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Office
9415 Campus Point Dr
La Jolla
La Jolla, CA 92093Phone+1 858-534-6290- Is this information wrong?
Summary
- Dr. Shyamanga Borooah is an MD PhD and academic ophthalmologist based in La Jolla, CA and is affiliated with UC San Diego Medical Center – La Jolla.
Dr. Borooah received his medical degree from Imperial College London School of Medicine. He undertook a retinal fellowship from Moorfields eye hospital in London. Dr. Borooah specializes in inherited retinal diseases, genetics and retinal disease including clinical trials leading the only dedicated clinic for inherited eye disease in Southern California.
Dr. Borooah has over 70 publications and over 2000 citations. He heads a lab specializing in ocular stem cell, gene editing and gene therapy, as well as an imaging group using retinal imaging to identify clinical disease biomarkers.
He has received many awards for his research, these include a Rowling scholarship, Wellcome trust scholarship and a Fulbright scholarship.
Education & Training
Imperial College London School of MedicineClass of 2001
Certifications & Licensure
CA State Medical License 2020 - 2021
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- UVR and RPE - The Good, the Bad and the degenerate Macula.Anderson, G., Megaw, R., Bagnaninchi, P., Weller, R., McLeod, A., Dhillon, B., Borooah, S.> ;Progress in Retinal and Eye Research. 2023 Dec 20
- 32-year-old diabetic patient with progressive vision loss and crystalline retinopathy.Bousquet, E., Khanna, S., Song, D., Borooah, S., Ginsberg, C., King, A., Goldbaum, M., Nudleman, E., Sarraf, D.> ;Retinal Cases & Brief Reports. 2023 Dec 5
- An unusual case of rapid resolution of bilateral vitelliform deposits after discontinuation of pentosan polysulfate sodium.Fritz Gerald P Kalaw, Nathan L Scott, Shyamanga Borooah> ;American Journal of Ophthalmology Case Reports. 2023 Dec 1
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Press Mentions
Major Gift Focuses Efforts on a Rare, but Devastating, Genetic Eye DiseaseDecember 15th, 2021
Hospital Affiliations
UC San Diego Medical Center - HillcrestSan Diego, California
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