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Carolina Chiou, MD

Future Plans: ASOPRS Ophthalmic Plastic and Constructive Surgery Fellowship at Mass Eye and Ear Originally from the Dominican Republic, Dr. Carolina Chiou earned her BS in Biological Sciences and her BA in Chemistry – both magna cum laude – from Florida International University. During her time as...

Karen Wai, MD

Career Plans: Vitreoretinal Surgery Fellowship at Byers Eye Institute at Stanford University A native of San Jose, California, Dr. Karen Wai earned her BA cum laude with department honors in Chemistry, as well as a minor in Biology, from Dartmouth College, where she was a Howard Hughes Medical...

Neal Patel, MD

Dr. Neal Patel grew up in Rockland County, New York and graduated summa cum laude from Pennsylvania State University’s Premedical-Medical (BS/MD) Program. He went on to earn his MD from Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University, where he also graduated summa cum laude. As a...

Prashant Yadav, MD

Harvard Medical School Instructor in OphthalmologyInvestigator Mass. Eye and Ear Medical Director of the Ophthalmology Consult Service Profiles Harvard Catalyst Profile

Researchers Uncover Mechanism for How Common Gene Therapy Vectors Enter Cells

Researchers led by a team at Massachusetts Eye and Ear have identified a novel cellular entry factor for adeno-associated virus vector (AAV) types—the most commonly used viral vectors for in vivo gene therapy. AAVs are vectors–or vehicles—that are created from a virus that is made harmless by...

Eli Peli Will Be honored with Oberdorfer Award in Low Vision

Eli Peli, MSc, OD, will receive the ARVO Foundation for Eye Research 2020 Oberdorfer Award in Low Vision for his contributions to the field. As part of his award, Eli will present at the ARVO 2020 Annual Meeting in Baltimore.

Petr Baranov, PhD, Receives 2020 Iraty Award for Research in Retinal Diseases

This year's Iraty Award for Research in Retinal Diseases honors Petr Baranov, PhD, a scientist at Schepens Eye Research Institute of Mass. Eye and Ear and Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology at Harvard Medical School. The award, which includes a $100,000 prize, was established by an anonymous donor...

David G. Hunter, MD, PhD, Recognized by Fast Company

The blinq™ vision scanner, a diagnostic tool for amblyopia that was created by Boston Children's Hospital Ophthalmologist-in-Chief David G. Hunter, MD, PhD, received an Honorable Mention in Fast Company's 2020 World Changing Ideas Awards competition. Performing a 2-second blinq™ vision scan during...