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Julia A. Haller, MD, Ophthalmology, Philadelphia, PA, Wills Eye Hospital

Julia A.HallerMD

Ophthalmology • Philadelphia, PA

Retinal Disease, Ocular Oncology

Ophthalmologist-in-Chief, Wills Eye Hospital, William Tasman MD Endowed Chair, Professor and Chair of Ophthalmology, Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University, Ophthalmologist-in-Chief, Thomas Jefferson University Hospitals

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Summary

  • Dr. Julia A. Haller is an ophthalmologist in Philadelphia, PA and is affiliated with multiple hospitals in the area, including Wills Eye Hospital, Thomas Jefferson University Hospitals, and Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. She received her medical degree from Harvard Medical School and has been in practice 36 years. She specializes in retinal disease and has published extensively on diabetic retinopathy, retinal venous occlusions, macular degeneration, and health care disparities.

Education & Training

  • Johns Hopkins University
    Johns Hopkins UniversityChief Residency, Ophthalmology, 1986 - 1987
  • Johns Hopkins University
    Johns Hopkins UniversityFellowship, Surgical Retina and Vitreous, 1985 - 1986
  • Johns Hopkins University
    Johns Hopkins UniversityResidency, Ophthalmology, 1982 - 1985
  • Manhattan Eye, Ear and Throat Hospital
    Manhattan Eye, Ear and Throat HospitalFellowship, Ocular Oncology/Ophthalmic Pathology, 1981 - 1982
  • Johns Hopkins University
    Johns Hopkins UniversityInternship, Surgery, 1980 - 1981
  • Harvard Medical School
    Harvard Medical SchoolClass of 1980
  • Princeton University
    Princeton UniversityA.B., Philosophy, Magna Cum Laude, 1972 - 1976
  • Princeton University
    Princeton UniversityA.B., Philosophy, Magna Cum Laude, 1976

Certifications & Licensure

  • MD State Medical License
    MD State Medical License 1985 - 2024
  • PA State Medical License
    PA State Medical License 2008 - 2024
  • American Board of Ophthalmology Ophthalmology

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • EnergEYES Award American Academy of Ophthalmology, 2018
  • Chair XVI Academia Ophthalmologica Internationalis, 2017
  • Societas Ophthalmologica Europaea (SOE) award for Top Abstract The Royal College of Ophthalmologists, 2016
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Clinical Trials

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • Secondary Analyses of the Effects of Lutein/Zeaxanthin on Age-related Macular Degeneration Progression: AREDS2 Report No 3  
    Chew EY, Clemons TE, Sangiovanni JP, Danis RP, Ferris FL 3rd, Elman MJ, Antoszyk AN, Ruby AJ, Orth D, Bressler SB, Fish GE, Hubbard GB, Klein ML, Chandra SR, Blodi BA,..., JAMA Ophthalmol, 2/1/2014
  • Eye Care Utilization by Patients with Diabetes: A Large-scale Retrospective Analysis  
    Murchison AP, Hark L, Storey PP, Pizzi LT, Dai Y, Leiby BE, Haller JA, JAMA Ophthalmology, 1/1/2014
  • An Educational and Telephone-based Intervention to Improve Follow-up to Vision Care in Patients with Diabetes: A Prospective, Single-blinded, Randomized Trial  
    Zangalli C, Murchison AP, Hale N, Hark LA, Pizzi LT, Dai Y, Leiby B, Haller JA, BJO, 1/1/2014
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Books/Book Chapters

  • Wills Eye Strabismus Atlas 
    Chapter: Foreword 
    Haller, JAEditors: Nelson LB and Catalano RA.Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishers (P) Ltd, New Delhi, India2014
  • Diabetes and Ocular Disease 
    Chapter: Evolving Algorithms for Managing Diabetic Macular Edema 
    Do D, Haller JAEditors: Scott IU, Flynn, HW, Smiddy WE.Oxford University Press2010
  • Epithelial Downgrowth, Pearl Tumors, and Fibrous Ingrowth 
    Page 625 - 631Jun, AS, Vito, ECL, Haller JA, Stark, WJ2008
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Abstracts/Posters

  • Depression and Self-care Behaviors among Patients with Diabetic Retinopathy
    Wajda B, Ho AC, Rovner B, Murchison AP, Casten RJ, Haller JA, Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci (ARVO), 1/1/2014
  • Visual Impairment Is Common among Participants in the Community-based Diabetic Retinopathy Screening Program
    Gower EW, Friedman DS, Haller JA, Lee JD, Owsley C, Saaddine J, Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci (ARVO), 1/1/2014
  • Patient Adherence to Recommended Follow-up Eye Care following a Non-invasive, Non-mydriatic Eye Screening in Community-based, Outpatient Settings
    McGwin G, Gower EW, Haller JA, Lee DJ, Owsley C, Saaddine J, Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci (ARVO), 1/1/2014
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Lectures

  • The Eye in Diabetes 
    Philadelphia, PA - 4/1/2014
  • The Pharmacotherapeutic Management of Retinal Vein Occlusions 
    Boston, MA - 4/1/2014
  • The Vitreomacular Interface: Pharmacological Targeting 
    Boston, MA - 4/1/2014
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Other

  • Diabetic Retinopathy: Focus on Diabetic Macular Edema 
    Johns Hopkins Medicine, Advanced Studies in Ophthalmology
    Somerville, NJ - 3/1/2006
  • Retinal Detachment 
    Haller JA, Focal Points Educational Module, American Academy of Ophthalmology
    1/1/1998
  • The Recertification Movement: Ophthalmology's Response 
    Committee on Recredentialing, American Academy of Ophthalmology
    8/1/1997
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Hospital Affiliations

Dr. Julia A. Haller, Dr. Julia A. Haller, MD, Dr. J Haller