FrancisSMahMD

Ophthalmology • La Jolla, CA

Associate Professor, Ophthalmology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine

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Office
10666 N Torrey Pines Rd
# SV6
La Jolla, CA 92037
Phone+1 858-554-7996

Fax+1 858-554-6726
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Education & Training

UPMC Medical EducationResidency, Ophthalmology, 1996 - 2000
University of ToledoInternship, Internal Medicine, 1995 - 1996
The University of Toledo College of MedicineClass of 1995

Certifications & Licensure

CA State Medical License 2012 - 2026
NY State Medical License 2016 - 2021
PA State Medical License 1997 - 2012
NM State Medical License 1998 - 1999
American Board of Ophthalmology Ophthalmology

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Regional Top Doctor Castle Connolly, 2014
CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2011

Clinical Trials

Trial to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of IVIEW-1201 in Acute Viral Conjunctivitis Start of enrollment: 2019 Dec 19
Completed
Phase 2

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Corneal Edema and Opacification Preferred Practice Pattern®.
Shahzad I Mian, Elizabeth T Viriya, Sumayya Ahmad, Guillermo Amescua, Albert Y Cheung, Daniel S Choi, Vishal Jhanji, Amy Lin, Michelle K Rhee, Francis S Mah, Divya M Varu> ;Ophthalmology. 2024 Apr 1
Dry Eye Syndrome Preferred Practice Pattern®.
Guillermo Amescua, Sumayya Ahmad, Albert Y Cheung, Daniel S Choi, Vishal Jhanji, Amy Lin, Shahzad I Mian, Michelle K Rhee, Elizabeth T Viriya, Francis S Mah, Divya M Varu> ;Ophthalmology. 2024 Apr 1
Bacterial Keratitis Preferred Practice Pattern®.
Michelle K Rhee, Sumayya Ahmad, Guillermo Amescua, Albert Y Cheung, Daniel S Choi, Vishal Jhanji, Amy Lin, Shahzad I Mian, Elizabeth T Viriya, Francis S Mah, Divya M Varu> ;Ophthalmology. 2024 Apr 1
Conjunctivitis Preferred Practice Pattern.
Albert Y Cheung, Daniel S Choi, Sumayya Ahmad, Guillermo Amescua, Vishal Jhanji, Amy Lin, Shahzad I Mian, Michelle K Rhee, Elizabeth T Viriya, Francis S Mah, Divya M Varu> ;Ophthalmology. 2024 Apr 1
Blepharitis Preferred Practice Pattern®.
Amy Lin, Sumayya Ahmad, Guillermo Amescua, Albert Y Cheung, Daniel S Choi, Vishal Jhanji, Shahzad I Mian, Michelle K Rhee, Elizabeth T Viriya, Francis S Mah, Divya M Varu> ;Ophthalmology. 2024 Apr 1
Corneal Ectasia Preferred Practice Pattern®.
Vishal Jhanji, Sumayya Ahmad, Guillermo Amescua, Albert Y Cheung, Daniel S Choi, Amy Lin, Shahzad I Mian, Michelle K Rhee, Elizabeth T Viriya, Francis S Mah, Divya M Varu> ;Ophthalmology. 2024 Apr 1
EYELID MARGIN DISEASE (BLEPHARITIS AND MEIBOMIAN GLAND DYSFUNCTION): CLINICAL REVIEW OF EVIDENCE-BASED AND EMERGING TREATMENTS.
Beckman, K., Rao, N., Chamberlain, W., Lee, B., , Rocha, K., Farid, M., Raju, L., Ayres, B., Yeu, E., Zavodni, Z., Schallhorn, J., Garg, S., Mah, F.> ;Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery. 2024 Feb 6
3 citations
Anti-Inflammatories in the Treatment of Dry Eye Disease: A Review.
Victor L Perez, Francis S Mah, Mark Willcox, Stephen Pflugfelder> ;Journal of Ocular Pharmacology and Therapeutics. 2023 Mar 1
8 citations
Efficacy of Recombinant Human Nerve Growth Factor in Stage 1 Neurotrophic Keratopathy.
Leyla Yavuz Saricay, Betul N Bayraktutar, Jonathan Lilley, Francis S Mah, Mina Massaro-Giordano, Pedram Hamrah> ;Ophthalmology. 2022 Dec 1
1 citations
Optimization of the Ocular Surface Through Treatment of Ocular Surface Disease Before Ophthalmic Surgery: A Narrative Review.
Barry Schechter, Francis Mah> ;Ophthalmology and Therapy. 2022 Jun 1
6 citations
Antibiotic susceptibility of bacterial pathogens isolated from the aqueous and vitreous humour in the Antibiotic Resistance Monitoring in Ocular micRoorganisms (ARMOR)...
Penny A Asbell, Christine M Sanfilippo, Francis S Mah> ;Journal of Global Antimicrobial Resistance. 2022 Jun 1
Correction to: Classification of Presbyopia by Severity.
Marguerite B. McDonald, Melissa Barnett, Ian B. Gaddie, Paul M. Karpecki, Francis S. Mah, Kelly K. Nichols, William Trattler> ;Ophthalmology and Therapy. 2021 Nov 20
3 citations
Classification of Presbyopia by Severity.
Marguerite B. McDonald, Melissa Barnett, Ian B. Gaddie, Paul M. Karpecki, Francis S. Mah, Kelly K. Nichols, William Trattler> ;Ophthalmology and Therapy. 2021 Oct 28
1 citations
Review of Loteprednol Etabonate 0.5%/Tobramycin 0.3% in the Treatment of Blepharokeratoconjunctivitis.
Francis S. Mah, Paul M. Karpecki> ;Ophthalmology and Therapy. 2021 Oct 27
15 citations
The corneal endothelium: clinical review of endothelial cell health and function.
Preeya K. Gupta, John P. Berdahl, Clara C. Chan, Karolinne Maia Rocha, Elizabeth Yeu, Brandon D. Ayres, Marjan Farid, W. Barry Lee, Kenneth A Beckman, Terry Kim, Edwar...> ;Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery. 2021 Sep 1
1 citations
Clarifying the Disease State of Presbyopia.
Francis S. Mah> ;Journal of Refractive Surgery. 2021 Jun 1
1 citations
Postrefractive infectious keratitis: prevention, diagnosis, management, and prognosis.
Elizabeth Viriya, Francis S. Mah> ;Current Opinion in Ophthalmology. 2021 May 10
4 citations
Posterior lamellar keratoplasty: techniques, outcomes, and recent advances.
Elizabeth Yeu, José Álvaro Pereira Gomes, Brandon D. Ayres, Clara C. Chan, Preeya K. Gupta, Kenneth A Beckman, Marjan Farid, Edward J. Holland, Terry Kim, Christopher ...> ;Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery. 2021 Mar 5
2 citations
Comprehensive Adult Medical Eye Evaluation Preferred Practice Pattern
Roy S. Chuck, Steven P. Dunn, Christina J. Flaxel, Steven J Gedde, Francis S. Mah, Kevin M. Miller, David K. Wallace, David C. Musch> ;Ophthalmology. 2021 Jan 1
12 citations
Comprehensive Adult Medical Eye Evaluation Preferred Practice Pattern
Roy S. Chuck, Steven P. Dunn, Christina J. Flaxel, Steven J Gedde, Francis S. Mah, Kevin M. Miller, David K. Wallace, David C. Musch> ;Ophthalmology. 2021 Jan 1
39 citations
A Review of the Mechanism of Action of Cyclosporine A: The Role of Cyclosporine A in Dry Eye Disease and Recent Formulation Developments.
Laura M Periman, Francis S. Mah, Paul M. Karpecki> ;Clinical Ophthalmology. 2020 Dec 2
5 citations
Effects of Netarsudil on the Corneal Endothelium: Three-Month Findings from a Phase 3 Trial.
Thomas Mundorf, Francis S. Mah, Huan Sheng, Theresa Heah> ;Ophthalmology. Glaucoma. 2020 Apr 29
36 citations
Corneal crosslinking: Current protocols and clinical approach.
Kenneth A Beckman, Preeya K. Gupta, Marjan Farid, John P. Berdahl, Elizabeth Yeu, Brandon D. Ayres, Clara C. Chan, José Álvaro Pereira Gomes, Edward J. Holland, Terry ...> ;Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery. 2019 Nov 1
24 citations
Use of Topical Steroids in Conjunctivitis: A Review of the Evidence.
Edward J. Holland, Murray Fingeret, Francis S. Mah> ;Cornea. 2019 Aug 1
10 citations
Safety and efficacy of amniotic cytokine extract in the treatment of dry eye disease
Elizabeth Yeu, Damien F Goldberg, Francis S. Mah, Kenneth A Beckman, Jodi Luchs, Jonathan D. Solomon, Darrell E White, Preeya K. Gupta> ;Clinical Ophthalmology. 2019 May 27
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Authored Content

Managing Acanthamoeba and Other InfectionsJuly 2023

Press Mentions

Kala Pharmaceuticals Appoints Dr. Francis Mah as Chief Medical AdvisorMarch 29th, 2023
Management of Blepharitis and Conjunctivitis Before Intravitreal Injection or Retinal SurgeryOctober 1st, 2019
Retinal Surgery and Corneal DefectsJune 1st, 2018
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