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Julie Schallhorn, MD, MS

Associate Professor

 

Anterior Segment Disease and Refractive Surgery

Dr. Julie Schallhorn is an ophthalmologist who treats cataracts and diseases of the cornea. Schallhorn's research focuses on the study of anterior segment disease and refractive surgery. She is especially interested in refractive surgery outcomes and the role of corneal imaging for screening refractive surgery patients.

 

To Learn More:

https://profiles.ucsf.edu/julie.schallhorn

 

Research Areas:

Cataract, Cornea
 
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Saras Ramanathan, MD

Professor

 

Surgical Simulation and Cataract Surgery Teaching Methodology

Dr. Saras Ramanathan is the Division Chief of Comprehensive Ophthalmology who specializes in the surgical treatment of cataracts, particularly complex cases. She is also a nationally recognized medical educator. Her publications on surgical simulation and cataract surgery teaching methodology have influenced the way surgical ophthalmology is taught in the U.S. today. Ramanathan's efforts have been rewarded by numerous teaching awards, as well as by the success and achievements of her former residents.

 

To Learn More:

https://profiles.ucsf.edu/saras.ramanathan

 

Research Areas:

Cataract, Education
 
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Gerami Seitzman, MD

Professor

 

Infectious Eye Diseases and Dry Eye Conditions

Seitzman's research focuses on infectious eye diseases and dry eye conditions. In particular, she is interested in how modern DNA sequencing techniques and advanced imaging methods can improve the diagnosis and treatment of potentially blinding corneal infections.

 

To Learn More:

https://profiles.ucsf.edu/gerami.seitzman

 

Research Areas:

Cornea, Dry Eye, Infectious Diseases
 
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Ayman Naseri, MD

Professor

 

Cataract Surgery and Resident Education

Dr. Naseri has two primary research interests: cataract surgery and resident education. His work within cataract surgery has been focused primarily on the prophylaxis of endophthalmitis, and specifically on the cost implications of antibiotic prophylaxis. The next phase of his collaboration with Dr. Travis Porco is to complete a cost-utility analysis of endophthalmitis prophylaxis. With respect to resident education, Dr. Naseri is particularly interested in outcomes of resident-performed surgery. By studying the results of residentperformed surgery, he hopes to improve the care of patients while also improving resident surgical education.

 

To Learn More:

https://profiles.ucsf.edu/ayman.naseri

 

Research Areas:

Cataract, Education
 
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Talita Cunha Namgalies, MD

Assistant Professor

 

Strabismus

Dr. Namgalies's research focus is strabismus –  or eye misalignment. In children Strabismus can cause amblyopia, or poor visual development, in the eye that isn't straight. This can be so severe as to cause severe vision loss.

 

To Learn More:

https://profiles.ucsf.edu/talita.cunhanamgalies

 

Research Areas:

Pediatric, Amblyopia, Strabismus, or Eye Movement Disorders
 
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Taras Litvin, PhD, OD

Optometrist

 

Management of Glaucoma and Diabetic Retinopathy

Litvin's research focuses on developing and applying novel diagnostic techniques in the management of glaucoma and diabetic retinopathy, a condition in which high blood sugar damages blood vessels in the retina.

 

To Learn More:

https://www.ucsfhealth.org/providers/dr-taras-litvin

 

Research Areas:

Diabetic Retinopathy, Glaucoma, Retina or Retinal Diseases
 
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Tyson Kim, MD, PhD

Assistant Professor

 

Advanced Optical Methods for Studying Eye Disease

Dr. Kim is a clinician-scientist with a background in biological and optical engineering, vascular development, and ophthalmology. He is passionate about innovation and his research centers on studying cellular-level dynamics and physiology in intact tissues with an emphasis on developmental and vascular diseases of the eye. The complex interaction of tissues in these diseases can be challenging or impossible to understand through traditional assays such as cell or organ tissue culture. The Kim lab therefore develops advanced optical and analytical methods, and merges these with genetic tools to observe and alter the cellular and physiological mechanisms driving disease longitudinally over time in intact living organisms. The Kim lab is also passionate in developing and translating optical technologies to improve ophthalmic care for patients.

 

To Learn More:

https://profiles.ucsf.edu/tyson.kim
https://ophthalmology.ucsf.edu/kimlab/

 

Research Areas:

Visual System Development, Biomedical Optics, Vascular Biology
 
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