SankaraPillaiMaheshMDFRCS (G)

Ophthalmology • Hawthorne, NY

Cataract Related, Cornea & External Disease, Refractive Surgery, Uveitis

Assistant Professor, Program Director, Ophthalmology, New York Medical College

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Office
19 bradhurst avenue, Suite # 2900S
Hawthorne, NY 10532
Phone+1 914-313-3937

Fax+1 914-745-7618
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Summary

I am a Board certified Ophthalmologist specialized in Cornea and Anterior segment disorders. I did my medical school from Trivandrum Medical college, India, followed by an Ophthalmology residency at the prestigious All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) New Delhi and a Cornea Fellowship at the LV Prasad Eye Institute, before moving to United States. In the United States, I did further training including a second residency in Ophthalmology from George Washington University and subsequently a fellowships in Cornea and external diseases at the Wills Eye Institute, Philadelphia.

I have been involved in the teaching and mentoring medical students & residents for the past 10- years. Currently I serve as the Program Director of the Ophthalmology residency program at the Westchester Medical Center/ New York Medical College. I also serve as a member of the panel of examiners and examination content developer with American Board of Ophthalmology.

I did a research fellowship in clinical immunology at the National Institutes of Health with the late Dr. Robert Nussenblatt and have co-authored/ authored many peer-reviewed publications, covering many important topics in ocular inflammation, ocular surface disease and wound healing, autoimmune eye disease, corneal degeneration and dystrophies and genetic profiling of ocular disease. At NYMC, I am a co-principal investigator in a large multicenter clinical study related to a type of herpetic eye disease and is supervising several resident research projects.

Education & Training

Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University/Wills Eye HospitalFellowship, Cornea, External Diseases, and Refractive Surgery, 2012 - 2013
George Washington UniversityResidency, Ophthalmology, 2009 - 2012
Tower HealthResidency, Internal Medicine, 2008 - 2009
NIH Clinical CenterPost-Doctoral Fellowship, National Eye Institute, 2002 - 2006
OtherClass of 1995, MBBS

Certifications & Licensure

NY State Medical License 2018 - 2024
PA State Medical License 2008 - 2021
DC State Medical License 2009 - 2020
VA State Medical License 2013 - 2020
MD State Medical License 2016 - 2019
American Board of Ophthalmology Ophthalmology

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Mervyn Zimmerman award of Excellence George Washington University School of Medicine, 2012

Clinical Trials

Zoster Eye Disease Study Start of enrollment: 2017 Aug 23
Active, not recruiting
Phase 4
Evaluation of Dupilumab in Patients With Atopic Keratoconjunctivitis (AKC) Start of enrollment: 2020 Feb 10
Recruiting
Phase 2

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Topiramate-Induced Aqueous Misdirection in a Nanophthalmic Eye.
Ahsan Hussain, Kiersten Snyder, Shahnawaz Paroya, Sankara Mahesh> ;Cureus. 2023 Mar 1
Ultrasound-Enhanced Delivery of Antibiotics and Anti-Inflammatory Drugs Into the Eye.
Nabili, M.,Patel, H.,Mahesh, S. P.,Liu, J.,Geist, C.,Zderic, V.> ;Ultrasound Med Biol. 2013 Apr
5 citations
Retinal Hemorrhages Associated with High Altitude
Sankaranarayana P. Mahesh, Jeevan R. Mathura> ;The New England Journal of Medicine. 2010 May 6
15 citations
Differentiation of Malignant B-Lymphoma Cells from Normal and Activated T-Cell Populations by Their Intrinsic Autofluorescence
Seth Pantanelli, Zhuqing Li, Robert N. Fariss, S.P. Mahesh, Baoying Liu, Robert B. Nussenblatt> ;Cancer Research. 2009 Jun 1
51 citations
Glucocorticoid-induced Tumor Necrosis Factor Receptor Negatively Regulates Activation of Human Primary Natural Killer (NK) Cells by Blocking Proliferative Signals and ...
Baoying Liu, Zhuqing Li, S.P. Mahesh, Seth Pantanelli, Frank S. Hwang, W. O. Siu, Robert B. Nussenblatt> ;The Journal of Biological Chemistry. 2008 Mar 28
1 citations
Utility of Heidelberg retinal tomography as a screening tool for analyzing retinal nerve fiber layer defects.
David A. Belyea, Rashed Alhabshan, Sankaranarayana P. Mahesh, Gregory S Gertner, Mirsad M Ibisevic, Abdullah S Habib, Jacob A. Dan> ;Clinical Ophthalmology. 2014 Nov 28
24 citations
Ultrasound-enhanced ocular delivery of dexamethasone sodium phosphate: an in vivo study
Marjan Nabili, Aditi Shenoy, Shawn Chawla, Sankaranarayana P. Mahesh, Ji Liu, Craig Geist, Vesna Zderic> ;Journal of Therapeutic Ultrasound. 2014 Mar 31
Molecular detection of Yersinia pestis isolates of Indian origin by using Pla specific monoclonal antibodies.
Mahesh, S., Shukla, J., Tuteja, U., Batra, H. V.> ;Comp Immunol Microbiol Infect Dis. 2005 Mar
Topical administration of a multi-targeted kinase inhibitor suppresses choroidal neovascularization and retinal edema.
Doukas, J., Mahesh, S., Umeda, N., Kachi, S., Akiyama, H., Yokoi, K., Cao, J., Chen, Z., Dellamary, L., Tam, B., Racanelli-Layton, A., Hood, J., Martin, M., Noronha, G...> ;J Cell Physiol. 2008 Jul
Fungal infection of sutureless self-sealing incision for cataract surgery.
Garg, P., Mahesh, S., Bansal, A. K., Gopinathan, U., Rao, G. N.> ;Ophthalmology. 2003 Nov
Pellucid marginal corneal degeneration.
Sridhar, M. S., Mahesh, S., Bansal, A. K., Nutheti, R., Rao, G. N.> ;Ophthalmology. 2004 Jun
Superior pellucid marginal corneal degeneration.
Sridhar, M. S., Mahesh, S., Bansal, A. K., Rao, G. N.> ;Eye (Lond). 2004 Apr
Alpha tropomyosin as a self-antigen in patients with Behçet's disease.
Mahesh, S. P., Li, Z., Buggage, R., Mor, F., Cohen, I. R., Chew, E. Y., Nussenblatt, R. B.> ;Clin Exp Immunol. 2005 May
Amniotic membrane transplantation: a review of current indications in the management of ophthalmic disorders.
Sangwan, V. S., Burman, S., Tejwani, S., Mahesh, S. P., Murthy, R.> ;Indian J Ophthalmol. 2007 Jun 28
Suppression of immune-mediated ocular inflammation in mice by interleukin 1 receptor antagonist administration.
Lim, W. K., Fujimoto, C., Ursea, R., Mahesh, S. P., Silver, P., Chan, C. C., Gery, I., Nussenblatt, R. B.> ;Arch Ophthalmol. 2005 Jul
Gene expression profiling in autoimmune noninfectious uveitis disease.
Li, Z., Liu, B., Maminishkis, A., Mahesh, S. P., Yeh, S., Lew, J., Lim, W. K., Sen, H. N., Clarke, G., Buggage, R., Miller, S. S., Nussenblatt, R. B.> ;J Immunol. 2008 Oct 01
Cutting edge: in vivo blockade of human IL-2 receptor induces expansion of CD56(bright) regulatory NK cells in patients with active uveitis.
Li, Z., Lim, W. K., Mahesh, S. P., Liu, B., Nussenblatt, R. B.> ;J Immunol. 2005 May 1
Eradication of tumor colonization and invasion by a B cell-specific immunotoxin in a murine model for human primary intraocular lymphoma.
Li, Z., Mahesh, S. P., Shen, d. e. . F., Liu, B., Siu, W. O., Hwang, F. S., Wang, Q. C., Chan, C. C., Pastan, I., Nussenblatt, R. B.> ;Cancer Res. 2006 Nov 1
Expression of GITR ligand abrogates immunosuppressive function of ocular tissue and differentially modulates inflammatory cytokines and chemokines.
Mahesh, S. P., Li, Z., Liu, B., Fariss, R. N., Nussenblatt, R. B.> ;Eur J Immunol. 2006 Aug
HTLV-1 infection of human retinal pigment epithelial cells and inhibition of viral infection by an antibody to ICAM-1.
Liu, B., Li, Z., Mahesh, S. P., Kurup, S. K., Giam, C. Z., Nussenblatt, R. B.> ;Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 2006 Apr
Survival of donor epithelial cells after limbal stem cell transplantation.
Djalilian, A. R., Mahesh, S. P., Koch, C. A., Nussenblatt, R. B., Shen, D., Zhuang, Z., Holland, E. J., Chan, C. C.> ;Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 2005 Mar
Murine model of primary intraocular lymphoma.
Chan, C. C., Fischette, M., Shen, D., Mahesh, S. P., Nussenblatt, R. B., Hochman, J.> ;Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 2005 Feb
Constitutive and cytokine-induced GITR ligand expression on human retinal pigment epithelium and photoreceptors.
Kim, B. J., Li, Z., Fariss, R. N., Shen, D. F., Mahesh, S. P., Egwuagu, C., Yu, C. R., Nagineni, C. N., Chan, C. C., Nussenblatt, R. B.> ;Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 2004 Sep
Expression of glucocorticoid induced TNF receptor family related protein (GITR) on peripheral T cells from normal human donors and patients with non-infectious uveitis.
Li, Z., Mahesh, S. P., Kim, B. J., Buggage, R. R., Nussenblatt, R. B.> ;J Autoimmun. 2003 Aug
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Hospital Affiliations

Westchester Medical CenterValhalla, New York