KatherineE.UyhaziMDPhD
Ophthalmology • Philadelphia, PARetinal Disease
Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology, Retinal Degeneration, Perelman School of Medicine
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Office
3400 Civic Center Blvd
Scheie Eye Institute, Perelman Center for Advanced Medicine
Philadelphia, PA 19104Phone+1 215-662-8676Fax+1 215-243-4696- Is this information wrong?
Summary
- Dr. Katherine Uyhazi is an ophthalmologist in Philadelphia, PA who specializes in inherited retinal diseases. She received her medical degree from Yale University School of Medicine and has a PhD in cell biology. Her research laboratory is developing new gene therapy and stem cell-based therapies for blinding diseases.
Clinical Expertise
- Laboratory research, Gene therapy, Visual field testing, Retinal degeneration, Electroretinography, Stem Cell Research, Ocular Genetics, Retinitis pigmentosa, Leber congenital amaurosis, genetic testing
Education & Training
University of Pennsylvania Health SystemFellowship, Surgical Retina and Vitreous, 2017 - 2019- University of Pennsylvania Health System/Scheie Eye InstituteResidency, Ophthalmology, 2014 - 2017
Albert Einstein Medical CenterInternship, Transitional Year, 2013 - 2014
Yale School of MedicineClass of 2013, MD, PhD
The College of New JerseyBS, Biology, Summa cum laude, 2001 - 2005
Certifications & Licensure
PA State Medical License 2013 - 2024- American Board of Ophthalmology Ophthalmology
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Fleck-like lesions inleber congenital amaurosis: a case series.Tomas S Aleman, Erin C O'Neil, Katherine E Uyhazi, Kelsey M Parchinski, Arlene J Santos, Mariejel L Weber, Sherice P Colclough, Andrew S Billek, Xiaosong Zhu, Bart P L...> ;Ophthalmic Genetics. 2022 Dec 1
- 1 citationsTransplanted human induced pluripotent stem cells- derived retinal ganglion cells embed within mouse retinas and are electrophysiologically functional.Vrathasha Vrathasha, Sergei Nikonov, Brent Allen Bell, Jie He, Yajat Bungatavula, Katherine Elizabeth Uyhazi, Venkata Ramana Murthy Chavali> ;Iscience. 2022 Nov 18
- DANON DISEASE: A MODEL OF PHOTORECEPTOR DEGENERATION SECONDARY TO PRIMARY RETINAL PIGMENT EPITHELIUM DISEASE.Erin C O'Neil, Katherine E Uyhazi, Keli O'Connor, Isabella A Aleman, Jose S Pulido, Joseph W Rossano, Tomas S Aleman> ;Retinal Cases & Brief Reports. 2022 Nov 1
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Journal Articles
- RDH12 Mutations Cause a Severe Retinal Degeneration with Relatively Spared Rod FunctionTomas S Aleman, Katherine E Uyhazi, Albert M Maguire, Michael J Ammar, Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science
- Characterizing the “POAGome”: A Bioinformatics-Driven Approach to Primary Open-Angle GlaucomaIan D Danford, Levi N Kanu, Katherine E Uyhazi, Lana D Verkuil, Daniel J Choi, ScienceDirect
Press Mentions
NOACs May Carry Lower Risk of Intraocular Hemorrhage Than WarfarinJanuary 2nd, 2018
Hospital Affiliations
Hospital of the University of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania- Penn Presbyterian Medical CenterPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania
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