Stuck in funding no man’s land: Doctor has put forward over $1 million to serve patients

By Kaitlyn Clark The Haldimand Press DUNNVILLE—Dr. Rajeshvar “Jesh” Sharda has performed about 3,000 cataract surgeries at Haldimand War Memorial Hospital (HWMH) since 2013. Instead of being paid however, he paid for every one of them, to the tune of over $1 million. Sharda took over from a retiring Hamilton ophthalmologist after completing his training in 2011, but a funding…