TaraMcCannelMDPhD

Ophthalmology • Santa Monica, CA

Retinal Disease, Ocular Oncology

Clinical Professor

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Office
1807 Wilshire Boulevard
Suite 203
Santa Monica, CA 90403
Phone+1 310-829-0160

Fax+1 310-829-0170
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Education & Training

University of Toronto Faculty of MedicineClass of 1996

Certifications & Licensure

CA State Medical License 2004 - 2024
MA State Medical License 2002 - 2020
American Board of Ophthalmology Ophthalmology

Clinical Trials

Phase 2 Trial to Evaluate Safety and Efficacy of AU-011 Via Suprachoroidal Administration in Subjects With Primary Indeterminate Lesions and Small Choroidal Melanoma Start of enrollment: 2020 Aug 05
Recruiting
Phase 2

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

1 citations
Visual impairment and depression in uveal melanoma: Optimism and pessimism as moderators.
James J. MacDonald, Alexandra Jorge-Miller, Craig K. Enders, Tara A. McCannel, Tammy M. Beran, Annette L. Stanton> ;Health Psychology. 2021 Jun 1
A prospective study of cancer-related benefit finding in uveal melanoma patients.
Kate L. Herts, Alexandra Jorge-Miller, Tammy M. Beran, Tara A. McCannel, Joshua F. Wiley, Annette L. Stanton> ;Journal of Behavioral Medicine. 2021 Feb 1
5 citations
Glaucoma After Iodine-125 Brachytherapy for Uveal Melanoma: Incidence and Risk Factors.
Eun-Ah Kim, Diana Salazar, Colin A. McCannel, Mitchell Kamrava, D.J. Demanes, James Lamb, Joseph Caprioli, Tara A. McCannel> ;Journal of Glaucoma. 2020 Jan 1
9 citations
Clinic-based ultra-wide field retinal imaging in a pediatric population
Nikisha Kothari, Stacy L. Pineles, David Sarraf, Federico G. Velez, Gad Heilweil, Gary N. Holland, Colin A. McCannel, Tania Onclinx, Tara A. McCannel, Srinivas R. Sadd...> ;International journal of retina and vitreous. 2019 Jan 1
A Brachytherapy Plaque Quick Removal Solution: The McCannel Plaque Stitch.
Colin A. McCannel, Tara A. McCannel> ;Retina-the Journal of Retinal and Vitreous Diseases. 2019 Oct 1
15 citations
Elevated Endogenous SDHA Drives Pathological Metabolism in Highly Metastatic Uveal Melanoma.
Chandrani Chattopadhyay, Junna Oba, Jason Roszik, Joseph R. Marszalek, Ken Chen, Yuan Qi, Karina Eterovic, A. Gordon Robertson, Jared K. Burks, Tara A. McCannel, Eliza...> ;Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science. 2019 Oct 1
1 citations
A comparison of the shielding effectiveness of silicone oil vitreous substitutes when used with Palladium-103 and Iodine-125 eye plaques.
You M. Yang, P Chow, Tara A. McCannel, James Lamb> ;Medical Physics. 2019 Feb 1
2 citations
Trends in Radiation Practices for Female Ocular Oncologists in North America: A Collaborative Study of the International Society of Ocular Oncology.
Sona Shah, Kaitlin Kogachi, Zelia M. Correa, Amy C. Schefler, Mary E. Aronow, Sonia Callejo, Colleen M. Cebulla, Shelley Day-Ghafoori, Jasmine H. Francis, Sara E. Lall...> ;Ocular Oncology and Pathology. 2019 Jan 1
1 citations
Outcomes of Glaucoma Drainage Device Surgery in Eyes with Treated Uveal Melanoma.
Nima Fatehi, Tara A. McCannel, JoAnn A. Giaconi, Joseph Caprioli, Simon Law, Kouros Nouri-Mahdavi> ;Ocular Oncology and Pathology. 2019 Jan 1
9 citations
Correlation of Immunocytochemistry of BRCA1-associated Protein-1 (BAP1) With Other Prognostic Markers in Uveal Melanoma
Ben J. Glasgow, Tara A. McCannel> ;American Journal of Ophthalmology. 2018 May 1
11 citations
Sociodemographic, Medical, and Psychosocial Factors Associated With Supportive Care Needs in Adults Diagnosed With Uveal Melanoma
Timothy Williamson, Alexandra Jorge-Miller, Tara A. McCannel, Tammy M. Beran, Annette L. Stanton> ;JAMA Ophthalmology. 2018 Apr 1
Outcomes of cataract surgery in eyes with ocular melanoma treated with iodine-125 brachytherapy.
Tahir Kansu Bozkurt, Qiongyan Tang, Lev L. Grunstein, Tara A. McCannel, Bradley R. Straatsma, Kevin M. Miller> ;Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery. 2018 Mar 1
Comparison of Gene Expression Profiling and Chromosome 3 Analysis by Fluorescent in situ Hybridization and Multiplex Ligation Probe Amplification in Fine-Needle Aspira...
Michael A Klufas, Elizabeth Richter, Sujit Itty, Christian Moreno, Colin A McCannel, Tara A McCannel> ;Ocular oncology and pathology. 2017 Dec 1
7 citations
NEW ULTRA-WIDE-FIELD ANGIOGRAPHIC GRADING SCHEME FOR RADIATION RETINOPATHY AFTER IODINE-125 BRACHYTHERAPY FOR UVEAL MELANOMA.
Tara A. McCannel, Eun-Ah Kim, Mitchell Kamrava, James Lamb, Joseph Caprioli, Dong Yang, Colin A. McCannel> ;Retina-the Journal of Retinal and Vitreous Diseases. 2017 Oct 1
3 citations
Surgical management of strabismus following choroidal melanoma plaque brachytherapy.
Shatha Alfreihi, Stacy L. Pineles, Tara A. McCannel, Angelica M. Prada, Federico G. Velez> ;Journal of Aapos. 2017 Aug 1
16 citations
VITRECTOMY-ASSISTED BIOPSY FOR MOLECULAR PROGNOSTICATION OF CHOROIDAL MELANOMA 2 MM OR LESS IN THICKNESS WITH A 27-GAUGE CUTTER.
Aaron Nagiel, Colin A. McCannel, Christian Moreno, Tara A. McCannel> ;Retina-the Journal of Retinal and Vitreous Diseases. 2017 Jul 1
1 citations
Clinical and Spectral-Domain Optical Coherence Tomography Appearance of Optic Disc Melanocytoma: A New Classification and Differentiation from Pigmented Choroidal Lesi...
Supanut Apinyawasisuk, Tara A. McCannel, Anthony C. Arnold> ;Ocular Oncology and Pathology. 2017 Jul 1
4 citations
Juxtapapillary and circumpapillary choroidal melanoma: globe-sparing treatment outcomes with iodine-125 notched plaque brachytherapy
John V. Hegde, Tara A. McCannel, Colin A. McCannel, James Lamb, Pin-Chieh Wang, Darlene Veruttipong, Robert Almanzor, D. Jeffrey Demanes, Mitchell Kamrava> ;Graefes Archive for Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology. 2017 Jun 9
Intracameral Air in Phacovitrectomy for Maintaining Intraocular Lens Position.
Andrew Tye, Michael A. Klufas, Colin A. McCannel, Tara A. McCannel> ;Retina-the Journal of Retinal and Vitreous Diseases. 2017 Jun 1
2 citations
External Drainage for Primary Surgical Management of Uveal Melanoma Exudative Retinal Detachment.
Tara A. McCannel, Colin A. McCannel> ;Retina-the Journal of Retinal and Vitreous Diseases. 2017 May 1
12 citations
EARLY DETECTION OF RETINAL HEMANGIOBLASTOMAS IN VON HIPPEL-LINDAU DISEASE USING ULTRA-WIDEFIELD FLUORESCEIN ANGIOGRAPHY.
Xuejing Chen, Christian J. Sanfilippo, Aaron Nagiel, Hamid Hosseini, Devery Mitchell, Colin A. McCannel, Steven D. Schwartz, Tara A. McCannel> ;Retina-the Journal of Retinal and Vitreous Diseases. 2017 Mar 30
6 citations
Diagnosis of Choroidal Melanoma in Dense Asteroid Hyalosis.
Meghna V. Motiani, Colin A. McCannel, Robert Almanzor, Tara A. McCannel> ;Seminars in Ophthalmology. 2017 Jan 1
2 citations
Scleral Buckle-Associated Ciliochoroidal Melanoma
Meghna V. Motiani, Robert Almanzor, Tara A. McCannel> ;Seminars in Ophthalmology. 2017 Jan 1
3 citations
PARANEOPLASTIC VITELLIFORM MACULOPATHY IN THE SETTING OF CHOROIDAL MELANOMA: EVOLUTION OVER ONE YEAR.
Aaron Nagiel, Daniel B. Rootman, Tara A. McCannel> ;Retinal Cases & Brief Reports. 2017 Jan 1
2 citations
MACULAR MICROCYSTS IN SCHWARTZ-MATSUO SYNDROME.
Xuejing Chen, Grace M. Richter, Joseph Caprioli, Tara A. McCannel> ;Retinal Cases & Brief Reports. 2016 Dec 20
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Authored Content

If All Your Friends Are Doctors, You Need New FriendsMarch 2020
If All Your Friends Are Doctors, You Need New FriendsMarch 2020
What's the Secret to Being a Great Doctor? A Great StaffFebruary 2020
Your Staff Is More Important Than YouFebruary 2020
Giving a Diagnosis by Itself May Cause HarmNovember 2019
How Medicine Kills CreativityOctober 2019
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Press Mentions

Ocular Melanoma: What You Need to Know - Tara McCannel, MD | UCLA Stein Eye InstituteApril 18th, 2019
Two Women Raise Awareness for Rare Eye CancerMay 17th, 2019
American Society of Retina Specialists Launches Retina Health for Life PodcastOctober 11th, 2020