LeviNdiukwuKanuJrMD

Ophthalmology • Boston, MA

Cornea & External Disease, Refractive Surgery

Cornea and Refractive Surgeon

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Boston
Boston, MA 02114
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Education & Training

Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary/Harvard Medical SchoolFellowship, Cornea, External Diseases, and Refractive Surgery, 2020 - 2022
University of Illinois College of Medicine at ChicagoResidency, Ophthalmology, 2016 - 2020
Perelman School of Medicine at the University of PennsylvaniaClass of 2015

Certifications & Licensure

MA State Medical License 2020 - 2025
IL State Medical License 2017 - 2020
American Board of Ophthalmology Ophthalmology

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

1 citations
Topical Sustained Delivery of Miltefosine Via Drug-Eluting Contact Lenses to Treat Acanthamoeba Keratitis.
Lin Chen, Liangju Kuang, Amy E Ross, Wissam Farhat, Nikolay Boychev, Sina Sharfi, Levi N Kanu, Longqian Liu, Daniel S Kohane, Joseph B Ciolino> ;Pharmaceutics. 2022 Dec 8
2 citations
A novel, sensitive, and widely accessible besifloxacin quantification method by HPLC-fluorescence: Application to an ocular pharmacokinetic study.
Liangju Kuang, Amy E. Ross, Levi N. Kanu, Eric G. Romanowski, Regis P. Kowalski, Daniel S. Kohane, Joseph B. Ciolino> ;Journal of Chromatography. B, Analytical Technologies in the Biomedical and Life Sciences. 2021 Nov 15
3 citations
Outcomes of Repository Corticotropin Gel for Ocular Sarcoidosis
Daniel J. Oh, Arjun M. Singh, Levi N. Kanu, Ann-Marie Lobo-Chan, Peter W. MacIntosh, Pooja Bhat> ;Ocular Immunology and Inflammation. 2021 Apr 7
1 citations
Glaucoma Care of Incarcerated Patients at an Academic Institution: A Case-Control Study.
Levi N. Kanu, Daniel J. Oh, Inae Jang, Michael M. Henry, Amy A. Mehta, Mark S. Dikopf, Thasarat S. Vajaranant, Ahmad A. Aref, Deepak P. Edward> ;Journal of Current Ophthalmology. 2021 Apr 1
12 citations
Experience with netarsudil 0.02% and latanoprostene bunod 0.024% as adjunctive therapy for glaucoma.
Amy A. Mehta, Levi N. Kanu, Shalini Sood-Mendiratta, Richard Quinones, Anjali S Hawkins, Richard A Lehrer, Robert Papas, David Hillman, Jacob T. Wilensky, Ahmad A. Are...> ;European Journal of Ophthalmology. 2021 Mar 2
13 citations
Nerve Growth Factor as an Ocular Therapy: Applications, Challenges, and Future Directions.
Levi N. Kanu, Joseph B. Ciolino> ;Seminars in Ophthalmology. 2021 Feb 27
1 citations
Design of a navigational catheter system for the targeted delivery of therapeutics within the suprachoroidal space.
Anthony E. Felder, Yannek I. Leiderman, Matthew Tomback, Aaron Chicano, Manuela Burek, Xenon Arendovich, Kimberlee Wilkens, Charles Frisbie, Cristian Luciano, Levi N. ...> ;Journal of Medical Engineering & Technology. 2020 Oct 29
9 citations
Predictive factors of Boston Type I Keratoprosthesis outcomes: A long-term analysis.
Levi N. Kanu, Muanploy Niparugs, Manachai Nonpassopon, Faris I. Karas, Jose de la Cruz, Maria S. Cortina> ;The Ocular Surface. 2020 Jul 21
15 citations
Therapeutic Effects of Lyophilized Conditioned-Medium Derived from Corneal Mesenchymal Stromal Cells on Corneal Epithelial Wound Healing
Sayena Jabbehdari, Ghasem Yazdanpanah, Levi N. Kanu, Eric Chen, Kai Kang, Khandaker N. Anwar, Mahmood Ghassemi, Peiman Hematti, Mark I. Rosenblatt, Ali R. Djalilian> ;Current Eye Research. 2020 May 14
5 citations
Glaucoma Care of Prison Inmates at an Academic Hospital.
Levi N. Kanu, Inae Jang, Daniel J. Oh, Manpreet S. Tiwana, Amy A. Mehta, Mark S. Dikopf, Thasarat S. Vajaranant, Ahmad A. Aref, Deepak P. Edward> ;JAMA Ophthalmology. 2020 Apr 1
Conjunctival melanoma in an African American man.
Daniel Jungmyung Oh, Levi N. Kanu> ;American Journal of Ophthalmology Case Reports. 2020 Feb 26
14 citations
Reproducible Derivation and Expansion of Corneal Mesenchymal Stromal Cells for Therapeutic Applications.
Sayena Jabbehdari, Levi N. Kanu, Khandaker N. Anwar, Xiang Shen, Ilham Putra, Medi Eslani, Mark I. Rosenblatt, Peiman Hematti, Ali R. Djalilian, Rabiee, B., Ghasem Yaz...> ;Translational Vision Science & Technology. 2020 Feb 7
2 citations
Characterization of an Electronic Corneal Prosthesis System.
Sarah Y. Shim, Songbin Gong, Victoria H. Fan, Mark I. Rosenblatt, Ahmed A. Al-Qahtani, Michael Sun, Qiang Zhou, Levi N. Kanu, Ibraim Vieira, Charles Q. Yu> ;Current Eye Research. 2020 Jan 3
1 citations
Self-insertion of foreign bodies into the orbit and periocular tissue.
Levi N. Kanu, Catherine Y. Liu, Daniel J. Oh, Peter W. MacIntosh, Pete Setabutr> ;Orbit. 2019 Nov 2
A Woman With Bilateral Retinal Detachments.
Levi N. Kanu, Daniel J. Oh> ;JAMA Ophthalmology. 2019 Nov 1
An 81-Year-Old Man With Multifocal Choroidal Lesions.
Levi N. Kanu, Julie B. Goldman, Daniel J. Oh> ;JAMA Ophthalmology. 2019 Oct 1
4 citations
Visual and Anatomic Outcomes in Perforating Ocular Injuries
Levi N. Kanu, Yi Jiang, Alvaro Fernandez-Vega Gonzalez, William F. Mieler> ;Journal of Vitreoretinal Diseases. 2019 Sep 11
A Man With a Large Conjunctival Lesion.
Levi N. Kanu, Daniel J. Oh> ;JAMA Ophthalmology. 2019 Jul 1
An Elderly Woman With Progressive Diplopia.
Levi N. Kanu, Pete Setabutr> ;JAMA Ophthalmology. 2019 Jun 1
A Middle-aged Man With Alcoholism and a Nonhealing Corneal Ulcer.
Daniel J. Oh, Levi N. Kanu, Ali R. Djalilian> ;JAMA Ophthalmology. 2019 May 1
9 citations
Feasibility of Intraocular Projection for Treatment of Intractable Corneal Opacity.
Sarah Y. Shim, Songbin Gong, Mark I. Rosenblatt, Daniel Palanker, Ahmed A. Al-Qahtani, Michael Sun, Qiang Zhou, Levi N. Kanu, Felix Y. Chau, Charles Q. Yu> ;Cornea. 2019 Apr 1
14 citations
Inpatient and Emergency Room Ophthalmology Consultations at a Tertiary Care Center.
Daniel J. Oh, Levi N. Kanu, Judy L. Chen, Ahmad A. Aref, William F. Mieler, Peter W. MacIntosh> ;Journal of Ophthalmology. 2019 Feb 14
6 citations
Sudden-onset Blindness from a Spontaneous Carotid-cavernous Fistula with Secondary Central Retinal Artery Occlusion and Posterior Ischemic Optic Neuropathy.
Daniel J. Oh, Priyanka Chhadva, Levi N. Kanu, Catherine Y. Liu, Peter W. MacIntosh> ;Neuro-Ophthalmology. 2018 Jul 19
48 citations
Characterizing the "POAGome": A bioinformatics-driven approach to primary open-angle glaucoma.
Ian D. Danford, Lana D. Verkuil, Daniel J. Choi, David W. Collins, Harini V. Gudiseva, Katherine E. Uyhazi, Marisa K. Lau, Levi N. Kanu, Gregory R. Grant, Venkata R M ...> ;Progress in Retinal and Eye Research. 2017 May 1
4 citations
Retinal Pre-Conditioning by CD59a Knockout Protects against Light-Induced Photoreceptor Degeneration.
Delu Song, Brooks Wilson, L. Zhao, Rupak Bhuyan, Mausumi Bandyopadhyay, Arkady Lyubarsky, Chen Yu, Yafeng Li, Levi N. Kanu, Takashi Miwa, Wen-Chao Song, Silvia C. Finn...> ;Plos One. 2016 Nov 28
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Journal Articles

Characterizing the “POAGome”: A Bioinformatics-Driven Approach to Primary Open-Angle Glaucoma
Ian D Danford, Levi N Kanu, Katherine E Uyhazi, Lana D Verkuil, Daniel J Choi, ScienceDirect

Press Mentions

Glaucoma Monitoring Spotty in PrisonFebruary 21st, 2020

Hospital Affiliations

Massachusetts Eye and EarBoston, Massachusetts
Massachusetts General HospitalBoston, Massachusetts