raji are encouraged to continue scheduling appointments as usual, and her care team will help ensure a smooth transition in the months ahead. To learn more or schedule an appointment, visit middlesexeye.com.

David Lane
Middlesex Eye Physicians
+ +18603477466
dlane@middlesexeye.com

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