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![Rando L. Allikmets, PhD Profile Headshot](https://www.vagelos.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_200/public/cups-profile/headshot/a769e320-e4a6-11ea-b36a-8fee6221969c.jpg?itok=J1apmrq6 200w, https://www.vagelos.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_260/public/cups-profile/headshot/a769e320-e4a6-11ea-b36a-8fee6221969c.jpg?itok=DyCgtl3h 260w, https://www.vagelos.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_320/public/cups-profile/headshot/a769e320-e4a6-11ea-b36a-8fee6221969c.jpg?itok=G98-m3ZG 320w, https://www.vagelos.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_400/public/cups-profile/headshot/a769e320-e4a6-11ea-b36a-8fee6221969c.jpg?itok=ZvxIpU8S 400w, https://www.vagelos.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_520/public/cups-profile/headshot/a769e320-e4a6-11ea-b36a-8fee6221969c.jpg?itok=ok_dUzr_ 520w, https://www.vagelos.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_640/public/cups-profile/headshot/a769e320-e4a6-11ea-b36a-8fee6221969c.jpg?itok=hqJZpXNK 640w, https://www.vagelos.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_800/public/cups-profile/headshot/a769e320-e4a6-11ea-b36a-8fee6221969c.jpg?itok=q9BHG0yc 800w)
Departments/Divisions
Department of Ophthalmology, Department of Pathology & Cell Biology
Research Interests
Gene- and small molecule therapy for retinal disorders., Genetic studies of Mendelian and complex eye diseases (Stargardt macular dystrophy and more), Microarray-based, next generation sequencing-based diagnostic applications for eye diseases
Academic Appointments
- William and Donna Acquavella Professor of Ophthalmic Sciences (in Ophthalmology and Pathology and Cell Biology)
![Revathi Balasubramanian, PhD Profile Headshot](https://www.vagelos.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_200/public/cups-profile/headshot/caab8f90-72a7-11ee-ac77-6d2cdf7501be.jpg?itok=tDQbn_Zb 200w, https://www.vagelos.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_260/public/cups-profile/headshot/caab8f90-72a7-11ee-ac77-6d2cdf7501be.jpg?itok=N-leBZ4W 260w, https://www.vagelos.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_320/public/cups-profile/headshot/caab8f90-72a7-11ee-ac77-6d2cdf7501be.jpg?itok=tfdKX4lr 320w, https://www.vagelos.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_400/public/cups-profile/headshot/caab8f90-72a7-11ee-ac77-6d2cdf7501be.jpg?itok=hVaRfESX 400w, https://www.vagelos.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_520/public/cups-profile/headshot/caab8f90-72a7-11ee-ac77-6d2cdf7501be.jpg?itok=zsR-jFTz 520w, https://www.vagelos.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_640/public/cups-profile/headshot/caab8f90-72a7-11ee-ac77-6d2cdf7501be.jpg?itok=LdsNS10B 640w, https://www.vagelos.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_800/public/cups-profile/headshot/caab8f90-72a7-11ee-ac77-6d2cdf7501be.jpg?itok=TVBSp0BD 800w)
Academic Appointments
- Assistant Professor of Ophthalmic Science (in Ophthalmology)
![Srilaxmi Bearelly, MD Profile Headshot](https://www.vagelos.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_200/public/cups-profile/headshot/a6cb66f0-e4ab-11ea-9739-29851ef36139.jpg?itok=RtHlU23l 200w, https://www.vagelos.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_260/public/cups-profile/headshot/a6cb66f0-e4ab-11ea-9739-29851ef36139.jpg?itok=x7uxNizW 260w, https://www.vagelos.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_320/public/cups-profile/headshot/a6cb66f0-e4ab-11ea-9739-29851ef36139.jpg?itok=yZYF7vJO 320w, https://www.vagelos.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_400/public/cups-profile/headshot/a6cb66f0-e4ab-11ea-9739-29851ef36139.jpg?itok=q2jj0P2L 400w, https://www.vagelos.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_520/public/cups-profile/headshot/a6cb66f0-e4ab-11ea-9739-29851ef36139.jpg?itok=bQzIVPAX 520w, https://www.vagelos.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_640/public/cups-profile/headshot/a6cb66f0-e4ab-11ea-9739-29851ef36139.jpg?itok=eDWU9dy1 640w, https://www.vagelos.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_800/public/cups-profile/headshot/a6cb66f0-e4ab-11ea-9739-29851ef36139.jpg?itok=t57tpvTa 800w)
Departments/Divisions
Department of Ophthalmology
Accepting New Patients
Specialties
Ophthalmology, Medical Retina
Research Interests
Innovative clinical studies in vitreoretinal disease, Novel imaging and serum biomarkers in age-related macular degeneration, diabetic retinopathy
Academic Appointments
- Associate Professor of Ophthalmology at CUMC
Primary Location
CUIMC/Edward S. Harkness Eye Institute
622 W 168th Street
New York, NY 10032
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New and Existing Patients:
![C. Gustavo De Moraes, MD, PhD, MPH Profile Headshot](https://www.vagelos.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_200/public/cups-profile/headshot/b3a18560-e1ec-11ea-9bec-bb4017b1f11a.jpg?itok=AiWGakRm 200w, https://www.vagelos.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_260/public/cups-profile/headshot/b3a18560-e1ec-11ea-9bec-bb4017b1f11a.jpg?itok=U6BIRdxT 260w, https://www.vagelos.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_320/public/cups-profile/headshot/b3a18560-e1ec-11ea-9bec-bb4017b1f11a.jpg?itok=agwb9SpW 320w, https://www.vagelos.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_400/public/cups-profile/headshot/b3a18560-e1ec-11ea-9bec-bb4017b1f11a.jpg?itok=elB6WvgY 400w, https://www.vagelos.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_520/public/cups-profile/headshot/b3a18560-e1ec-11ea-9bec-bb4017b1f11a.jpg?itok=O0elf4oq 520w, https://www.vagelos.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_640/public/cups-profile/headshot/b3a18560-e1ec-11ea-9bec-bb4017b1f11a.jpg?itok=TweGFWjb 640w, https://www.vagelos.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_800/public/cups-profile/headshot/b3a18560-e1ec-11ea-9bec-bb4017b1f11a.jpg?itok=RIgiHPWy 800w)
Departments/Divisions
Department of Ophthalmology
Accepting New Patients
Specialties
Ophthalmology
Research Interests
Novel Techniques for glaucoma diagnosis and treatment
Academic Appointments
- Associate Professor of Clinical Ophthalmology at CUIMC
Location
CUIMC/Edward S. Harkness Eye Institute
622 W 168th Street
New York, NY 10032
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New and Existing Patients:
![Vivienne C. Greenstein, PhD Profile Headshot](https://www.vagelos.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_200/public/cups-profile/headshot/ef836510-e50e-11ea-8342-6349dc1fc26e.jpg?itok=TGs34Rx1 200w, https://www.vagelos.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_260/public/cups-profile/headshot/ef836510-e50e-11ea-8342-6349dc1fc26e.jpg?itok=wdcbtSHT 260w, https://www.vagelos.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_320/public/cups-profile/headshot/ef836510-e50e-11ea-8342-6349dc1fc26e.jpg?itok=8w29NIIJ 320w, https://www.vagelos.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_400/public/cups-profile/headshot/ef836510-e50e-11ea-8342-6349dc1fc26e.jpg?itok=XQe1J7zv 400w, https://www.vagelos.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_520/public/cups-profile/headshot/ef836510-e50e-11ea-8342-6349dc1fc26e.jpg?itok=urMkRU46 520w, https://www.vagelos.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_640/public/cups-profile/headshot/ef836510-e50e-11ea-8342-6349dc1fc26e.jpg?itok=OlqSGPPr 640w, https://www.vagelos.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_800/public/cups-profile/headshot/ef836510-e50e-11ea-8342-6349dc1fc26e.jpg?itok=1Ph_eONa 800w)
Departments/Divisions
Department of Ophthalmology
Research Interests
Development of noninvasive techniques for studying mechanisms by which disease affects retinal cells
Academic Appointments
- Professor Emerita of Electrophysiology (in Ophthalmology) at CUMC
Schedule an Appointment
New Patients:
Existing Patients:
![Lisa Hark, PhD, MBA Profile Headshot](https://www.vagelos.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_200/public/cups-profile/headshot/897d3330-e3de-11ea-a22f-d385b4d8c094.jpg?itok=UAXBt6MW 200w, https://www.vagelos.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_260/public/cups-profile/headshot/897d3330-e3de-11ea-a22f-d385b4d8c094.jpg?itok=cWRxgO3c 260w, https://www.vagelos.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_320/public/cups-profile/headshot/897d3330-e3de-11ea-a22f-d385b4d8c094.jpg?itok=2MduI3MD 320w, https://www.vagelos.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_400/public/cups-profile/headshot/897d3330-e3de-11ea-a22f-d385b4d8c094.jpg?itok=KTR0wyEq 400w, https://www.vagelos.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_520/public/cups-profile/headshot/897d3330-e3de-11ea-a22f-d385b4d8c094.jpg?itok=SlFSWzPb 520w, https://www.vagelos.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_640/public/cups-profile/headshot/897d3330-e3de-11ea-a22f-d385b4d8c094.jpg?itok=xO-aSKVV 640w, https://www.vagelos.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_800/public/cups-profile/headshot/897d3330-e3de-11ea-a22f-d385b4d8c094.jpg?itok=U5au67NQ 800w)
Departments/Divisions
Department of Ophthalmology
Academic Appointments
- Professor of Ophthalmic Sciences (in Ophthalmology)
![Simon John, PhD Profile Headshot](https://www.vagelos.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_200/public/cups-profile/headshot/0b78d760-e4af-11ea-9739-29851ef36139.jpg?itok=YVzOEKVk 200w, https://www.vagelos.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_260/public/cups-profile/headshot/0b78d760-e4af-11ea-9739-29851ef36139.jpg?itok=aHLx20-I 260w, https://www.vagelos.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_320/public/cups-profile/headshot/0b78d760-e4af-11ea-9739-29851ef36139.jpg?itok=5fgKf25F 320w, https://www.vagelos.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_400/public/cups-profile/headshot/0b78d760-e4af-11ea-9739-29851ef36139.jpg?itok=Pcy2vZ-r 400w, https://www.vagelos.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_520/public/cups-profile/headshot/0b78d760-e4af-11ea-9739-29851ef36139.jpg?itok=nor0FA6e 520w, https://www.vagelos.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_640/public/cups-profile/headshot/0b78d760-e4af-11ea-9739-29851ef36139.jpg?itok=L-5SN6v1 640w, https://www.vagelos.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_800/public/cups-profile/headshot/0b78d760-e4af-11ea-9739-29851ef36139.jpg?itok=OY0H4KRj 800w)
Departments/Divisions
Department of Ophthalmology
Academic Appointments
- Robert L. Burch III Professor of Ophthalmic Sciences (in Ophthalmology)
![Brian Peter Marr, MD Profile Headshot](https://www.vagelos.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_200/public/cups-profile/headshot/12c6d980-e1ea-11ea-8f91-9d7870990be2.jpg?itok=kvVwTJCk 200w, https://www.vagelos.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_260/public/cups-profile/headshot/12c6d980-e1ea-11ea-8f91-9d7870990be2.jpg?itok=QHTmMMSe 260w, https://www.vagelos.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_320/public/cups-profile/headshot/12c6d980-e1ea-11ea-8f91-9d7870990be2.jpg?itok=UrRhQtb1 320w, https://www.vagelos.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_400/public/cups-profile/headshot/12c6d980-e1ea-11ea-8f91-9d7870990be2.jpg?itok=HNx_Jffi 400w, https://www.vagelos.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_520/public/cups-profile/headshot/12c6d980-e1ea-11ea-8f91-9d7870990be2.jpg?itok=jE2NkRTq 520w, https://www.vagelos.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_640/public/cups-profile/headshot/12c6d980-e1ea-11ea-8f91-9d7870990be2.jpg?itok=tiJSdASx 640w, https://www.vagelos.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_800/public/cups-profile/headshot/12c6d980-e1ea-11ea-8f91-9d7870990be2.jpg?itok=lbxwGAxz 800w)
Departments/Divisions
Department of Ophthalmology
Accepting New Patients
Specialties
Ophthalmology, Ophthalmic Oncology
Academic Appointments
- John Wilson Espy, MD. Professor of Ophthalmology at the Columbia University Medical Center
Primary Location
ColumbiaDoctors - Third Avenue
880 Third Avenue
New York, NY 10022
Schedule an Appointment
New and Existing Patients:
![Carol A. Mason, PhD Profile Headshot](https://www.vagelos.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_200/public/cups-profile/headshot/aeefb070-e389-11ea-a22f-d385b4d8c094.jpg?itok=PXaNmxEc 200w, https://www.vagelos.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_260/public/cups-profile/headshot/aeefb070-e389-11ea-a22f-d385b4d8c094.jpg?itok=hi_u5HJ9 260w, https://www.vagelos.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_320/public/cups-profile/headshot/aeefb070-e389-11ea-a22f-d385b4d8c094.jpg?itok=24jodshD 320w, https://www.vagelos.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_400/public/cups-profile/headshot/aeefb070-e389-11ea-a22f-d385b4d8c094.jpg?itok=VnN-DEPC 400w, https://www.vagelos.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_520/public/cups-profile/headshot/aeefb070-e389-11ea-a22f-d385b4d8c094.jpg?itok=-q5mmEwb 520w, https://www.vagelos.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_640/public/cups-profile/headshot/aeefb070-e389-11ea-a22f-d385b4d8c094.jpg?itok=SIy3-0YG 640w, https://www.vagelos.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_800/public/cups-profile/headshot/aeefb070-e389-11ea-a22f-d385b4d8c094.jpg?itok=iMYvG_iw 800w)
Departments/Divisions
Department of Neuroscience, Department of Ophthalmology, Department of Pathology & Cell Biology, Division of Basic Research
Research Interests
Axon Pathfinding and Synaptogenesis, Cell Specification and Differentiation, Cellular/Molecular/Developmental Neuroscience, Synapses and Circuits
Academic Appointments
- Professor of Pathology and Cell Biology, Neuroscience and Ophthalmic Science (in Ophthalmology and in the Mortimer B. Zuckerman Mind Brain Behavior Institute)
- Chair of Interschool Planning in the Mortimer B. Zuckerman Mind Brain Behavior Institute
![Irene H. Maumenee, MD Profile Headshot](https://www.vagelos.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_200/public/cups-profile/headshot/8b85f0c0-e3b8-11ea-b94c-313f6b4d624c.jpg?itok=zJ9-6s6Q 200w, https://www.vagelos.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_260/public/cups-profile/headshot/8b85f0c0-e3b8-11ea-b94c-313f6b4d624c.jpg?itok=aiH_rSA3 260w, https://www.vagelos.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_320/public/cups-profile/headshot/8b85f0c0-e3b8-11ea-b94c-313f6b4d624c.jpg?itok=mBs8nrRo 320w, https://www.vagelos.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_400/public/cups-profile/headshot/8b85f0c0-e3b8-11ea-b94c-313f6b4d624c.jpg?itok=ZBcTsrEj 400w, https://www.vagelos.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_520/public/cups-profile/headshot/8b85f0c0-e3b8-11ea-b94c-313f6b4d624c.jpg?itok=U3EGlMn7 520w, https://www.vagelos.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_640/public/cups-profile/headshot/8b85f0c0-e3b8-11ea-b94c-313f6b4d624c.jpg?itok=zgwMIiY2 640w, https://www.vagelos.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_800/public/cups-profile/headshot/8b85f0c0-e3b8-11ea-b94c-313f6b4d624c.jpg?itok=0IyJRzt9 800w)
Departments/Divisions
Department of Ophthalmology
Research Interests
Computer application to genetic analysis, Molecular genetics of hereditary eye diseases, Nosology and management of hereditary ocular diseases, Population genetics
Academic Appointments
- Professor of Ophthalmology at CUMC
![](https://www.vagelos.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_200/public/default_images/default-headshot-cumc-crown.png?itok=CN45AA1j 200w, https://www.vagelos.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_260/public/default_images/default-headshot-cumc-crown.png?itok=NGAe5_7v 260w, https://www.vagelos.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_320/public/default_images/default-headshot-cumc-crown.png?itok=WPYQsvbo 320w, https://www.vagelos.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_400/public/default_images/default-headshot-cumc-crown.png?itok=3CGBdoam 400w, https://www.vagelos.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_520/public/default_images/default-headshot-cumc-crown.png?itok=8OyY8Y4c 520w, https://www.vagelos.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_640/public/default_images/default-headshot-cumc-crown.png?itok=BXFYDNfN 640w, https://www.vagelos.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_800/public/default_images/default-headshot-cumc-crown.png?itok=pISr8rXn 800w)
Departments/Divisions
Department of Ophthalmology
Research Interests
Biology and diseases of an anterior segment of an eye including cornea, conjunctiva, and tears.
Academic Appointments
- Assistant Professor of Ophthalmic Science (in Ophthalmology)
![Konstantin Petrukhin, PhD Profile Headshot](https://www.vagelos.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_200/public/cups-profile/headshot/d4be4870-e3d9-11ea-a22f-d385b4d8c094.jpg?itok=90EUvnS2 200w, https://www.vagelos.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_260/public/cups-profile/headshot/d4be4870-e3d9-11ea-a22f-d385b4d8c094.jpg?itok=RetJlHj6 260w, https://www.vagelos.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_320/public/cups-profile/headshot/d4be4870-e3d9-11ea-a22f-d385b4d8c094.jpg?itok=ejYahcDP 320w, https://www.vagelos.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_400/public/cups-profile/headshot/d4be4870-e3d9-11ea-a22f-d385b4d8c094.jpg?itok=CTzHK4Tv 400w, https://www.vagelos.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_520/public/cups-profile/headshot/d4be4870-e3d9-11ea-a22f-d385b4d8c094.jpg?itok=EyYhvIkZ 520w, https://www.vagelos.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_640/public/cups-profile/headshot/d4be4870-e3d9-11ea-a22f-d385b4d8c094.jpg?itok=159BvmB9 640w, https://www.vagelos.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_800/public/cups-profile/headshot/d4be4870-e3d9-11ea-a22f-d385b4d8c094.jpg?itok=9MwwUr0i 800w)
Departments/Divisions
Department of Ophthalmology
Research Interests
Identification of small molecule treatments for dry AMD, Inhibition of reactive gliosis in retinal Muller cells, Reduction of accumulation of toxic pyridinium bisretinoids in the RPE, Stimulation of photoreceptor survival
Academic Appointments
- Professor of Ophthalmic Science (in Ophthalmology)
![Lawrence S. Shapiro, PhD Profile Headshot](https://www.vagelos.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_200/public/cups-profile/headshot/706c47e0-4605-11ef-8e77-d3328e09cc35.jpg?itok=L5myyuJV 200w, https://www.vagelos.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_260/public/cups-profile/headshot/706c47e0-4605-11ef-8e77-d3328e09cc35.jpg?itok=xSgeaUpF 260w, https://www.vagelos.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_320/public/cups-profile/headshot/706c47e0-4605-11ef-8e77-d3328e09cc35.jpg?itok=K4Jl_0uq 320w, https://www.vagelos.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_400/public/cups-profile/headshot/706c47e0-4605-11ef-8e77-d3328e09cc35.jpg?itok=_0gfJncf 400w, https://www.vagelos.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_520/public/cups-profile/headshot/706c47e0-4605-11ef-8e77-d3328e09cc35.jpg?itok=QL-ve3Zh 520w, https://www.vagelos.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_640/public/cups-profile/headshot/706c47e0-4605-11ef-8e77-d3328e09cc35.jpg?itok=h15FpGYu 640w, https://www.vagelos.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_800/public/cups-profile/headshot/706c47e0-4605-11ef-8e77-d3328e09cc35.jpg?itok=Rd2XUL_z 800w)
Departments/Divisions
Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics, Department of Ophthalmology
Research Interests
Axon Pathfinding and Synaptogenesis, Biophysics/Ion Channels, Cellular/Molecular/Developmental Neuroscience, Synapses and Circuits
Academic Appointments
- Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics
- Professor of Ophthalmic Science (in Ophthalmology and in the Naomi Berrie Diabetes Center)
![Tarun Sharma, MD Profile Headshot](https://www.vagelos.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_200/public/cups-profile/headshot/d685f770-4531-11eb-a7d3-3b737b1cc3b8.jpg?itok=5R_zUVup 200w, https://www.vagelos.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_260/public/cups-profile/headshot/d685f770-4531-11eb-a7d3-3b737b1cc3b8.jpg?itok=OFGTfiqU 260w, https://www.vagelos.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_320/public/cups-profile/headshot/d685f770-4531-11eb-a7d3-3b737b1cc3b8.jpg?itok=8pVTblsx 320w, https://www.vagelos.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_400/public/cups-profile/headshot/d685f770-4531-11eb-a7d3-3b737b1cc3b8.jpg?itok=C36JUrev 400w, https://www.vagelos.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_520/public/cups-profile/headshot/d685f770-4531-11eb-a7d3-3b737b1cc3b8.jpg?itok=IV9BnNXy 520w, https://www.vagelos.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_640/public/cups-profile/headshot/d685f770-4531-11eb-a7d3-3b737b1cc3b8.jpg?itok=fTj9SGrk 640w, https://www.vagelos.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_800/public/cups-profile/headshot/d685f770-4531-11eb-a7d3-3b737b1cc3b8.jpg?itok=ZdqPlYjj 800w)
Academic Appointments
- Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology at CUMC
![Ronald H. Silverman, PhD Profile Headshot](https://www.vagelos.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_200/public/cups-profile/headshot/732d5930-e4a5-11ea-9739-29851ef36139.jpg?itok=QyNQ36LK 200w, https://www.vagelos.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_260/public/cups-profile/headshot/732d5930-e4a5-11ea-9739-29851ef36139.jpg?itok=nmMRphnb 260w, https://www.vagelos.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_320/public/cups-profile/headshot/732d5930-e4a5-11ea-9739-29851ef36139.jpg?itok=aIZsi86B 320w, https://www.vagelos.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_400/public/cups-profile/headshot/732d5930-e4a5-11ea-9739-29851ef36139.jpg?itok=Ao50EZ6r 400w, https://www.vagelos.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_520/public/cups-profile/headshot/732d5930-e4a5-11ea-9739-29851ef36139.jpg?itok=hPmTZs0f 520w, https://www.vagelos.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_640/public/cups-profile/headshot/732d5930-e4a5-11ea-9739-29851ef36139.jpg?itok=9_wN1bTs 640w, https://www.vagelos.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_800/public/cups-profile/headshot/732d5930-e4a5-11ea-9739-29851ef36139.jpg?itok=rHnR0bCV 800w)
Departments/Divisions
Department of Ophthalmology
Research Interests
Advanced probe design, signal processing for improved sensitivity, resolution in ultrasound images, High-resolution ultrasound imaging and biometry of the cornea and anterior segment, Imaging and characterization of ocular tissues with ultrasound alone or in combination with optics, Ultrafast plane-wave ultrasound imaging, Ultrasound-enhanced drug delivery, Ultrasound and optical coherence tomography to measure ultrasound-induced tissue displacements, Ultrasound blood-flow imaging, including use of contrast agents, Ultrasound determination of tissue elastic properties, Ultrasound to remotely palpate tissues (cornea or retina) to non-invasively probe elastic properties, Use of high-resolution ultrasound to map cornea layers to detect indications of early keratoconus, Use of lasers in combination with ultrasound to visualize light-absorbing tissue structures
Academic Appointments
- Professor of Ophthalmic Science (in Ophthalmology)
![Janet R. Sparrow, PhD Profile Headshot](https://www.vagelos.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_200/public/cups-profile/headshot/9464c310-e3c7-11ea-a22f-d385b4d8c094.jpg?itok=fGZHwMqh 200w, https://www.vagelos.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_260/public/cups-profile/headshot/9464c310-e3c7-11ea-a22f-d385b4d8c094.jpg?itok=K5P71uGW 260w, https://www.vagelos.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_320/public/cups-profile/headshot/9464c310-e3c7-11ea-a22f-d385b4d8c094.jpg?itok=DNQVNV_Y 320w, https://www.vagelos.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_400/public/cups-profile/headshot/9464c310-e3c7-11ea-a22f-d385b4d8c094.jpg?itok=xtqHLDal 400w, https://www.vagelos.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_520/public/cups-profile/headshot/9464c310-e3c7-11ea-a22f-d385b4d8c094.jpg?itok=6Qyz4M-3 520w, https://www.vagelos.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_640/public/cups-profile/headshot/9464c310-e3c7-11ea-a22f-d385b4d8c094.jpg?itok=CxPyJHPt 640w, https://www.vagelos.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_800/public/cups-profile/headshot/9464c310-e3c7-11ea-a22f-d385b4d8c094.jpg?itok=QUzXQ53F 800w)
Departments/Divisions
Department of Ophthalmology, Department of Pathology & Cell Biology
Research Interests
Development of therapies to limit RPE lipofuscin formation, Interpretation of patterns of fundus autofluorescence in retinal disorders, Investigating links between RPE lipofuscin and drusen formation in age-related macular degeneration, Quantitation of fundus autofluorescence intensities, Understanding the composition of RPE bisretinoid lipofuscin and conditions modulating its formation
Academic Appointments
- Anthony Donn Professor of Ophthalmic Science (in Ophthalmology)
- Professor of Pathology & Cell Biology
![Gülgün Tezel, MD Profile Headshot](https://www.vagelos.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_200/public/cups-profile/headshot/d15e3280-e3a2-11ea-b94c-313f6b4d624c.jpg?itok=_7OX-cSy 200w, https://www.vagelos.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_260/public/cups-profile/headshot/d15e3280-e3a2-11ea-b94c-313f6b4d624c.jpg?itok=sl5-2l6Z 260w, https://www.vagelos.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_320/public/cups-profile/headshot/d15e3280-e3a2-11ea-b94c-313f6b4d624c.jpg?itok=SMWI9Wd9 320w, https://www.vagelos.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_400/public/cups-profile/headshot/d15e3280-e3a2-11ea-b94c-313f6b4d624c.jpg?itok=37ez8zWQ 400w, https://www.vagelos.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_520/public/cups-profile/headshot/d15e3280-e3a2-11ea-b94c-313f6b4d624c.jpg?itok=n4Z01xKu 520w, https://www.vagelos.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_640/public/cups-profile/headshot/d15e3280-e3a2-11ea-b94c-313f6b4d624c.jpg?itok=H8zr2-vM 640w, https://www.vagelos.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_800/public/cups-profile/headshot/d15e3280-e3a2-11ea-b94c-313f6b4d624c.jpg?itok=FS_Cwo2Z 800w)
Departments/Divisions
Department of Ophthalmology
Academic Appointments
- Professor of Ophthalmic Sciences (in Ophthalmology)
![Tongalp H. Tezel, MD Profile Headshot](https://www.vagelos.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_200/public/cups-profile/headshot/0b479b50-e509-11ea-b36a-8fee6221969c.jpg?itok=xwlMx6Tv 200w, https://www.vagelos.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_260/public/cups-profile/headshot/0b479b50-e509-11ea-b36a-8fee6221969c.jpg?itok=jJdsuqlo 260w, https://www.vagelos.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_320/public/cups-profile/headshot/0b479b50-e509-11ea-b36a-8fee6221969c.jpg?itok=Y08M8VzM 320w, https://www.vagelos.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_400/public/cups-profile/headshot/0b479b50-e509-11ea-b36a-8fee6221969c.jpg?itok=sEjqrHcB 400w, https://www.vagelos.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_520/public/cups-profile/headshot/0b479b50-e509-11ea-b36a-8fee6221969c.jpg?itok=f8wIijC4 520w, https://www.vagelos.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_640/public/cups-profile/headshot/0b479b50-e509-11ea-b36a-8fee6221969c.jpg?itok=2ASxXEW8 640w, https://www.vagelos.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_800/public/cups-profile/headshot/0b479b50-e509-11ea-b36a-8fee6221969c.jpg?itok=LioMF6Y4 800w)
Departments/Divisions
Department of Ophthalmology
Accepting New Patients
Specialties
Ophthalmology, Retinal & Vitreoretinal Surgery
Academic Appointments
- Chang Family Professor of Ophthalmology
Primary Location
CUIMC/Edward S. Harkness Eye Institute
622 W 168th Street
New York, NY 10032
Schedule an Appointment
New and Existing Patients:
![Kaveri Thakoor, PhD Profile Headshot](https://www.vagelos.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_200/public/cups-profile/headshot/a4f07670-4a68-11ed-bac0-c3e0e4c7ed98.jpg?itok=xCyyBqD_ 200w, https://www.vagelos.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_260/public/cups-profile/headshot/a4f07670-4a68-11ed-bac0-c3e0e4c7ed98.jpg?itok=HkBI1I3Y 260w, https://www.vagelos.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_320/public/cups-profile/headshot/a4f07670-4a68-11ed-bac0-c3e0e4c7ed98.jpg?itok=tRj8aqsr 320w, https://www.vagelos.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_400/public/cups-profile/headshot/a4f07670-4a68-11ed-bac0-c3e0e4c7ed98.jpg?itok=63xCdhpS 400w, https://www.vagelos.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_520/public/cups-profile/headshot/a4f07670-4a68-11ed-bac0-c3e0e4c7ed98.jpg?itok=fD-r97IM 520w, https://www.vagelos.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_640/public/cups-profile/headshot/a4f07670-4a68-11ed-bac0-c3e0e4c7ed98.jpg?itok=S94KJOhT 640w, https://www.vagelos.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_800/public/cups-profile/headshot/a4f07670-4a68-11ed-bac0-c3e0e4c7ed98.jpg?itok=cIJwdvK- 800w)
Departments/Divisions
Department of Ophthalmology
Academic Appointments
- Assistant Professor of Ophthalmic Science (in Ophthalmology)
![Emmanouil Tsamis, PhD Profile Headshot](https://www.vagelos.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_200/public/cups-profile/headshot/4aa9c5e0-72a3-11ee-ac77-6d2cdf7501be.jpg?itok=gDAas8K4 200w, https://www.vagelos.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_260/public/cups-profile/headshot/4aa9c5e0-72a3-11ee-ac77-6d2cdf7501be.jpg?itok=TMTSlhu3 260w, https://www.vagelos.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_320/public/cups-profile/headshot/4aa9c5e0-72a3-11ee-ac77-6d2cdf7501be.jpg?itok=OUdMRGKw 320w, https://www.vagelos.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_400/public/cups-profile/headshot/4aa9c5e0-72a3-11ee-ac77-6d2cdf7501be.jpg?itok=JHVmq3Ej 400w, https://www.vagelos.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_520/public/cups-profile/headshot/4aa9c5e0-72a3-11ee-ac77-6d2cdf7501be.jpg?itok=MhDYzeWo 520w, https://www.vagelos.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_640/public/cups-profile/headshot/4aa9c5e0-72a3-11ee-ac77-6d2cdf7501be.jpg?itok=SLUVfshh 640w, https://www.vagelos.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_800/public/cups-profile/headshot/4aa9c5e0-72a3-11ee-ac77-6d2cdf7501be.jpg?itok=ijjPjPEK 800w)
Academic Appointments
- Assistant Professor of Ophthalmic Science (in Ophthalmology)
![Stephen H Tsang, MD, PhD Profile Headshot](https://www.vagelos.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_200/public/cups-profile/headshot/d0f39c10-e4ae-11ea-9739-29851ef36139.jpg?itok=qeNCEmIu 200w, https://www.vagelos.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_260/public/cups-profile/headshot/d0f39c10-e4ae-11ea-9739-29851ef36139.jpg?itok=9cJOwCY4 260w, https://www.vagelos.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_320/public/cups-profile/headshot/d0f39c10-e4ae-11ea-9739-29851ef36139.jpg?itok=0ECNLT4- 320w, https://www.vagelos.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_400/public/cups-profile/headshot/d0f39c10-e4ae-11ea-9739-29851ef36139.jpg?itok=_H9YaOu_ 400w, https://www.vagelos.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_520/public/cups-profile/headshot/d0f39c10-e4ae-11ea-9739-29851ef36139.jpg?itok=oZvtGbcx 520w, https://www.vagelos.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_640/public/cups-profile/headshot/d0f39c10-e4ae-11ea-9739-29851ef36139.jpg?itok=uDNtlrb- 640w, https://www.vagelos.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_800/public/cups-profile/headshot/d0f39c10-e4ae-11ea-9739-29851ef36139.jpg?itok=ug5T7q-S 800w)
Departments/Divisions
Department of Ophthalmology, Department of Pathology & Cell Biology
Accepting New Patients
Treats Children
Specialties
Ophthalmology, Medical Retina, Ophthalmic Genetics
Research Interests
Gene therapy, Genome Surgery, Neural Degeneration and Repair, Sensory Physiology, Stem Cell Biology
Academic Appointments
- Laszlo Z. Bito Professor of Ophthalmology, and Pathology and Cell Biology
Primary Location
CUIMC/Edward S. Harkness Eye Institute
622 W 168th Street
New York, NY 10032
Schedule an Appointment
New and Existing Patients:
![Nan-Kai Wang, MD, PhD Profile Headshot](https://www.vagelos.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_200/public/cups-profile/headshot/735780b0-e662-11eb-92b5-c13d6792d6fc.jpg?itok=6ZrO6I5B 200w, https://www.vagelos.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_260/public/cups-profile/headshot/735780b0-e662-11eb-92b5-c13d6792d6fc.jpg?itok=PdxnQfnc 260w, https://www.vagelos.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_320/public/cups-profile/headshot/735780b0-e662-11eb-92b5-c13d6792d6fc.jpg?itok=tRpfuko6 320w, https://www.vagelos.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_400/public/cups-profile/headshot/735780b0-e662-11eb-92b5-c13d6792d6fc.jpg?itok=jrcNEYcc 400w, https://www.vagelos.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_520/public/cups-profile/headshot/735780b0-e662-11eb-92b5-c13d6792d6fc.jpg?itok=QlVaPOSN 520w, https://www.vagelos.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_640/public/cups-profile/headshot/735780b0-e662-11eb-92b5-c13d6792d6fc.jpg?itok=X4r5otsW 640w, https://www.vagelos.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_800/public/cups-profile/headshot/735780b0-e662-11eb-92b5-c13d6792d6fc.jpg?itok=rDsEkqTf 800w)
Departments/Divisions
Department of Ophthalmology
Academic Appointments
- Assistant Professor of Ophthalmic Sciences (in Ophthalmology)
![Qing Wang, MD, PhD Profile Headshot](https://www.vagelos.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_200/public/cups-profile/headshot/0b38fd00-3e51-11ec-91d6-dfb31e7a5527.jpg?itok=qGBCGzLm 200w, https://www.vagelos.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_260/public/cups-profile/headshot/0b38fd00-3e51-11ec-91d6-dfb31e7a5527.jpg?itok=DRPiPlN2 260w, https://www.vagelos.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_320/public/cups-profile/headshot/0b38fd00-3e51-11ec-91d6-dfb31e7a5527.jpg?itok=xwMIz0AT 320w, https://www.vagelos.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_400/public/cups-profile/headshot/0b38fd00-3e51-11ec-91d6-dfb31e7a5527.jpg?itok=H4J3DK5m 400w, https://www.vagelos.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_520/public/cups-profile/headshot/0b38fd00-3e51-11ec-91d6-dfb31e7a5527.jpg?itok=5Y_tJWwg 520w, https://www.vagelos.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_640/public/cups-profile/headshot/0b38fd00-3e51-11ec-91d6-dfb31e7a5527.jpg?itok=Bh1xFrR5 640w, https://www.vagelos.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_800/public/cups-profile/headshot/0b38fd00-3e51-11ec-91d6-dfb31e7a5527.jpg?itok=fqigmhH6 800w)
Accepting New Patients
Virtual Visits/Telehealth
Specialties
Ophthalmology, Cataract Surgery, Glaucoma
Academic Appointments
- Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology
Location
CUIMC/Edward S. Harkness Eye Institute
622 W 168th Street
New York, NY 10032
Schedule an Appointment
New and Existing Patients:
![Tingting Yang, PhD Profile Headshot](https://www.vagelos.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_200/public/cups-profile/headshot/3fd27a00-5bb5-11ed-85c7-7df91310619c.jpg?itok=y2bNaatU 200w, https://www.vagelos.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_260/public/cups-profile/headshot/3fd27a00-5bb5-11ed-85c7-7df91310619c.jpg?itok=fsr5H3Yw 260w, https://www.vagelos.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_320/public/cups-profile/headshot/3fd27a00-5bb5-11ed-85c7-7df91310619c.jpg?itok=RTldrGwv 320w, https://www.vagelos.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_400/public/cups-profile/headshot/3fd27a00-5bb5-11ed-85c7-7df91310619c.jpg?itok=3Hhpr06F 400w, https://www.vagelos.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_520/public/cups-profile/headshot/3fd27a00-5bb5-11ed-85c7-7df91310619c.jpg?itok=_IUbH3EE 520w, https://www.vagelos.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_640/public/cups-profile/headshot/3fd27a00-5bb5-11ed-85c7-7df91310619c.jpg?itok=xIbwa9-0 640w, https://www.vagelos.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_800/public/cups-profile/headshot/3fd27a00-5bb5-11ed-85c7-7df91310619c.jpg?itok=f_YV0USg 800w)
Departments/Divisions
Department of Ophthalmology
Academic Appointments
- Associate Professor of Ophthalmic Sciences (in Ophthalmology)
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Departments/Divisions
Department of Ophthalmology, Department of Pathology & Cell Biology
Research Interests
Glial Development and Pathology, Mechanism of FGF signaling in eye development, Molecular regulation of cell shape, adhesion and migration
Academic Appointments
- Herbert and Florence Irving Professor of Ophthalmic Science (in Ophthalmology and in Pathology and Cell Biology)